Yeah that was awful.
I remember watching an extended 'unedited' episode of 'Tikka to Ride' that I got from somewhere and that didn't have a laughter track and without it the material just wasn't funny at all.
I've since paid lots of attention to shows with/without laughter. Peep Show and Inbetweeners etc don't have it, yet they are still hilarious.
But yeah, that episode, utter PANTS. The only bit I even sniggered at was when Kryten held up the device and said 'this confirms it' and it said 'Bit Crap'