The Happiness Patrol
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The Happiness Patrol is the second serial of the 25th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three weekly parts on BBC1 from 2 to 16 November 1988.
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Directed by | Chris Clough | ||
Written by | Graeme Curry | ||
Script editor | Andrew Cartmel | ||
Produced by | John Nathan-Turner | ||
Music by | Dominic Glynn | ||
Production code | 7L | ||
Series | Season 25 | ||
Running time | 3 episodes, 25 minutes each | ||
First broadcast | 2 November 1988 (1988-11-02) | ||
Last broadcast | 16 November 1988 (1988-11-16) | ||
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The serial is set on the Earth colony world Terra Alpha. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) starts a rebellion against the planet's ruler, Helen A (Sheila Hancock), a woman who seeks to eliminate all unhappiness on the planet.