Doctor Who Guide: The Happiness Patrol

Last updated 24 March 2024

Part Three

Series Episode Number: 674

World Premiere: Wed 16 Nov 1988 - 7:35pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Tue 30 Jun 2015 - 10:00pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 24 minutes 25 seconds

5.30 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 65 (UK)

Chart Position: 88 () (UK)

As the Doctor leads the Pipe People towards reclaiming their world, Helen A faces betrayal from those closest to her and the Kandyman comes to a sticky end.

Characters include uncredited
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
Kandy Man		David John Pope
Forum Doorman		Tim Scott
Wences		Philip Neve
Wulfric		Ryan Freedman
Newscaster		Annie Hulley

Production Team hide uncredited
Writer		Graeme Curry
Director		Chris Clough
Producer		John Nathan-Turner
Designer		John Asbridge
Script Editor		Andrew Cartmel
Graphic Designer		Oliver Elmes
Costume Designer		Richard Croft
Make-up Designer		Dorka Nieradzik
Studio Lighting		Don Babbage
Studio Sound		Scott Talbott
Studio Sound		Trevor Webster
Videotape Editor		Hugh Parson
Videotape Editor		Malcolm Warner
Props Buyer		John Charles
Technical Coordinator		Richard Wilson
Camera Supervisor		Alec Wheal
Camera Supervisor		Geoff Clark
Visual Effects Designer		Perry Brahan
Video Effects		Dave Chapman
Vision Mixer		Shirley Coward
Production Manager		Gary Downie
Production Unit Manager		June Collins
Production Assistant		Jane Wellesley
Assistant Floor Manager		Lynn Grant
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Incidental Music		Dominic Glynn
Special Sound		Dick Mills
Harmonica Player		Adam Burney (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Mike Tucker (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Alan Marshall (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Russell Pritchard (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Keff McCulloch (uncredited)
Floor Assistant		Alex Starr (uncredited)
Senior Studio Engineer		Adrian Corcoran (uncredited)
Production Ops Supervisor		Tony Sargent (uncredited)
Lighting Chargehand		Tony Kendall (uncredited)
Assistant Costume Designer		Leah Archer (uncredited)
Paintbox Artist		Jim McCarthy (uncredited)
Design Assistant		Philip Harvey (uncredited)
Finance Assistant		Hilary Barratt (uncredited)
Finance Assistant		Kate Easteal (uncredited)
Production Secretary		Lorraine Godding (uncredited)
Booking Assistant		Phyllis Page (uncredited)
Grams Operator		Mike Weaver (uncredited)
Dresser		Michael Johnson (uncredited)
Dresser		Debbie Roberts (uncredited)
Dresser		Robin Smith (uncredited)
Make Up Assistant		Jayne Buxton (uncredited)
Make Up Assistant		Francoise Cresson (uncredited)
Make Up Assistant		Sara Ellis (uncredited)
Make Up Assistant		Anna Lubbock (uncredited)
Make Up Assistant		Mark Phillips (uncredited)
Special Props		Stephen Mansfield (uncredited)
Special Props		Susan Moore (uncredited)

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