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.
Kryten is touched by this and the presents they provide, including a special concoction of mechanoid alcohol crafted by Holly, and parties with the group all night.
Desiring more, he decides he would much rather delay his departure, but when Lister suggests he overrides his shutdown programme, Kryten explains that he operates on a service contract; failing to shut down means his replacement will be programmed to terminate him as a result.
However, they soon find that Hudzen had been driven insane from travelling alone across space for millions of years and decides to kill everyone as a result, arguing that none of them is human, so he is not violating the Three Laws of Robotics.
[5] Robert Llewellyn makes a brief, unmasked, appearance as Jim Reaper, the Diva-Droid executive and Julie Higginson plays the Marilyn Monroe kit android.
In reality, apart from the obvious – "hop" being "hope" – the verse actually states that "charity" (rendered as "love" in most modern English translations) is the greatest.
This is the first episode of the show to discuss Lister's childhood, and how he was raised an orphan after being found in a cardboard box under a pool table in a pub.
[10] The changes made to "The Last Day"a are: The re-mastered episodes were generally received poorly by fans of the show, though one critic said it was "actually an invigorating new take on a classic series".