Cat

The Cat is a character in the British comedy television series Red Dwarf. He is played by Danny John-Jules. The character has no name other than "The Cat" or simply "Cat". He is the humanoid descendant of a modern domestic cat called Frankenstein who had been Dave Lister's pregnant pet cat. He may be the last remaining member of his species, Felis sapiens. His species expanded and evolved into a humanoid form over 3,000,000 years while sealed in the cargo hold of Red Dwarf while Dave Lister was in suspended animation.They formed a religon based on the saviour of Frankenstein "Cloister the stupid", the father of their race according to their legends (actually Lister) and "Fuchal", their promised land (actually the Fiji Islands, a place Lister held in high regard and planned to retire too). The race eventually splits and descends into civil war, over what colour the hats at the hot dog and doughnut stand Lister planned to open on Fiji were going to be. Ironically the two factions... full article at wikipedia