▁the ▁D h aka ▁N aw ab ▁family <0x0A> </s> ▁" The ▁Last ▁Day " ▁is ▁the ▁sixth , ▁and ▁last , ▁episode ▁of ▁science ▁fiction ▁sit - com ▁Red ▁D war f ▁Series ▁III , ▁and ▁the ▁eigh teenth ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁run . ▁It ▁premier ed ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁television ▁channel ▁BBC 2 ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Writ ten ▁by ▁Rob ▁Grant ▁and ▁Doug ▁N aylor , ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Ed ▁By e , ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁about ▁K ry ten ' s ▁exp iry ▁date ▁and ▁how ▁L ister ▁dec ides ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁a ▁last ▁day ▁to ▁remember . ▁The ▁episode ▁was ▁re - master ed , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁series , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁K ry ten ▁( Ro bert ▁L le wel lyn ) ▁disco vers ▁that ▁a ▁message ▁pod ▁has ▁reached ▁Red ▁D war f ▁from ▁D iva - D roid ▁International , ▁his ▁manufact ur ers , ▁announ cing ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁reached ▁his ▁exp iry ▁date ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁shut - down ▁automatically ▁in ▁twenty - four ▁hours ▁before ▁he ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁replaced . ▁Dave ▁L ister ▁( C ra ig ▁Charles ), ▁Arnold ▁R immer ▁( Chr is ▁Bar rie ) ▁and ▁Cat ▁( D anny ▁John - J ules ) ▁learn ▁that ▁K ry ten ▁has ▁res igned ▁himself ▁to ▁his ▁fate , ▁hoping ▁to ▁enjoy ▁his ▁reward ▁in ▁"