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{{Infobox Individual
|individual name= Geoffrey Noble
|image          = Geoff noble.jpg
|image=
|species        = Human
|race= [[Human]]
|aka            = Elvis
|home planet= [[Earth]]
|origin          = [[Earth]]
|home era= [[21st century]]  
|death date      = [[5 May]], late [[2000s]], a filling station
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]''
|spouse          = Sylvia Noble
|actor= [[Howard Attfield]]
|child          = Donna Noble
|grandchild      = Rose Noble
|in-law          = Eileen Mott
|in-law2        = Wilfred Mott
|in-law3        = Shaun Temple
|first cs        = The Runaway Bride (TV story)
|appearances    = [[GAME]]: {{cs|The Silent Streets of Barry Island (video game)}}
|actor          = Howard Attfield
|clip            = "WHAT?!" - Donna Noble Arrives On The TARDIS The Runaway Bride Doctor Who
}}
'''Geoffrey Noble''', or "'''Geoff'''" for short, was [[Donna Noble]]'s father.
 
== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
In the late [[1960s]], Geoff was a [[greaser]] going by the nickname "Elvis". ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Silent Streets of Barry Island (video game)}})
 
=== Family life ===
Geoff married [[Sylvia Noble|Sylvia Mott]] circa [[1970]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]'') and had a daughter named [[Donna Noble|Donna]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Runaway Bride (TV story)}})
 
When he came home from a [[football]] match, Geoff once said, "''[[veni, vidi, vici]]''", to Donna. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)}}) He would also reassure Donna that "every game start[ed] from scratch" as the "dice [didn't] know what the dice did last time" because "games [didn't] have a memory." ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}})
 
Geoff lent [[£1]] to the [[Tenth Doctor]] for a [[Celebration Lottery]] [[lottery ticket|ticket]]. The Doctor gave the ticket to Donna as a [[wedding present]] in [[2010]], securing her and [[Shaun Temple]]'s financial future as it had the winning numbers in a triple roll-over draw. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)|part=Two}})
 
On [[24 December]] [[2007]], Geoff walked Donna down the [[aisle]] during [[Donna Noble and Lance Bennett's wedding|her wedding]] to [[Lance Bennett]] when she disappeared in a burst of golden light due to [[huon particle]]s. As baffled as anyone else, he took charge of seeing to the injured in the wake of the [[Robot Santa]]s' attack on the wedding reception. Later that day, he and Sylvia returned [[Nobles' home (The Runaway Bride)|home]], and embraced near their [[Christmas tree]] as Donna and the [[Tenth Doctor]] talked. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Runaway Bride (TV story)}}) Geoff ultimately had to pay for the damage done to the wedding reception venue. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Judge, Jury and Executioner (short story)|Judge, Jury and Executioner]]'')
 
=== Death ===
Geoff died on [[15 May]]<!--See behind the scenes section regarding the year-->, in a filling station, having been ill for several months. The following year, Sylvia told her daughter that she had had a tough year "with [her] Dad". Geoff and Sylvia had been married for thirty-eight years. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]'')


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=== Legacy ===
'''Geoffrey "Geoff" Noble''' was [[Donna Noble|Donna Noble's]] father and [[Sylvia Noble]]'s husband.  He was walking his daughter down the aisle, during her wedding to [[Lance Bennett]], when she unexpectedly disappeared in a burst of golden light.  As baffled as anyone else, Geoff took charge of seeing to the injured in the wake of the [[Robot Santa|Robot Santas]]' attack on the wedding reception, and was overjoyed when Donna returned safely home after her adventure with the [[Tenth Doctor|Doctor]].([[DW]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'')
A photo of Geoff with Donna on her wedding day was placed on the mantlepiece of [[Nobles' home (The Star Beast)|Donna's house]] by [[2023]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Star Beast (TV story)}})


In [[Turn Left]] Sylvia says that she has had a tough year to Donna "with your Dad" indicating that he may have become sick and between Christmas 2007 to mid 2008 died.
=== Other realities ===
==== Parallel World ====
In [[parallel world (Turn Left)|a parallel world]] in which the [[Tenth Doctor (Turn Left)|Tenth Doctor]] died aboard the [[Webstar]], Sylvia told Donna that Geoff would have loved the place they were staying in. Geoff died at roughly the same time in this parallel world as in the Doctor's universe. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Turn Left (TV story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
* [[Howard Attfield]] was due to reprise his role as Geoff Noble in [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 4]], but he died in October 2007. His scenes were refilmed with [[Bernard Cribbins]] playing the character of [[Wilfred Mott]], who had already been filmed for the Christmas special, {{cs|Voyage of the Damned (TV story)}}, and was subsequently changed to be Donna's grandfather. Attfield's scenes were later included on the DVD release of Series 4.
* The setting of the present day of Donna Noble's family in [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 4]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'', around a year after Geoff's death according to the novel ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]'', is [[Aliens of London dating controversy|inconsistent]], and their later appearance in the [[Christmas Special]] and [[New Year Special]] {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)}} is not dated at all. In the television story {{cs|The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)}}, Donna mentions the Doctor saving her in [[2008]]. In ''Beautiful Chaos'', set between the television stories {{cs|The Poison Sky (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Stolen Earth (TV story)}}, a newspaper at a newsagent gives the date as [[Friday]] [[15 May]] [[2009]]. During an in-universe episode of ''[[The Blue Box Files]]'' in the audio story ''[[SOS (audio story)|SOS]]'', [[Abby McPhail]] describes the events of the television story {{cs|Partners in Crime (TV story)}} as taking place in 2008. During the [[2023 specials]], Sylvia mentions Donna's memory loss happened "a long time ago, darling. fifteen years" in {{cs|The Star Beast (TV story)}}, while {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}} places the present day in 2023, heavily implying a 2008 setting for series 4.


== Behind the Scenes ==
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[[Howard Attfield]] was due to reprise his role as Geoff Noble in [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Series 4]], but he died in [[November]] [[2007]].


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Latest revision as of 21:25, 31 July 2024

Geoffrey Noble, or "Geoff" for short, was Donna Noble's father.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Early life[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the late 1960s, Geoff was a greaser going by the nickname "Elvis". (GAME: The Silent Streets of Barry Island [+]Loading...["The Silent Streets of Barry Island (video game)"])

Family life[[edit] | [edit source]]

Geoff married Sylvia Mott circa 1970 (PROSE: Beautiful Chaos) and had a daughter named Donna. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])

When he came home from a football match, Geoff once said, "veni, vidi, vici", to Donna. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii [+]Loading...["The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)"]) He would also reassure Donna that "every game start[ed] from scratch" as the "dice [didn't] know what the dice did last time" because "games [didn't] have a memory." (TV: The Giggle [+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"])

Geoff lent £1 to the Tenth Doctor for a Celebration Lottery ticket. The Doctor gave the ticket to Donna as a wedding present in 2010, securing her and Shaun Temple's financial future as it had the winning numbers in a triple roll-over draw. (TV: The End of Time (part two) [+]Loading...{"part":"Two","1":"The End of Time (TV story)"})

On 24 December 2007, Geoff walked Donna down the aisle during her wedding to Lance Bennett when she disappeared in a burst of golden light due to huon particles. As baffled as anyone else, he took charge of seeing to the injured in the wake of the Robot Santas' attack on the wedding reception. Later that day, he and Sylvia returned home, and embraced near their Christmas tree as Donna and the Tenth Doctor talked. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"]) Geoff ultimately had to pay for the damage done to the wedding reception venue. (PROSE: Judge, Jury and Executioner)

Death[[edit] | [edit source]]

Geoff died on 15 May, in a filling station, having been ill for several months. The following year, Sylvia told her daughter that she had had a tough year "with [her] Dad". Geoff and Sylvia had been married for thirty-eight years. (PROSE: Beautiful Chaos)

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

A photo of Geoff with Donna on her wedding day was placed on the mantlepiece of Donna's house by 2023. (TV: The Star Beast [+]Loading...["The Star Beast (TV story)"])

Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]

Parallel World[[edit] | [edit source]]

In a parallel world in which the Tenth Doctor died aboard the Webstar, Sylvia told Donna that Geoff would have loved the place they were staying in. Geoff died at roughly the same time in this parallel world as in the Doctor's universe. (TV: Turn Left [+]Loading...["Turn Left (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Howard Attfield was due to reprise his role as Geoff Noble in Series 4, but he died in October 2007. His scenes were refilmed with Bernard Cribbins playing the character of Wilfred Mott, who had already been filmed for the Christmas special, Voyage of the Damned [+]Loading...["Voyage of the Damned (TV story)"], and was subsequently changed to be Donna's grandfather. Attfield's scenes were later included on the DVD release of Series 4.
  • The setting of the present day of Donna Noble's family in series 4 of Doctor Who, around a year after Geoff's death according to the novel Beautiful Chaos, is inconsistent, and their later appearance in the Christmas Special and New Year Special The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"] is not dated at all. In the television story The Fires of Pompeii [+]Loading...["The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)"], Donna mentions the Doctor saving her in 2008. In Beautiful Chaos, set between the television stories The Poison Sky [+]Loading...["The Poison Sky (TV story)"] and The Stolen Earth [+]Loading...["The Stolen Earth (TV story)"], a newspaper at a newsagent gives the date as Friday 15 May 2009. During an in-universe episode of The Blue Box Files in the audio story SOS, Abby McPhail describes the events of the television story Partners in Crime [+]Loading...["Partners in Crime (TV story)"] as taking place in 2008. During the 2023 specials, Sylvia mentions Donna's memory loss happened "a long time ago, darling. fifteen years" in The Star Beast [+]Loading...["The Star Beast (TV story)"], while The Giggle [+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"] places the present day in 2023, heavily implying a 2008 setting for series 4.
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