Older and none the wiser, the boys are back with the discovery that they're just characters from a TV series. Rimmer is threatened with replacement by the new, improved holograph Katrina, who is determined to guide Lister to his home planet. No one is prepared for Earth 2009, where the crew faces death in the final episode unless they can track down their creators. First, the crew attempts to track down the actors who play them in the series, and...

In 1944 the Nazi military and scientific departments are researching the occult. Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin builds a dimensional portal off the coast of Scotland, where he intends to use it to bring about the destruction of Earth. In his employ is the ultra-silent assassin Karl Ruprecht Kroenen, who seemingly can't be killed. However, the United States has sent forces of their own to Scotland, along with Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, who is well-versed...