Craig Charles still a fantastic poet in 2024
It's not something I thought about in 1996 when I watched it first but this is a show with a poc lead character.
There's no reference to Lister's race. Ever.
They designed a society that was messed up in so many ways and the writing has a bunch of 'lol Scottish' jokes. It's not like this show was super politically aware or nuanced. It just didn't see employing Craig Charles as the main character as a political statement.
I would like to suggest that today it would be.
He was a poet when he got that gig. His poetry was all about racist cops.
So if you enjoy Red Dwarf you might like this acab diatribe from baby Lister.