This article is from the British comedy FAQ, by James Kew j.kew@ic.ac.uk with numerous contributions by others.
Again, from the Red Dwarf FAQ:
Apparently so. In October 1994, Grant Naylor made the following
announcement: "A new series of RED DWARF has been commissioned,
subject to contract, and will go into production in the middle of
1995." However, Craig Charles's arrest and trial reportedly
delayed production of Series Seven until sometime in 1996.
 
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