Dimension Jump (convention)

{{notability|Events|date=May 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox Convention | name = Dimension Jump (DJ) - The Official Red Dwarf Fan Club convention | image = 250px | caption = Robert Llewellyn, Craig Charles, Chloe Annett and Chris Barrie at Dimension Jump XX | status = Active | genre = Red Dwarf | venue = Crowne Plaza Nottingham | location = Nottingham | country = United Kingdom | first = 1992 | last = 2021 | organizer = The Official Red Dwarf Fan Club (TORDFC) | filing = | attendance = Approx. 400 | website = [https://www.dimensionjump.info TORDFC's Dimension Jump website] }} '''Dimension Jump''' is a roughly biennial convention organised by the official ''Red Dwarf'' fan club. Special guests typically include main and guest cast from the cult-favourite British television series as well as the show's co-creators and members of the production team.

The most recent convention, Dimension Jump XXI, was held at the Crowne Plaza Nottingham from 10 to 12 September 2021.

The date and location of the next convention has yet to be announced.<ref>{{Cite web|first=|date=Sep 16, 2021|title=Dimension Jump - Homepage|url=https://www.dimensionjump.info/|url-status=live|access-date=Sep 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307093526/http://www.dimensionjump.info:80/ |archive-date=7 March 2007 }}</ref>

==Past conventions==

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Name !! Date(s) !! Location !! Guests !! Notes !! Fan Attendance |- | '''Dimension Jump XXI''' || 10–12 September 2021 || Crowne Plaza Nottingham, UK. || Danny John-Jules, Hattie Hayridge, Norman Lovett, Ray Fearon, Lee Cornes, Ian Boldsworth, Johnny Vegas, Rob Grant, Paul Jackson, Matthew Clark.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holland|first=Andy|date=Sep 16, 2021|title=Dimension Jump XXI|url=https://www.dimensionjump.info/past-dj/dimension-jump-xxi/|url-status=live|access-date=Sep 15, 2021|website=TORDFC's Dimension Jump website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916000726/https://www.dimensionjump.info/past-dj/dimension-jump-xxi/ |archive-date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>

Chris Barrie and Robert Llewellyn appeared live via Zoom.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holland|first=Andy|date=Sep 3, 2021|title=Chris Barrie and Robert Llewellyn beaming in via Zoom - DJ XXI|url=https://www.dimensionjump.info/2021/09/chris-barrie-and-robert-llewellyn-via-zoom-dj-xxi/|url-status=live|access-date=|website=TORDFC's Dimension Jump website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903204110/https://www.dimensionjump.info/2021/09/chris-barrie-and-robert-llewellyn-via-zoom-dj-xxi/ |archive-date=3 September 2021 }}</ref> | Due to the 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Dimension Jump XXI was moved to 10–12 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holland|first=Andy|date=2020-03-23|title=Dimension Jump XXI update – POSTPONED|url=http://www.dimensionjump.info/2020/03/dimension-jump-xxi-update-postponed/|url-status=live|access-date=|website=TORDFC's Dimension Jump website|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323175944/http://www.dimensionjump.info/2020/03/dimension-jump-xxi-update-postponed/ |archive-date=23 March 2020 }}</ref>|| |- | '''Dimension Jump XX''' || 5–7 October 2018 || Crowne Plaza Nottingham, UK. || Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John-Jules, Hattie Hayridge, Craig Charles, Doug Naylor, Rob Grant (his first appearance in twenty-two years), Norman Lovett, Chloë Annett (her first appearance in nine years), Ed Bye, Paul Jackson, Mac McDonald, Ian Boldsworth, Tony Slattery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2018/10/05/prepare-to-jump/|title = Prepare to Jump}}</ref> || || |- | '''Dimension Jump XIX''' || 7–9 April 2017 || Crowne Plaza Nottingham, UK. || Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John-Jules, Hattie Hayridge, Mark Dexter, Lucie Pohl, Suanne Braun, Stephen Critchlow. || || 398.<ref name="James Bull Fan Club Chairman">James Bull Fan Club Chairman</ref> |- | '''Dimension Jump XVIII''' || 1–3 May 2015 || Crowne Plaza Nottingham, UK. || Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John-Jules, Hattie Hayridge, Mac McDonald, Gordon Kennedy, The Shend, Doug Naylor. || ''Red Dwarf'' co-creator Doug Naylor exclusively announced Series XI and XII at the 2015 Dimension Jump event.<ref name="dj18">{{cite news |title=Red Dwarf Returns... Twice! |url=http://ww.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2015/05/02/red-dwarf-returns-twice/ }}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> || 375.<ref name="James Bull Fan Club Chairman"/> |- | '''Dimension Jump XVII''' || 3–5 May 2013 || Birmingham Holiday Inn, UK.<ref name="dj17">{{cite web |url=http://dimensionjump.info/dimension-jump-xvii/introduction |title=DJ XVII >> Introduction |access-date=16 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527155122/http://www.dimensionjump.info/dimension-jump-xvii/introduction |archive-date=27 May 2013 }}</ref> || Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John-Jules, Hattie Hayridge, Craig Charles, Doug Naylor. Tony Hawks also made his first appearance. || || 365.<ref name="James Bull Fan Club Chairman"/> |- | '''Dimension Jump XVI''' || 8–10 April 2011 || Birmingham Holiday Inn, UK.<ref name="dj16">{{cite news |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/features/reports/dimension-jump-16 |work=Red Dwarf: The Official Website |title=Dimension Jump XVI Report by Rich Lawden}}</ref> || Hattie Hayridge, Robert Llewellyn (via video-link), Chris Barrie, Doug Naylor, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules. || || 354.<ref name="James Bull Fan Club Chairman"/> |- | '''Dimension Jump XV''' || 9–11 October 2009 || Birmingham Holiday Inn, UK || Hattie Hayridge, Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John-Jules, Chloë Annett, Craig Charles, Richard O’Callaghan. || The convention featured a "Back to Earth"-inspired theme.<ref name="dj15">{{cite news |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/features/reports/dimension-jump-15/ |work=Red Dwarf: The Official Website |title=Dimension Jump XV Report by Rich Lawden}}</ref> || 356.<ref name="James Bull Fan Club Chairman"/> |- | '''Dimension Jump XIV''' || 22–24 September 2007 || Moat House Hotel in Peterborough, UK. || Hattie Hayridge, Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John-Jules. || The convention featured a "Gunmen of the Apocalypse" episode-based Western theme.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/features/reports/dimension%2Djump%2D14/ |work=Red Dwarf: The Official Website |title=Dimension Jump XIV |access-date=2009-04-12}}</ref>|| 123. |- || '''Dimension Jump XIII''' || 24–26 September 2006 || Moat House Hotel in Peterborough, UK. || Craig Charles (marking the first time in eight years that he had made an appearance at Dimension Jump.)<ref name="dj13">{{cite news |access-date=2008-06-18 |work=Red Dwarf: The Official Website |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/features/reports/dimension-jump-13/index.cfm |title=Dimension Jump XIII - Welcome |first=Andrew |last=Ellard}}</ref> Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John-Jules, Norman Lovett, and Hattie Hayridge. || || 214. |- | '''Dimension Jump XII''' || 26–28 August 2005 || Moat House Hotel in Peterborough, UK.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/features/reports/dimension%2Djump%2D12/ |work=Red Dwarf: The Official Website |title=Dimension Jump XII - All A Con |access-date=2008-06-18}}</ref> || Danny John-Jules, Chris Barrie, Norman Lovett, Chloë Annett. || || 168.<ref name="James Bull Fan Club Chairman"/> |- | '''Dimension Jump XI''' || 11–13 June 2004 || Hotel Park Inn Bedford in Bedford, UK || Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John-Jules, Hattie Hayridge. || The 2004 Dimension Jump event made news when a letter from ''Red Dwarf'' co-creator Doug Naylor was read to the attendees detailing the reasons that a then-anticipated theatrical version of the series had fallen through.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cult Spy: Red Dwarf - The Movie That Never Was |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a44838/cult-spy-red-dwarf-the-movie-that-never-was.html |work=Digital Spy |date=2007-04-06 |first=Ben |last=Rawson-Jones}}</ref> || 194.<ref name="James Bull Fan Club Chairman"/> |- | '''Dimension Jump X''' || 4–6 April 2003 || Royal Court Hotel in Coventry, UK. || Chloë Annett, Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules, Hattie Hayridge, Robert Llewellyn, Norman Lovett and Lee Cornes.<ref>{{cite news |work=Chortle |url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2003/03/09/2700/red_alert |title=Red alert, Dwarf stars set for fans' weekend |date=2003-03-09}}</ref> || || 215.<ref name="James Bull Fan Club Chairman"/> |- | '''Dimension Jump IX''' || 22–24 March 2002 || Royal Court Hotel in Coventry, UK. || Mac McDonald, Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules, Chloë Annett, Robert Llewellyn, Lee Cornes, Graham McTavish. || || 261<ref name="James Bull Fan Club Chairman"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/features/reports/dimension-jump-9/ |work=Red Dwarf: The Official Website |title=Dimension Jump IX: What Is It? |access-date=2008-06-18}}</ref> |- | '''Dimension Jump 2K''' || 10–12 November 2000 || Heathrow Park Hotel. || Mac McDonald, Hattie Hayridge, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, Norman Lovett, Chris Barrie, Chloë Annett, Ed Bye, and Doug Naylor. Former Talkie Toaster John Lenahan also made an appearance.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/features/reports/dimension%2Djump%2D8/ |work=Red Dwarf: The Official Website |title=Dimension Jump 2K - Introduction |access-date=2008-06-18}}</ref>|| || Approx. 350.<ref name="James Bull Fan Club Chairman"/> |- | '''Dimension Jump '98''' || 30 October – 1 November 1998 || Britannia Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool || Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John Jules, Hattie Hayridge, Norman Lovett, and Chloë Annett.<ref name="inquisitor"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reocities.com/Area51/nebula/3600/dj98.html |title=The Red Dwarf Convention 1998 | access-date=28 November 2012}}</ref> || This convention was dedicated to ''Red Dwarf's'' 10th Anniversary || 600. Biggest DJ in its history.<ref name="James Bull Fan Club Chairman"/> |- | '''Dimension Jump '97''' || 6–8 September 1997 || The Hanover Hotel in Daventry. || Doug Naylor, Craig Charles, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John Jules, Norman Lovett, Hattie Hayridge, Chris Barrie, and Chloë Annett. || Both Chris Barrie and Chloë Annett made their convention debuts.<ref name="inquisitor">{{cite web |url=http://theinquisitorsreddwarfsite.4t.com/about.html |title=Dimension Jump Reviews |author=Daryl Ball| access-date=28 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="dj1997">{{cite web|url=http://www.viola123.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/dimensionjump1997report.htm |title=Dimension Jump 1997 Report |author=Marie Birch |access-date=28 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054901/http://www.viola123.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/dimensionjump1997report.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> || Approx. 500.<ref name="James Bull Fan Club Chairman"/> |- | '''Dimension Jump '96''' || 30 August – 1 September 1996 || The Hanover Hotel in Daventry. || Rob Grant, Hattie Hayridge, Danny John Jules, and Craig Charles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://groups.google.com/d/topic/alt.fandom.misc/hUFQ3DcsiUs/discussion |title=New SF-Lovers Convention Listings |work=alt.fandom.misc |date=1 July 1996 | access-date=28 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sabremeister.me.uk/Cons/DJ96.html |title=Dimension Jump '96 |author=Brian Wakeling | access-date=28 November 2012}}</ref> || || Approx. 400.<ref name="James Bull Fan Club Chairman"/> |- | '''Dimension Jump '95''' || 8–10 September 1995 || The Ramada Hotel, Gatwick.|| Doug Naylor, Craig Charles, Norman Lovett, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John-Jules, and Hattie Hayridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viola123.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/dimensionjump1995review1.htm |title=A Review of Dimension Jump 1995 Part One |author=Marie Birch |access-date=28 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032408/http://www.viola123.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/dimensionjump1995review1.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viola123.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/dimensionjump1995review2.htm |title=Dimension Jump 1995 Part Two |author=Marie Birch |access-date=28 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003758/http://www.viola123.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/dimensionjump1995review2.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.droog.demon.co.uk/dj.html |title=Dimension Jump 95 |work=The Official Red Dwarf Fan Club |access-date=29 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970329213616/http://www.droog.demon.co.uk/dj.html |archive-date=29 March 1997 }}</ref> || || |- | '''Dimension Jump '94''' || 22–24 July 1994 || Angel Hotel, Northampton.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rec.arts.sf.fandom/29wD3GuPn7s/discussion |title=New Conventions Listing |work=rec.arts.sf.fandom |date=22 July 1994 | access-date=28 November 2012}}</ref> || || || |- || '''Dimension Jump '93''' || 2–4 July 1993 || Parker's Hotel, Manchester || Norman Lovett, Danny John-Jules, Rob Grant and Doug Naylor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://groups.google.com/d/topic/alt.tv.red-dwarf/ciuq6PAmcE8/discussion |title=Dimension Jump 1993 (2nd Brit RD Conv.) |author=Mik Stevens |work=alt.tv.red-dwarf |date=10 June 1993 | access-date=28 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://groups.google.com/d/topic/alt.tv.red-dwarf/EaMzG4uBDpM/discussion |title=Dimension Jump 2 (Precedings) |author=Mik Stevens |work=alt.tv.red-dwarf |date=6 July 1993 | access-date=28 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Killick |first1=Janet |date=September 1993 |title=Dimension Jump '93 |journal= Red Dwarf Smegazine |volume= September 1993 |pages=31–32 |url=https://archive.org/stream/red_dwarf_smegazine-1993-09/Red_Dwarf_Smegazine_v2_006_1993_09#page/n29/mode/2up |access-date=5 December 2012}}</ref> || The convention featured the last dual appearance of Grant and Naylor (until 2018).<ref name="top5">{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2011/02/25/top-five-dimension-jump-moments/ |title=Top Five Dimension Jump Moments |work=reddwarf.co.uk | access-date=28 November 2012}}</ref> || Approx. 200 |- | '''Dimension Jump '92''' || 17–19 July 1992 || Angel Hotel, Northampton || Rob Grant, Doug Naylor and Hattie Hayridge || This was the first convention || Approx. 100–150.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Killick |first1=Janet |date=October 1992 |title=The First Red Dwarf Convention |journal= Red Dwarf Smegazine |volume= October 1992 |pages=11–13 |url=https://archive.org/stream/red_dwarf_smegazine-1992-08/Red_Dwarf_Smegazine_v1_008_1992_08#page/n9/mode/2up |access-date=5 December 2012}}</ref> |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.dimensionjump.info TORDFC's Dimension Jump website] * [https://www.reddwarffanclub.com/ The Official Red Dwarf Fan Club (TORDFC) website]

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