Wednesday Trivia Question

What was Rimmer’s middle name on RED DWARF?

The sci fi comedy RED DWARF is an amazing entity in that 12 series have been broadcast over the course of 30+ years (PBS NC has only aired the first eight). Created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, the galactic Britcom has achieved cult status and beyond and seems to keep on coming back in one form or another.

The plot centers on the last human alive, Dave Lister, who survived on the mining ship Red Dwarf after being placed in stasis for 3 million years. His companions, by and large, tend to be a being that evolved from the ship’s cat, a hologram of Lister’s bunkmate (Arnold Rimmer) and an android named Kryten. The ship had the capability to create only one hologram at a time and Rimmer was chosen by the ship’s computer because of his antagonistic relationship with Lister in hopes that he might help keep Lister sane.

Arnold Rimmer (as played by Chris Barrie) was a fussy, neurotic, bureaucratic coward. Before the accident that killed the crew (save Lister), Rimmer was the second-lowest ranked crew member – only Lister ranked lower. He desperately desired to better his rank and class. He was a fantastic character that could have been unbearable if portrayed by a lesser comedic talent.

Although he is mostly called Rimmer throughout the series, Rimmer is his surname. His first name is Arnold. But what is the character’s middle name?