On the planet Terra Alpha, bright fluorescent lights and garish candy-striped colours abound. The population constantly display happy smiles. There's no sadness on Terra Alpha. Anyone feeling remotely glum disappears. Quickly. Having heard disturbing rumours, the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Ace (Sophie Aldred) arrive to topple the entire regime overnight. But they haven't reckoned upon the varied punitive measures enforced by colony leader Helen A. (Sheila Hancock). 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 (David John Pope). This time, happiness will prevail...
Commentary by Sophie Aldred (Ace), Graeme Curry (Writer), Andrew Cartmel (Script Editor), Dominic Glynn (Composer) and Chris Clough (Director), moderated by Toby Hadoke Happiness Will Prevail Cast and crew look back at the making of 'The Happiness Patrol'
When Worlds Collide - Analysing the story's political ideologies
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Isolated Music Score
Radio Times Listings (DVD-ROM - PC/Mac)
Photo Gallery
Coming Soon Trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
28/10/2024
Run Time:
79 minutes
Languages:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Various
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
Three 'In Conversation' Specials Matthew Sweet reunites with Sophie Aldred to talk about her history with Doctor Who. Also joining Matthew is Andrew Cartmel, the script editor responsible for much of the tone of the Seventh Doctor era, and Chris Clough, director of five stories and a leading industry figure
Behind the Sofa
Looking for Dursley - A profile of actor Dursley McLinden
Exclusive Archive Treats - Previously unavailable content from the BBC archives
Studio and Location Footage - Hours of rare, previously unseen footage from the original studio and location tapes
Isolated Music Score
PDF Written Archive - Scripts and rare archival material
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