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Streaming foreign shows can prove expensive, especially if the shows you want to watch are divided between multiple platforms. You want to watch "Doctor Who?" That's on Disney+. What about "Slow Horses?" Apple TV. But before you spend at least $77 to subscribe to every major streaming service , check out some free platforms. They might house underrated bangers like "Red Dwarf."

The 1988 British sci-fi show "Red Dwarf," for instance, is available on Pluto TV . The show, which consists of 12 seasons with varying numbers of episodes (most are six or eight episodes long, but one has three episodes and the last has seven), is available on the platform, completely free of charge. However, if you live in the UK, you can instead watch all 12 seasons through the official BBC website.

"Red Dwarf" primarily takes place on the eponymous Red Dwarf, a mining vessel in a universe where humanity is extinct save for the main character Dave Lister.…