Balance of Power

"Balance of Power" is the third episode of science fiction comedy Red Dwarfseries one. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 29 February 1988. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye. The story revolves around Lister's desire to bring his one true love, Kristine Kochanski, back as a hologram. Considered to be one of the weakest from the first series, the episode was re-mastered, along with the rest of the first three series, in 1998. This was an attempt to change the standard of the episode suitable for international broadcast. The officious Rimmer wants everything on ship to be spick and span and has taken Lister's cigarettes hostage to ensure his obedience. But Lister just wants to slob around preferably with a hologram of his old flame, Kristine Kochanski. Lister sits at a table on his own reminiscing about the past when his friends were teasing him about Kochanski. Lister asks Holly why he revived Rimmer as a hologram and not one... full article at wikipedia