3 million years ago, Dave Lister (Craig Charles) brought a pregnant cat aboard the mining ship Red Dwarf. The captain demanded that he hand over the cat so it could be terminated. Dave refused and was placed in stasis. Thus, he was spared from the radiation leak that killed the crew. His cat also survived and spawned a race of Felis Sapiens. Eventually, the cat folk departed the Red Dwarf with the exception of Cat (Danny John-Jules). Today, three cat priests have been sentenced to death for adhering to the worship of Cloister (i.e. Lister). They escape only to have a chance meeting with Cloister himself.
The Red Dwarf crew return for another comic sci-fi adventure. Lister, Cat, Rimmer (Chris Barrie), and Kryten (Robert Llewellyn) find themselves ejected from Red Dwarf thanks to having reinstalled Holly (Norman Lovett), who now has no recollection of these stowaways. While seeking a new ship, they come upon the trio of priests and soon find themselves pitted against Rodon (Ray Fearon) the leader of the feral cats and self-proclaimed living god.
Though funny throughout, this is more sentimental than the standard Dwarf fare. The series has been going for more than 30 years and its hard not to be sentimental.
Highly recommended.
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