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Paradise Towers: Part One

  • Episode aired Oct 5, 1987
  • TV-PG
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Richard Briers, Sylvester McCoy, Annabel Yuresha, and Julie Brennon in Doctor Who (1963)
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The Doctor and Mel visit Paradise Towers, a apartment complex in the 21st century, only to find it rat-infested and ruined. Paradise Towers is inhabited by Rezzies (elderly women, at least s... Read allThe Doctor and Mel visit Paradise Towers, a apartment complex in the 21st century, only to find it rat-infested and ruined. Paradise Towers is inhabited by Rezzies (elderly women, at least some of whom are cannibals), Kangs (roving gangs of teenage girls), Pex (a cowardly young w... Read allThe Doctor and Mel visit Paradise Towers, a apartment complex in the 21st century, only to find it rat-infested and ruined. Paradise Towers is inhabited by Rezzies (elderly women, at least some of whom are cannibals), Kangs (roving gangs of teenage girls), Pex (a cowardly young warrior who proclaims himself the local hero) and Caretakers led by a Chief whose job is to... Read all

  • Director
    • Nicholas Mallett
  • Writer
    • Stephen Wyatt
  • Stars
    • Sylvester McCoy
    • Bonnie Langford
    • Richard Briers
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    588
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nicholas Mallett
    • Writer
      • Stephen Wyatt
    • Stars
      • Sylvester McCoy
      • Bonnie Langford
      • Richard Briers
    • 8User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Sylvester McCoy
    Sylvester McCoy
    • The Doctor
    Bonnie Langford
    Bonnie Langford
    • Melanie
    Richard Briers
    Richard Briers
    • Chief Caretaker
    Clive Merrison
    Clive Merrison
    • Deputy Chief
    Brenda Bruce
    Brenda Bruce
    • Tilda
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    • Tabby
    Julie Brennon
    • Fire Escape
    Annabel Yuresha
    Annabel Yuresha
    • Bin Liner
    Howard Cooke
    Howard Cooke
    • Pex
    Catherine Cusack
    Catherine Cusack
    • Blue Kang Leader
    Joseph Young
    • Young Caretaker
    Astra Sheridan
    • Yellow Kang
    Zanna Cardash
    • Blue Kang
    • (uncredited)
    Chrissie Clark
    • Red Kang
    • (uncredited)
    Louise Clifford
    • Red Kang
    • (uncredited)
    Rupert Clive
    • Caretaker
    • (uncredited)
    Tanya Davidson-Jones
    • Blue Kang
    • (uncredited)
    Iona Dean
    • Blue Kang
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Nicholas Mallett
    • Writer
      • Stephen Wyatt
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    • Trivia
      Pex was originally envisioned as a muscle-bound moron to parody such popular American heroes as Sylvester Stallone's Rambo. Unfortunately, no British actors of appropriate age and build were available, and so John Nathan-Turner suggested turning the concept completely on its head, by casting a small, slender actor who was clearly not the physical specimen Pex made himself out to be.
    • Quotes
      • Pex: Are these old ladies annoying you?
      • Melanie 'Mel' Bush: No.
      • Pex: Are you annoying these old ladies?
    • Alternate versions
      An extended version was released on Blu-ray in 2021. This ran 24m 43s, just 7s longer than the original TV version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Horror on the High Rise (2011)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 5, 1987 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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