Dave Lister
Fictional character in Red Dwarf / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Lister, commonly referred to simply as Lister, is a fictional character from the British science fiction situation comedy Red Dwarf, portrayed by Craig Charles.
David Lister | |
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Red Dwarf character | |
First appearance | "The End" (1988) |
Last appearance | Red Dwarf: The Promised Land (2020) |
Created by | Rob Grant and Doug Naylor |
Portrayed by | Craig Charles |
In-universe information | |
Alias | Lister of Smeg, Cloister the Stupid, Sebastian Doyle |
Nickname | Listy, Dave, Skipper, Dave "Cinzano Bianco" Lister, Spanners, Davey Boy |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Technician, Third Class Bum (self-proclaimed)[1] |
Family | Dave Lister (father, himself) Kristine Kochanski (mother) |
Spouse | Kinitawowi (GELF bride)[2] |
Children | Jim Lister and Bexley Lister (in alternate realities) Dave Lister (himself) |
Relatives | Adopted by the Wilmot family[3] "Gran" (grandmother)[4] |
Lister is characterised as a third-class technician (the lowest ranking crewman) on the mining ship Red Dwarf spending his time performing tasks under the hated supervision of Arnold Rimmer. In the series, he becomes marooned three million years into the future, but maintains a long-standing desire to return to Earth and start a farm on Fiji and open a hot dog and doughnut diner, preferably with the one true love of his life, Kristine Kochanski, a navigation officer of Red Dwarf. As a character, Lister is lazy, slobbish, and unmotivated, but he frequently shows moral courage. He also likes Indian food, especially chicken vindaloo, which is a recurring theme in the series.