episode guide
paradise towers
story 149 : season 24 : serial 7E : 4 episodes
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
Director: Nicholas Mallett
Writer: Stephen Wyatt
Script Editor: Andrew Cartmel
Designer: Martin Collins
cast information
Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor); Bonnie Langford (Melanie Bush); Richard Briers (Chief Caretaker); Howard Cooke (Pex); Clive Merrison (Deputy Chief); Brenda Bruce (Tilda); Elizabeth Spriggs (Tabby); Julie Brennon (Fire Escape); Judy Cornwell (Maddy); Annabel Yuresha (Bin Liner); Catherine Cusack (Blue Kang Leader); Joseph Young (Young Caretaker); Astra Sheridan (Yellow Kang); Simon Coady (Video Commentary);
crew information
Val McCrimmon (Assistant Floor Manager); Janet Tharby (Costumes); Keff McCulloch (Incidental Music); Shaunna Harrison (Make-Up); Alastair Mitchell (OB Cameraman); David Hunter (OB Cameraman); Frances Graham (Production Assistant); Anne Faggetter (Production Associate); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Henry Barber (Studio Lighting); Brian Clark (Studio Sound); Keff McCulloch (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Simon Taylor (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 5 October 1987 at 19:35 | 24'33" | 4.5mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 12 October 1987 at 19:35 | 24'39" | 5.2mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 19 October 1987 at 19:35 | 24'30" | 5.0mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 26 October 1987 at 19:35 | 24'21" | 5.0mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Always held by the FVTL
» A 71-edit exists also -
Part Two
» Always held by the FVTL
» A 71-edit exists also -
Part Three
» Always held by the FVTL
» A 71-edit exists also -
Part Four
» Always held by the FVTL
» A 71-edit exists also
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who -- Paradise Towers
Written by: Stephen Wyatt
Number 134 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1 December 1988 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20330 5 |
October 1991 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20330 5 |
plot synopsis
Paradise Towers was planned as the perfect residential home, but while a majority of the occupants are away fighting a war, the complex's Caretakers seem to have taken control. Groups of vandals, known as Kangs, roam the corridors with three gangs being designated by colour codes: Red, blue and yellow, although all the yellow Kangs have been killed. The Chief Caretaker is under the control of Kroagnon, the Great Architect, who designed Paradise Towers, and is imprisoned as a vast machine in the cellar. The cleaning robots feed humans they have killed to this machine - both Kangs and residents alike. When the Great Architect takes over the Chief Caretaker, the Doctor has to try and stop him from killing the few survivors left in the place....
links to other sites
- Episode Guide and Production Documents: BBC Official Site -- Official episode guide entry. Based on information combined from The Television Companion and The Discontinuity Guide. Also contains links to original production documents.
- Rankings and Ratings: GEOS Listing -- Online rankings, ratings and reviews database. Vote on this story and view ratings and broadcast information of this story for over ten countries. Also contains details of production credits and summary information
- Episode Guide: Outpost Gallifrey -- A general overview of the story. Includes information from the Doctor Handbook series of books.
- Background Information: A Brief History of Time (Travel) -- Detailed background and behind-the-scenes information
- Detailed Synopsis: Dr. Who Reference Guide -- Contains an episode-by-episode detailed breakdown
- Story Reviews: The Doctor Who Ratings Guide -- Story reviews "by fans, for fans"
- Target Novelisation: On Target -- Details of the Target Novelisation for this story.
- Images: Doctor Who's Tragical History Tour -- Images from the story from "The history of Doctor Who in images."