Red Dwarf WILL return, reveals Danny John-Jules as he promises filming begins later this year
DANNY John-Jules has promised Red Dwarf WILL return as he revealed filming is set to begin later this year.
The 58-year-old actor told The Sun Online's Big Interview he's joining original cast members Craig Charles, Chris Barrie and Robert Llewellyn to bring the sci-fi comedy back on TV.
"All we know is it's going to be done by the end of the year,” said Danny, who plays Cat in the comedy series first broadcast in 1988.
"We haven’t seen a script yet, it's all in negotiation.
"But I'm never worried about Red Dwarf. I've never been so comfortable in a gig.
"The fans are over the moon, spinning cartwheels because unless you're watching Netflix, what are you going to watch as a sitcom in England."
Earlier this month Danny reunited with his Red Dwarf co-stars in London.
Teasing fans, he posted a video on Instagram saying: “We’re not allowed to say a damn word about what we’re doing”.
After sparking rumours filming had begun on a new series, Danny has now confirmed it's in the making.
But fans will have to wait a while longer to see the famous foursome back on-screen.
For now, Danny's focused on his 11-date UK tour of his one-man show which kicks off in September.
It portrays the trials and tribulations of the Rat Pack's Sammy Davis Junior; his rise to stardom, relationship with Frank Sinatra and fallout with American president John F Kennedy.
He named it I’ve Gotta Be Me – the song he waltzed to on Strictly Come Dancing in front of the sign “For One Night Only, Danny John-Jules”.
SEPTEMBER
12 and 13 – Bognor Regis, Alexandra Theatre
OCTOBER
11– Eastbourne, The Royal Hippodrome
17 – High Wycombe, Wycombe Swan Theatre
25 & 26 – Manchester, The Dancehouse
28 – Durham, Gala Theatre
30 – Coventry, The Albany Theatre
NOVEMBER
4 – Swindon, Wyvern Theatre
14 – Sevenoaks, The Stag
20 – Greenock, Beacon Arts Centre
21 – Aberdeen, The Tivoli
22 – Dunfermline, Carnegie Hall
29 – Margate, The Theatre Royal
- To get tickets for Danny John-Jules' one-man show I've Gotta Be Me, .
“The show charts his life from his first role on stage at the age of three on tour with his father.
"People might know who Sammy Davis Jr was, but that’s it. I want to tell them the whole story."
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