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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|name= Harold V
|image  = Harold V.jpg
|image=Harold_v.jpg
|alias   = Harold F
|alias=Harold F
|species = Human
|species=Human
|job    = Gag writer
|home planet= [[Terra Alpha]]
|origin  = [[Terra Alpha]]
|only= The Happiness Patrol
|brother = Andrew X
|actor= Tim Barker}}
|only   = The Happiness Patrol (TV story)
'''Harold V''' was a [[Killjoy (The Happiness Patrol)|Killjoy]] who had been [[Helen A]]'s gag writer and was then called '''Harold F'''.
|actor   = Tim Barker
}}
'''Harold V''', previously '''Harold F''', was a [[citizen]] of [[Terra Alpha]] and [[Helen A]]'s [[gag writer]] until he was charged with being a [[killjoy]].


After his brother disappeared, Harold investigated and discovered that several other people had also disappeared, which prompted him to contact [[Earth]] for help. However, he was captured and taken to a waiting zone by the [[Happiness Patrol]].
== Biography ==
Harold F worked as [[Helen A]]'s [[gag writer]], although he was not proud of his jokes. After his brother, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (TV story)}}) [[Andrew X]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)}}) was [[arrest]]ed by the [[Happiness Patrol]], Harold F went looking for him and learnt of various other disappearances. He attempted to contact [[Terra Omega]] from the [[rocket-port zone]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (TV story)}}) but the Happiness Patrol chased him through the streets and arrested him.


He was present at the waiting zone when the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace McShane|Ace]] were arrested. He was playing a [[slot machine]] when Helen A used the machine to [[electrocute]] Harold, killing him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'')
[[Daisy K]] ripped the V off of Harold's tunic ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)}}) and he was regraded as Harold V. He was confined to the [[waiting zone]] where he repeatedly played the [[one-armed bandit]], although he did not like winning and having to hear his own jokes. When he was joined by the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]], he told them what had happened to him and about [[the Kandy Man]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (TV story)}}) for whom he believed the three of them were to act as guinea pigs in his experiments. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)}}) However, Helen A instead [[electrocution|electrocuted]] him. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (TV story)}})


== Legacy ==
The [[Happiness Patrol]] removed Harold V's body from the [[waiting zone]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (TV story)}}) placed it in a [[body bag]] and took it away in a [[jeep]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)}})
Harold V's name was included in [[Trevor Sigma]]'s list of those who had disappeared in the six months since his previous visit to [[Terra Alpha]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (TV story)}})
== Personality ==
Harold V was the least funny person [[Ace]] had ever met. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)}})
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Latest revision as of 20:32, 14 August 2024

Harold V, previously Harold F, was a citizen of Terra Alpha and Helen A's gag writer until he was charged with being a killjoy.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Harold F worked as Helen A's gag writer, although he was not proud of his jokes. After his brother, (TV: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"]) Andrew X, (PROSE: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)"]) was arrested by the Happiness Patrol, Harold F went looking for him and learnt of various other disappearances. He attempted to contact Terra Omega from the rocket-port zone, (TV: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"]) but the Happiness Patrol chased him through the streets and arrested him.

Daisy K ripped the V off of Harold's tunic (PROSE: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)"]) and he was regraded as Harold V. He was confined to the waiting zone where he repeatedly played the one-armed bandit, although he did not like winning and having to hear his own jokes. When he was joined by the Seventh Doctor and Ace, he told them what had happened to him and about the Kandy Man, (TV: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"]) for whom he believed the three of them were to act as guinea pigs in his experiments. (PROSE: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)"]) However, Helen A instead electrocuted him. (TV: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"])

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Happiness Patrol removed Harold V's body from the waiting zone, (TV: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"]) placed it in a body bag and took it away in a jeep. (PROSE: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)"])

Harold V's name was included in Trevor Sigma's list of those who had disappeared in the six months since his previous visit to Terra Alpha. (TV: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"])

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Harold V was the least funny person Ace had ever met. (PROSE: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)"])