For the very first time, the rest of the crew discover just how it feels to be Kryten when they are arrested by the Mechanoid Intergalactic Liberation Front.

The Dwarfers come across a ship where criticism is illegal and a space station where the crew have developed a cure for evil. When all the machines on red Dwarf go on strike Rimmer and Kryten hold a Presidential election, while Lister discovers a simple updates of the d#ship's latest software could be a matter of life or death.

The Cat faces an identity crisis like never before when he discovers he needs glasses. Finally, Rimmer decides to leave Red Dwarf in search of a parallel universe where he is not such a massive loser.