This will be short.

The Happiness Patrol is one of my favourite Doctor Who stories. It's the Doctor flexing his antifa muscles by bringing down Helen A's regime of false happiness and real terror in a single day. He arrives armed with suspicions, runs his eye of the land, sizes up his opponent and then destroys her without getting out of breath.

The novelisation sticks pretty straightforwardly to the script of the televised version of the story but there are a few additions. People get slightly more back story and the origins of the Kandy Man and his relationship with Gilbert M are fleshed out a bit. We learn more about Helen A and Fifi. All of which help make the novelisation a nice addition to the TV story.

It's briskly and clearly written, which isn't surprising. This is Target and this was a three part Doctor Who story with a straightforward plot.

I'm happy. And I'm glad you're happy.