The Last Day (Red Dwarf)
| "The Last Day" | |
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Lister throws Kryten a last day party
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Series 3 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Ed Bye |
| Written by | Rob Grant & Doug Naylor |
| Original air date | 19 December 1989 |
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"The Last Day" is the sixth, and last, episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series III, and the eighteenth in the series run. It premiered on the British television channel BBC2 on 19 December 1989. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye, the story is about Kryten's expiry date and how Lister decides to give him a last day to remember. The episode was re-mastered, along with the rest of the first three series, in 1998.
A message pod reaches Red Dwarf from Diva-Droid International, manufacturers of Kryten (Robert Llewellyn) and the 4000 series of mechanoids. It announces that Kryten's built-in expiry date is almost up and his in-built shut-down chip will automatically activate in twenty-four hours time. Kryten resigns himself to his fate, telling Lister (Craig Charles) he's going to get his reward in "Silicon Heaven". Lister tries to tell him there's no such place, to no avail. Lister is sickened that Kryten is forced to shut himself down just to make room for a newer model and is determined Kryten's going to enjoy his last day in a profitless and non-practical way (Kryten's definition of fun). He even goes to the trouble of building the robotic Marilyn Monroe kit that's been hanging around the ship for years, whilst Holly (Hattie Hayridge) knocks up a special android home brew using Vimto and liquid nitrogen.
At the party, presents are shared, stories are told and jokes are fired, much to Listers chagrin when his heartwrenching story of being abandoned by his parents takes a nasty turn after Rimmer explains his abandonment was because his parents were likely Brother and Sister.
As they sleep the next morning, Kryten inadvertently plays the rest of the message from Divadroid, explaining that his replacement - Hudzen 10, is en route to the ship. Waking with a hangover, Kryten realises that he had experienced true pleasure for the first time and decides that he would much rather delay his departure. He can override his shutdown programme, but the catch is that his replacement mechanoid comes fitted with instructions to kill its predecessor if necessary. But Lister, Rimmer (Chris Barrie) and Cat (Danny John-Jules) will not let him on board. They're going to stand by their shipmate.
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