The Happiness Patrol (TV story)

Synopsis
The Doctor and Ace smile for their lives when they land in Helen A's colony on Terra Alpha, where if someone's not happy, they're executed.

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
 * Ace - Sophie Aldred
 * Helen A - Sheila Hancock
 * Joseph C - Ronald Fraser
 * Daisy K - Georgina Hale
 * Priscilla P - Rachel Bell
 * Gilbert M - Harold Innocent
 * Trevor Sigma - John Normington
 * Susan Q - Lesley Dunlop
 * Earl Sigma - Richard D. Sharp
 * Harold V - Tim Barker
 * Silas P - Jonathan Burn
 * Kandy Man - David John Pope
 * Killjoy - Mary Healey
 * Forum Doorman - Tim Scott
 * Snipers - Steve Swinscoe, Mark Carroll
 * Wences - Philip Neve
 * Wulfric - Ryan Freedman
 * Newscaster - Annie Hulley

Crew

 * Assistant Floor Manager - Lynn Grant
 * Costumes - Richard Croft
 * Designer - John Asbridge
 * Incidental Music - Dominic Glynn
 * Make-Up - Dorka Nieradzik
 * Producer - John Nathan-Turner
 * Production Assistant - Jane Wellesley
 * Production Associate - June Collins
 * Script Editor - Andrew Cartmel
 * Special Sounds - Dick Mills
 * Studio Lighting - Don Babbage
 * Studio Sound - Scott Talbott, Trevor Webster
 * Theme Arrangement - Keff McCulloch
 * Title Music - Ron Grainer
 * Visual Effects - Perry Brahan

Quotes

 * The Doctor: You don't know how happy I am to see you, Ace!

Story Notes

 * Patricia Routledge, best known for her role as Hyacinth on "Keeping Up Appearances," was originally considered for the role of Helen A, but turned it down.

Ratings
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Myths
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Location Filming
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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
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Continuity
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DVD and Video Releases
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Target Novelisations
The Happiness Patrol Target Novelisation