| "The Happiness Patrol (Part 1)" | |
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| Series Doctor Who Season 25, Episode 5 | |
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| Air date | November 2nd, 1988 |
| Writers | Graeme Curry |
| Director | Chris Clough |
| Producers | John Nathan-Turner |
| Starring | Sylvester McCoy Sophie Aldred |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "Remembrance of the Daleks (Part 4) |
Next "The Happiness Patrol (Part 2)" |
"The Happiness Patrol (Part 1)" is the first part of the "The Happiness Patrol" storyline, which ran through episodes 5-7 in series 25 of Doctor Who. The episodes originally aired on BBC1 from November 2nd to November 16th, 1988. It was directed by Chris Clough and written by Graeme Curry. It first aired on BBC One on November 2nd, 1988.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sylvester McCoy | The Doctor |
| Sophie Aldred | Ace |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tim Barker | Harold V. |
| Jonathan Burn | Silas P. |
| David John Pope | Kandy Man |
| Mary Healey | Killjoy |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Doctor Who was created by British TV producer Sydney Newman, with additional material developed by Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber. The original series began airing in the United Kingdom in November 1963 and ran for twenty-six seasons until December 1989. The show was relaunched in 2005 and has since been aired on BBC One and BBC America.
- This is the second serial from season twenty-five. It is the 696th episode of the series in total.
- This is the thirteenth episode of Doctor Who directed by Chris Clough. It is his fourth serial on the series. He previously directed "Dragonfire (Part 3)". His next episode is "The Happiness Patrol (Part 2)".
- This is the first work on Doctor Who for writer Graeme Curry. His next episode is "The Happiness Patrol (Part 2)".
- Director Chris Clough also provides the voice for Fifi in this episode. He is uncredited in the episode in this capacity.
- Actor Cy Town makes an uncredited appearance in this episode as Harold V.'s brother.