Paradise Towers is the second serial of the 24th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 5 to 26 October 1987.
The Seventh Doctor and Mel, looking for a swimming pool, land in Paradise Towers, a luxurious 22nd-century high-rise apartment building which has now fallen into disrepair and chaos.
Tilda and Tabby explain that all the able-bodied residents left the Towers to fight a war, leaving behind only children and the elderly.
The Blue and Red Kangs encounter and fight each other, but the Doctor persuades them that their game is over, and they must work together in order to defeat Kroagnon.
As the Cleaners begin killing everybody, the surviving Rezzies and caretakers join forces with the Doctor and the Kangs to defeat Kroagnon.
After a period of reflection and Pex's funeral, the Doctor and Mel leave, trusting the remaining Kangs, Rezzies, and Caretakers to build a better society.
Snell's original score was kept, albeit in lower quality, and is available on the DVD release of the story as an alternative soundtrack.
[5] The swimming pool scene involving Mel and a pool-cleaning robot was filmed at Elmswell House near Chalfont St. Giles.
Julie Brennon, who played Fire Escape, was married at the time to Mark Strickson,[6] who had been the Fifth Doctor's companion Vislor Turlough.
[7] In a 2007 comedy article, Digital Spy named Paradise Towers Episode 4 as one of the reasons for swimming pool phobia.
In the DVD special features, it is mentioned that both John Nathan-Turner and Andrew Cartmel were concerned about his performance during the recording of scenes later in the story where his character's body is inhabited by Kroagnon, and Briers admits he ignored directions to tone it down.
In June 2021 it was released as part of the Doctor Who: The Collection Season 24 blu-ray box set, which includes an optional extended cut of all four episodes.