‘Doctor Who’: ‘The Happiness Patrol’ DVD review
One Doctor Who story that has deserved rather more acclaim than it has been accustomed to getting is 1988’s The Happiness Patrol.
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One Doctor Who story that has deserved rather more acclaim than it has been accustomed to getting is 1988’s The Happiness Patrol.
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