Red Dwarf: Craig Charles to Appear at SFX Event

Craig Charles, who plays Dave Lister on Red Dwarf, which is currently filming it’s tenth season for release in 2012, will be at an upcoming SFX Weekender in February of next year.

Charles will be displaying his DJ skills at the event as well, something he does weekly on BBC Radio Six with a Funk and Soul orientated show. This is not the first time he has been a DJ at an SFX event as Charles himself notes:

“I did last year’s SFX at Camber Sands and loved it, we raised the roof on the place. It was a real party, all these mad people crashing on the stage, sparks flying everywhere – the special effects were wicked. I use CD and vinyl, so I will be taking along my Trunk of Fun. I’ll work out the set beforehand but then  just see what happens.”

Charles also talked about how it feels to be back playing Dave Lister again:

“Once I’ve got the jacket, trousers and boots back on, and the dreadlocks, I’ll be back as Lister – the clothes are part of the character,.  I have been playing him so long he’s a part of me, though I’m not so slobby and my personal hygiene is better!

[Lister is]  unreconstructed, he’s laddish, he’s not PC, but he’s got a heart of gold in him, there’s never a dull moment when he’s around.”

Charles also briefly touched on what to expect in Red Dwarf X:

“The scripts are proper funny, each with independent stories, not a series, we will be the grumpy old men of space, though Cat (Danny John Jules) is still cool, I think Danny was born cool!”

Other “cool” guests at this event include both Hattie Hayridge and Norman Lovett, who both played the computer Holly at one time in the Red Dwarf series, as well as many other science fiction and UK cult figures such as Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who, The Hobbit), Eve Myles (Torchwood),  Alex Kingston (Doctor Who) and Brian Blessed (Doctor Who, Flash Gordon, Blake’s 7, Star Wars).

The event will take place at Prestatyn Sands holiday camp in Wales from 3-4 February 2012, with a pre-party for early birds on the night of 2 February 2012.

Tickets for the event can be purchased by following this link.

(Via Daily Post)