episode guide
the happiness patrol
story 153 : season 25 : serial 7L : 3 episodes
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
Director: Chris Clough
Writer: Graeme Curry
Script Editor: Andrew Cartmel
Designer: John Asbridge
cast information
Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor); Sophie Aldred (Ace); Sheila Hancock (Helen A.); Ronald Fraser (Joseph C.); Georgina Hale (Daisy K.); Rachel Bell (Priscilla P.); Harold Innocent (Gilbert M.); John Normington (Trevor Sigma); Lesley Dunlop (Susan Q.); Richard D Sharp (Earl Sigma); Tim Barker (Harold V.); Jonathan Burn (Silas P.); David John Pope (Kandy Man); Mary Healey (Killjoy); Tim Scott (Forum Doorman); Steve Swinscoe (Sniper); Mark Carroll (Sniper); Philip Neve (Wences); Ryan Freedman (Wulfric); Annie Hulley (Newscaster);
crew information
Lynn Grant (Assistant Floor Manager); Richard Croft (Costumes); Dominic Glynn (Incidental Music); Dorka Nieradzik (Make-Up); Jane Wellesley (Production Assistant); June Collins (Production Associate); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Don Babbage (Studio Lighting); Scott Talbott (Studio Sound); Trevor Webster (Studio Sound); Keff McCulloch (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Perry Brahan (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 2 November 1988 at 19:35 | 24'51" | 5.3mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 9 November 1988 at 19:35 | 24'48" | 4.6mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 16 November 1988 at 19:35 | 24'25" | 5.3mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Always held by the FVTL
» A 71-edit exists also
» A 72-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
» A 72-edit exists also
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who -- The Happiness Patrol
Written by: Graeme Curry
Number 146 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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15 February 1990 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20339 9 |
plot synopsis
On the Earth colony of Terra Alpha, if anybody fails to meet the dictate of their leader Helen A to be happy, they are executed by the Happiness Patrol. The Doctor and Ace arrive and become separated. Ace joins up with an unhappy member of the patrol and retreating to the sewers, where they encounter the rodent-like Pipe People, and the Doctor helps an underground movement who believe in free emotion. His greatest problem, however, is to overcome the Kandyman, a sugar-based robotic creation, with several lethal sugar-based forms of death he likes to inflict on humans. The Doctor is an ideal candidate.
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."