"Red Dwarf" The Last Day (1989)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Ed Bye

Writers:

Rob Grant (written by) &
Doug Naylor (written by)

TV Series:

"Red Dwarf" (1988)

Original Air Date:

19 December 1989 (Season 3, Episode 6)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Lister receives a message from Jim Repear, head of Diva-Droid international, the company that created Kryten...

Plot Keywords:

Red Dwarf | Cat | Space | Mining Ship | Computer

Cast

Chris Barrie	...	Arnold Rimmer
Craig Charles	...	Dave Lister
Danny John-Jules	...	The Cat
Hattie Hayridge	...	Holly
Robert Llewellyn	...	Kryten / Jim Reaper
Julie Higginson	...	Marilyn Monroe Android
Gordon Kennedy	...	Hudzen

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Trivia:

The lullaby spoken by the Hudsen 10 mechanoid was also used in "Blackadder Goes Forth: Major Star (#1.3)" (1989).

Quotes:

Lister: How can you just lie back and accept it?
Kryten: Oh, it's not the end for me, sir, it's just the beginning. I have served my human masters, now I can look forward to my reward in silicon heaven.
Lister: [Stunned pause] Silicon WHAT?
Kryten: Surely you've heard of silicon heaven?
Lister: Has it got anything to do with being stuck opposite Brigitte Nielsen in a packed lift?
Kryten: No, sir. It's the electronic afterlife. It's the gathering place for the souls of all electronic equipment. Robots, toasters, calculators. It's our final resting place.
Lister: I don't mean to say anything out of place here, Kryten, but that is completely whacko Jacko. There is no such thing as 'Silicon Heaven'.
Kryten: Then where do all the calculators go?
Lister: They don't go anywhere. They just die.
Kryten: Surely you believe that God is in all things? Aren't you a pantheist?
[...]

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek" (1966)

Soundtrack:

Morning Mood

Series 3

Red Dwarf series III was where it really hit its stride and became the phenomenal show we all love. I for one think the first two series are under-appreciated and get far too much criticism for the cheapness and limited scope of them. Despite enjoying the clever writing the first two series provided, series 3 makes a welcome change and fully rejuvenates the show by having the courage (and budget) to explore genuinely interesting science fiction concepts (hence becoming a science fiction/comedy series rather than a sitcom set in a sci-fi setting). The series also saw the introduction of Kryten, as although he was technically introduced in series two, that version of Kryten was significantly different from this character and Llewellyn's acting was very different from the actor who played Kryten in his first appearance.

Series three sees "Red Dwarf" expanding its horizons and reinventing itself, and the result is a fantastic, hilarious, entertaining, and original science fiction comedy series. Truly great television.

I really love "Timeslides", which I feel is quite underrated and is one of my favorite episodes. However, there are two better episodes in this series- "Backwards" and of course "Polymorph".

Series average based on ratings for all episodes: 9.33/10