Last updated 24 March 2024


Part Two

Series Episode Number: 659

World Premiere: Mon 12 Oct 1987 - 7:37pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Mon 22 Jun 2015 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 24 minutes 39 seconds

5.20 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 58 (UK)

Chart Position: 84 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 05 Jun 1987 in Television Centre 1



With the Doctor condemned to death by the caretakers and their bizarre rulebook, Mel faces cannibalistic OAPS. Is Pex going to be the true hero of Paradise Towers?


Characters hide uncredited
The DoctorSylvester McCoy
Melanie BushBonnie Langford
Chief CaretakerRichard Briers CBE
Deputy ChiefClive Merrison
TildaBrenda Bruce
TabbyElizabeth Spriggs
MaddyJudy Cornwell
Fire EscapeJulie Brennon
Bin LinerAnnabel Yuresha
PexHoward Cooke
Blue Kang LeaderCatherine Cusack
Red KangLouise Clifford (uncredited)
Red KangMartha Stylianou (uncredited)
Red KangJennie Slade (uncredited)
Red KangJulietta Horde (uncredited)
Red KangRoberta Wells (uncredited)
Red KangElizabeth Gardner (uncredited)
Red KangLottie Winter (uncredited)
Red KangNisha Nayar (uncredited)
Red KangHelen Fung (uncredited)
Red KangChristina Clark (uncredited)
Blue KangTanya Davidson-Jones (uncredited)
Blue KangSuzanna Cardash (uncredited)
Blue KangLeigh Funnell (uncredited)
CaretakerJames Carrington (uncredited)
CaretakerAndrew J Bush (uncredited)
CaretakerDon Weinstein (uncredited)
CaretakerWilliam Perrie (uncredited)
CaretakerBarrimore (uncredited)
RezzieShelena Marshall (uncredited)
RezzieMuriel Wellesley (uncredited)
RezzieKathleen Bidmead (uncredited)
RezzieNancy Adams (uncredited)