Main menuGraeme Curry, Doctor Who - The happiness patrol
Release details
| Title | Doctor Who - The happiness patrol | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Graeme Curry | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC3 - BBCDVD 3387B | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1988 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | A0101935057-A911 03 IFPI L556 Sony DADC | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | No | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by |  2 entertain | ||||||||
| Page views: | 1710 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 3029, rank in dvds is 169. | ||||||||
| My rating: | ***** | ||||||||
| Guest rating: | ***** | ||||||||
My copies information
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| Detail | Value | ||||||||||
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| Cover condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| Record condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| BBC records label code | - | ||||||||||
| Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
| What type of seller was used | Amazon online shop | ||||||||||
| Where can I buy this release? | You may be able to purchase this release from the following websites (others are available!) | ||||||||||
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Tracks
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| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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| A1 | Part 1 | 24.51 | |||||||||
| A2 | Part 2 | 24.48 | |||||||||
| A3 | Part 3 | 24.25 | |||||||||
| A4 | Happiness will prevail - The making of The Happiness Patrol | 23.46 | |||||||||
| A5 | Deleted and extended scenes | 23.19 | |||||||||
| A6 | When worlds collide - What happens when Doctor Who enters the world of politics | 46.04 | |||||||||
| A7 | Photo gallery | 5.47 | |||||||||
| A8 | Radio Times listings [PDF] | ||||||||||
| A9 | Coming soon - Death to the Daleks | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Total length of media 2:54:00. | |||||||||||
All release pictures
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Reviews
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| My rating | 3 | |
| Guest rating | Current average value is 3. To vote, please select one of these buttons: | |
Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts | ||
StarringSylvester McCoy (Seventh Doctor) Sophie Aldred (Ace) Sheila Hancock - Helen A Ronald Fraser - Joseph C Georgina Hale - Daisy K Harold Innocent - Gilbert M Lesley Dunlop - Susan Q Rachel Bell - Priscilla P Jonathan Burn - Silas P Tim Barker - Harold V David John Pope - Kandy Man John Normington - Trevor Sigma Richard D. Sharp - Earl Sigma Tim Scott - Forum Doorman Mary Healey - Killjoy Steve Swinscoe, Mark Carroll - Snipers Philip Neve - Wences Ryan Freedman - Wulfric Annie Hulley - Newscaster Written byGraeme Curry Produced byJohn Nathan-Turner Directed byChris Clough SynopsisOn the planet Terra Alpha, bright fluorescent lights and garish candy-striped colours abound. The population constantly display smiles. There's no sadness on Terra Alpha. Anyone feeling remotely glum disappears. Quickly. Having heard disturbing rumours, the Doctor and Ace arrive to topple the entire regime overnight. But they haven't reckoned upon the varied punitive measures enforced by colony leader Helen A. There are many delicious ways to vanish on Terra Alpha - you can be hunted down by the omnipresent Happiness Patrol or mauled by Helen A's ravenous pet, Fifi. But an especially unlucky few will find themselves in the sweetie factory manned by Helen A's psychotic henchman - the Kandy Man. This time, happiness will prevail ... BackgroundHow do we, as viewers, approach The Happiness Patrol? As a product of its time - 1988 - there's no escaping the overt references to Margaret Thatcher and the derision of many of her mannerisms and the policies she introduced in that era. Given also the music motif woven throughout this story, it can also be interpreted as a reaction against the formulaic and synthetic pop sensibilities infesting the British charts around this time. However the Happiness Patrol's themes are not limited to events of the late 1980s and have continued to resonate with audiences beyond the time of its initial transmission. During the 1990s, fan essays detailed a means of viewing The Happiness Patrol as an abrupt twist on the violent persecution of minorities, with the kitsch and camp portrayed here as 'mainstream' whilst the grey and mundane are things to be feared, abhorred and destroyed. Certainly this story places emphasis on the value of not going against that is in our inherent natures. The Doctor can talk snipers out of killing him simply by insinuating that their society is forcing them to do something they cannot morally reconcile - and this is a central tenet of the story. Even now, watching the Doctor and the Drones confront The Happiness Patrol, it isn't difficult for a 21st-century viewer to draw parallels with 2011's 'Occupy Wall Street' movement, with people refusing to be complicit in following the corporate mindset. Although originally crafted as a manifesto for the late 1980s, The Happiness Patrol presents the viewer with enduring themes that resonate over time - and, as always, they are presented in a way that is uniquely Doctor Who. | ||
Other versions | ||
| I have the title track on these releases: | ||
| [dvds] | BBCDVD 3387 | Doctor Who - Ace adventures |
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