With Kryten having been defaulted to his factory settings, posh English accent and all, it was considered that David Ross could make a return. Ross had first played the character in the Series II episode "Kryten" as a guest character, prior to Robert Llewellyn taking over in series III, and he had also played Talkie Toaster in the series IV episode "White Hole". In the end, Llewellyn impersonated the accent. Ross would later return to the series reprising his role of Talkie in the Series XII episode "Mechocracy" aired in 2017.