Kryten (Red Dwarf episode)
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| Red Dwarf episode | |
| "Kryten" | |
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| Episode № | 1 |
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| Airdate | September 6, 1988 |
| Writer(s) | Rob Grant & Doug Naylor |
| Director | Ed Bye |
| Guest star(s) | David Ross as Kryten |
| Series II September 6 – October 11, 1988 |
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| List of all Red Dwarf episodes... | |
Kryten was the seventh Red Dwarf episode to air, the first of the second series.
[edit] Synopsis
The crew of Red Dwarf receives a distress call from a mechanoid named Kryten. He informs them that three women of the crew of the Nova 5 have survived a crash. However on arrival the crew who took special effort to look their best to meet the girls are shocked to find Kryten has been looking after, clothing and feeding three skeletons ever since the crash many years previously. Eventually they take Kryten back to Red Dwarf, Rimmer then gives him a list of chores to do while Lister attempts to teach him to be a rebel against Rimmer. It did seem Lister's attempts were unsuccessful until Kryten painted a picture of Rimmer on a toilet in his admiral uniform, threw the container (including the contents) onto his bed and insulted him while doing these actions. He then borrows Lister's bike.
[edit] Trivia
- David Ross played Kryten in this episode, however later in the series when the character returned he was played by Robert Llewellyn. Ross later appeared in the series 4 episode White Hole as Talkie Toaster.
- Parts of storyline and dialogue from this episode were later included in the Red Dwarf Radio Show, voiced by Chris Barrie who plays Arnold Rimmer in the TV series.
- At the beginning of this episode, Rimmer is seen learning Esperanto (via the audiolingual method), with little success.
