The script for "The Beginning" is based upon an early draft of the ill-fated movie, which featured an attack on Red Dwarf by a fleet of Simulant variants called Sapienoids. The episode uses the same plot, though the fleet has been changed to regular Simulants.
The official website says that Doug was "coy" on how much material from the drafts actually got into "The Beginning", so how do we know it's the same plot?
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The official website says that Doug was "coy" on how much material from the drafts actually got into "The Beginning", so how do we know it's the same plot?