[Stoat]

Please click on the Sun link for additional photos....I didn't post them here because they are javascript and so they can't be posted at Free Republic.

I'm waiting for further confirmation on this before I make a judgment...the middle pic shows him just chatting and walking with officers, not 'obviously' handcuffed and being led in a manner I would normally connect with the aftermath of a violent attack, although this could be attributed to the officers wanting to be particularly respectful of him.

I'm not about to lose faith in "Cat" so quickly...we'll have to see what's made of this in subsequent reports..

[Swordmaker]

Oh, I thought this was the latest Astronomy Picture of the Day thread...

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

Oh dear oh dear. I love Red Dwarf. Hope “Cat” hasn’t expended one of his nine lives with this nonsense ... kind of sounds like he went off his meds or some such. (If, of course, the report is accurate.) I don’t even know why I care about this except that Cat is such a likeable character.

[Stoat]

UPDATE:

Geez, now they're calling it a "samurai sword"!  Hopefully this is just a matter of the usual British Tabloid Hyperbole.

Red Dwarf Star Danny John-Jules Arrested Over Samurai Sword Attack - The Daily Record

RED DWARF STAR'S ATTACK ON BINMEN - Mirror.co.uk

[Skooz]

From now on, I will refer to our trash collectors as “binmen.”

[Gay State Conservative]

Some time ago Lister got into some legal trouble.I think it was a rape charge.Red Dwarf is one of my favorite Britcoms (there are so many great ones) so it’s sad for me to see this kind of thing.

[Stoat]

UPDATE 2:

Things are looking bad.  The story is being carried by over 52 publications at the moment, among them The BBC and the UK's Sky News.  Both of those outlets, however, are printing versions very close to that of The Sun's in that they are referring to the weapon as a "knife" as opposed to a "samurai sword".

BBC NEWS England London TV star held over binman threats

Red Dwarf Star Danny John-Jules Held Over Alleged Knife Attack Sky NewsUK News

[Stoat]

Sad coincidence:

Merry Media News - TV News, Radio News, Showbiz News! - 20th Anniversary of Red Dwarf

 

20th Anniversary of Red Dwarf

Saturday, 16 February 2008 12:45 By Delboy
 

Red Dwarf, the BBC science fiction sitcom, was celebrating the 20th anniversary since the first episode was shown on BBC Two.

The first episode was titled The End and went out on BBC Two on 15th February 1988. The episode introduced the characters of Dave Lister, Arnold Rimmer, The Cat and the computer Holly - played by Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules and Norman Lovett.

Little mention was made on the BBC of the 20th anniversary with the exception of the digital channel Dave, who are running back-to-back episodes of the show across the weekend.

From 1988 to 1999, series 1 to 8, 52 episodes were made in total. A 10th series was always hoped and talks continue for a possible movie version of the show.

Later seasons included Chloe Annett playing the part of Kristine Kochanski, which was originally played by Clare Grogan.