In the TV series Red Dwarf, one character was called Arnold J Rimmer. For what did the “J” stand?
Arnold Rimmer II episode "Parallel Universe" was played by Suzanne Bertish, an actress primarily known for her classical stage work. She had been asked by director Ed Bye to play the part. "Young Rimmer", who had minor speaking roles in three episodes in Series III and IV, was played by child actor Simon Gaffney. Series X episode "The Beginning" features another "Young Rimmer", this time at college on Io, who was played by Philip Labey. Arnold Rimmer Arnold Judas Rimmer is a fictional character in the science fiction situation comedy "Red Dwarf", played by Chris Barrie. He is unpopular with his crewmates,
Red Dwarf sketches as a base for a television show after watching the 1974 film "Dark Star". They changed some elements from the sketches: The 7 trillion year figure was first changed to 7 billion years and then to 3 million and the characters of Arnold Rimmer and the Cat were created. The name Dave Hollins was changed to Dave Lister when a football player called Dave Hollins became well-known, and Hab was replaced by Holly. One of the voice actors from "Son of Cliché", Chris Barrie went on to portray Arnold Rimmer in the "Red Dwarf" TV series. Episodes of "Dave