Craig Charles has been speaking about the imminent return of sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf.
Co-creator Doug Naylor confirmed plans for a new series of the show earlier this year, with Charles previously saying that he would take a three month break from Coronation Street to shoot it at the end of this year.
Speaking on This Morning, Charles said: "It is exciting. The last series was 1998 - and we started it in '87... but I'll be back in the leathers, back in the dreadlocks. Everyone is back on board and they are building the sets now at Shepperton.
"It's going to be like the old days, we are going to rehearse, and record it in front of a live studio audience. Everyone's older, but I could still fit in the costumes!"
He continued: "We all really wanted to do it... the only problem was trying to get some time off Coronation Street, but they've been really good to me and given me the time off. It would've been terrible if they went off to do it without me!"
Red Dwarf ran for nine series, with the cult show featuring Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules and Robert Llewellyn.
Red Dwarf X will air sometime in 2012.
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