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|actor = Richard D. Sharp | |actor = Richard D. Sharp | ||
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'''Earl Sigma''' was a [[ | '''Earl Sigma''' was a [[medicine|medical]] student who became stuck on [[Terra Alpha]] as he toured [[Earth]]'s [[colony|colonies]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Earl was a [[medicine|medical]] student. In his fifth year of post-med [[psychology]], he took a tour of [[Earth]]'s [[colony|colonies]], paying his way by playing his [[harmonica]], but he became stuck on [[Terra Alpha]] where he was designated "Earl Sigma" on account of him being a visitor. Although he favoured the [[blues]], such [[music]] was forbidden ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (TV story)}}) and he played happier tunes, such as a particularly trite one he once heard in an [[airport]] lounge on [[Earth]], when he saw the [[Happiness Patrol]]. In all his interplanetary travels, the city of Terra Alpha was the quietest on account of the [[Happiness Patrol]] and their [[curfew]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)}}) | Earl was a [[medicine|medical]] student. In his fifth year of post-med [[psychology]], he took a tour of [[Earth]]'s [[colony|colonies]], paying his way by playing his [[harmonica]], but he became stuck on [[Terra Alpha]] where he was designated "Earl Sigma" on account of him being a visitor. Although he favoured the [[blues]], such [[music]] was forbidden ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (TV story)}}) and he played happier tunes, such as a particularly trite one he once heard in an [[airport]] lounge on [[Earth]], when he saw the [[Happiness Patrol]]. In all his interplanetary travels, the city of Terra Alpha was the quietest on account of the [[Happiness Patrol]] and their [[curfew]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)}}) | ||
Earl saved the [[Seventh Doctor]] from the Happiness Patrol by knocking [[Silas P]] out as he blew his [[whistle]] and running away. The Doctor took him to the [[Kandy Kitchen]] to investigate [[the Kandy Man]], who captured them ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (TV story)}}) and fed Earl [[sweets]] which left him unconscious with a smile on his face. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)}}) After the Doctor saved him, they escaped into the pipes and were led out by the [[Pipe People]], parting ways until Earl saw the factory drones leading a demonstration through the city. He informed the Doctor and later followed his order to lead the drones to [[Forum Square]]. | |||
After the Happiness Patrol and [[Helen A]] were deposed, Earl decided to stay and teach the people there the blues again. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (TV story)}}) | After the Happiness Patrol and [[Helen A]] were deposed, Earl decided to stay and teach the people there the blues again. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (TV story)}}) | ||
== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
Earl hated [[questionnaire]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)}}) | Earl had a love for the [[blues]] and considered himself "sort of" a [[musician]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (TV story)}}) He had nearly perfect pitch and hated [[questionnaire]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)}}) | ||
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[[Category:Human musicians]] | [[Category:Human musicians]] | ||
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[[Category:Human revolutionaries]] | [[Category:Human revolutionaries]] | ||
Revision as of 13:20, 13 August 2024
Earl Sigma was a medical student who became stuck on Terra Alpha as he toured Earth's colonies.
Biography
Earl was a medical student. In his fifth year of post-med psychology, he took a tour of Earth's colonies, paying his way by playing his harmonica, but he became stuck on Terra Alpha where he was designated "Earl Sigma" on account of him being a visitor. Although he favoured the blues, such music was forbidden (TV: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"]) and he played happier tunes, such as a particularly trite one he once heard in an airport lounge on Earth, when he saw the Happiness Patrol. In all his interplanetary travels, the city of Terra Alpha was the quietest on account of the Happiness Patrol and their curfew. (PROSE: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)"])
Earl saved the Seventh Doctor from the Happiness Patrol by knocking Silas P out as he blew his whistle and running away. The Doctor took him to the Kandy Kitchen to investigate the Kandy Man, who captured them (TV: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"]) and fed Earl sweets which left him unconscious with a smile on his face. (PROSE: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)"]) After the Doctor saved him, they escaped into the pipes and were led out by the Pipe People, parting ways until Earl saw the factory drones leading a demonstration through the city. He informed the Doctor and later followed his order to lead the drones to Forum Square.
After the Happiness Patrol and Helen A were deposed, Earl decided to stay and teach the people there the blues again. (TV: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"])
Personality
Earl had a love for the blues and considered himself "sort of" a musician. (TV: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"]) He had nearly perfect pitch and hated questionnaires. (PROSE: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)"])
