Continuity mistake: As Ace Rimmer is leaving, the Cat priest has his arms behind his back. In the next shot they are in front of him. (00:06:10)
Stasis Leak - S2-E4
Revealing mistake: When the Cat gets jumped by the people in fancy dress, the red wall behind them wobbles. (00:17:50)
Continuity mistake: When Kochanski is banging on the pipes at the start of the episode, she is using her right hand. There is then a close up shot of the pipe and you can see she is using her left hand. (00:01:50)
Continuity mistake: When The Inquisitor attacks the crew in the lift, Kryten and the Cat go from crouching to standing stright up between camera angle switches. (00:18:25)
Revealing mistake: The square bluescreen outline can be seen in the wide shot of the obervation dome scene. (00:24:50)
Visible crew/equipment: When Lister sneaks in to switch Kryten's head, as the camera follows Lister and goes around past the wall, the shadow of the camera can be seen in the green light. (00:09:20)
Stasis Leak - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: At The End of the episode when the third Rimmer appears from inside the sink, the reflection of Lister on his bunk in the mirror shows he has a blanket over him. In the wide shot there is no blanket. (00:28:40)
Continuity mistake: The food dispenser in the drive room is now in the place that the door to the Captain's office was in the previous episodes. (00:16:15)
Continuity mistake: When Lister pulls Kryten through a doorway by his groinal attachment, Kryten's cigarette is in his left hand. When the shot changes, the cigarette is now in Kryten's right hand. (00:12:05)
Visible crew/equipment: After Rimmer faints after getting drunk, a boom mic shadow can be seen on the bedsheets. (00:15:45)
Terrorform - S5-E3
Continuity mistake: When the crew finds the charm gravestone, Kryten looks at the Cat. Then in the next shot, Kryten looks at the Cat again. (00:14:25)
Continuity mistake: When the crew are backing away from Pete, the way they are standing changes between long shots and close ups. (00:26:10)
Answer: It's Queen Victoria, someone any Englishman would recognize, and needed no introduction.
Kryten was introducing the "people" to Rimmer. Rimmer isn't an Englishman; he's not even from Earth; he's from Io.