Rob Grant

Robert Grant (25 September 1955 – 25 February 2026) was an English comedy writer, television producer and co-creator of the Red Dwarf comedy franchise. After Red Dwarf, Grant wrote two television series, The Strangerers and Dark Ages, and four solo novels, his last being Fat. During his career, Grant was involved in two distinct writing partnerships: the first with Doug Naylor – the two together being known as Grant Naylor – and the second with Andrew Marshall.