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Originally Posted by Class Act Carl Doug Naylor revealed that the episodes are set nine years later, Kochanski has died, and Lister left a tap on for nine years which flooded the ship and Holly has yet to dry out. No word on the original crew but I'd imagine if they are bringing one back as a hologram that they probably died too, somehow. Not sure if they will even answer these questions in the show... historically, Red Dwarf isn't one to dwell on cliffhangers or even acknowledge them sometimes.

And that must also mean Rimmer has died again as well.