After attempting to assemble a Swedish flat-pack "rejuvenation shower", the crew are unexpectedly shot back to Earth, Britain, in AD 23 when the rays of the sun hit them accidentally. The Dwarfers need an 8-volt battery to power up their Returner Remote and get home. Remembering a lesson from school,
Rimmer suggests that they make a
battery out of potatoes. When
Kryten points out that Britain in 23 AD has no potatoes, Rimmer suggests making a
battery out of lemons, but the nearest lemons are in India, 4,000 miles away. Their journey leads them to a crowded market square in India, where they run into a peace-loving do-gooder called
Jesus (played by
James Baxter). Whilst recovering from a kidney stone removal by the whole
Red Dwarf crew, Jesus gets a preview of what he believes to be his status as the central figure of
Christianity and is horrified by the number of wars to be waged in his name. Jesus returns to Earth and proceeds to rant against the
Ten Commandments, in an attempt to damage his reputation and thus avoid his fate. In a final twist, however, it turns out he is not Jesus of Nazareth, but rather "Jesus of
Caesarea", and thus not the son of God at all.
Lister advises him to use what he saw in the future to make something of his life – so Jesus starts making and selling
bags. While briefly delaying their return to the future so Lister can have a curry, the Dwarfers spot two twin brothers going by the names of Jesus and Judas. Rimmer goes to get up, only to be shouted at by the others and told to "stay put." ==Production==