Last updated 24 March 2024


Part One

Series Episode Number: 672

World Premiere: Wed 2 Nov 1988 - 7:35pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 12 Mar 1989 - 11:15pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 51 seconds

5.30 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 67 (UK)

Chart Position: 96 () (UK)




The Happiness Patrol walk the streets of Terra Alpha, destroying all the killjoys, on the orders of the despotic Helen A. And in the Kandy Kitchen, something terrible lurks


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterGraeme Curry
DirectorChris Clough
ProducerJohn Nathan-Turner
DesignerJohn Asbridge
Script EditorAndrew Cartmel
Graphic DesignerOliver Elmes
Costume DesignerRichard Croft
Make-up DesignerDorka Nieradzik
Studio LightingDon Babbage
Studio SoundScott Talbott
Videotape EditorHugh Parson
Videotape EditorMalcolm Warner
Props BuyerJohn Charles
Technical CoordinatorRichard Wilson
Camera SupervisorAlec Wheal
Camera SupervisorGeoff Clark
Visual Effects DesignerPerry Brahan
Video EffectsDave Chapman
Vision MixerShirley Coward
Production ManagerGary Downie
Production Unit ManagerJune Collins
Production AssistantJane Wellesley
Assistant Floor ManagerLynn Grant
Title MusicRon Grainer
Incidental MusicDominic Glynn
Special SoundDick Mills
Harmonica PlayerAdam Burney (uncredited)
Visual Effects AssistantMike Tucker (uncredited)
Visual Effects AssistantAlan Marshall (uncredited)
Visual Effects AssistantRussell Pritchard (uncredited)
Floor AssistantAlex Starr (uncredited)
Senior Studio EngineerAdrian Corcoran (uncredited)
Production Ops SupervisorTony Sargent (uncredited)
Lighting ChargehandTony Kendall (uncredited)
Assistant Costume DesignerLeah Archer (uncredited)
Paintbox ArtistJim McCarthy (uncredited)
Design AssistantPhilip Harvey (uncredited)
Finance AssistantHilary Barratt (uncredited)
Finance AssistantKate Easteal (uncredited)
Production SecretaryLorraine Godding (uncredited)
Booking AssistantPhyllis Page (uncredited)
Grams OperatorMike Weaver (uncredited)
DresserMichael Johnson (uncredited)
DresserDebbie Roberts (uncredited)
DresserRobin Smith (uncredited)
Make Up AssistantJayne Buxton (uncredited)
Make Up AssistantFrancoise Cresson (uncredited)
Make Up AssistantSara Ellis (uncredited)
Make Up AssistantAnna Lubbock (uncredited)
Make Up AssistantMark Phillips (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerKeff McCulloch (uncredited)
Special PropsStephen Mansfield (uncredited)
Special PropsSusan Moore (uncredited)