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{{Title dab away}} | {{Title dab away}} {{cleanup|Reason=Expanding article and adding detailed information.}} {{Real world}} {{ImageLinkTV}} {{Infobox Story SMW |name = ''The Giggle'' |special = [[2023 specials]] |story number = 303 |epcount = 1 |novelisation = The Giggle (novelisation) |image = The Giggle promo image.jpg |image2 = Doctor Who The Giggle.jpg |doctor = Fourteenth Doctor |companions = [[Donna Noble|Donna]] |featuring = [[Fifteenth Doctor]], [[Kate Lethbridge-Stewart|Kate]] |enemy = [[The Toymaker]] |setting = [[21st century London|London]], [[2023]] |writer = Russell T Davies |director = [[Chanya Button]] |broadcast date = 9 December 2023 |network = BBC One |format = 1x60 minute episode |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] |prev = Wild Blue Yonder (TV story) |next = The Church on Ruby Road (TV story) |trailer = Teaser Trailer - 60th Anniversary Specials - Doctor Who |trailer2 = OFFICIAL TRAILER - Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials - Doctor Who }} {{TV stub}} ''The Giggle'' is set to be the third and final of the three [[2023 specials]] of ''Doctor Who'', airing on [[9 December (releases)|9 December]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] as part of the [[List of anniversaries|60th anniversary]] celebrations. It will feature the conclusive onscreen appearance of the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] and his companion [[Donna Noble|Donna]], the reemergence of [[the Toymaker]], as portrayed by [[Neil Patrick Harris]], and will introduce [[Ncuti Gatwa]] as the [[Fifteenth Doctor]]. | ||
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== Synopsis == | |||
== Plot == | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
[[Fourteenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[David Tennant]] | |||
[[Donna Noble]] - [[Catherine Tate]] | |||
[[The Toymaker]] - [[Neil Patrick Harris]] | |||
[[Kate Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Jemma Redgrave]] | |||
[[John Logie Baird]] - [[John McKay]]<ref name="DWM 597 GG">[[DWM 597]] - ''Gallifrey Guardian'', Page 5</ref> | |||
[[Charles Banerjee]] - [[Charlie De Melo]]<ref name="DWM 597 GG"/> And introducing [[Ncuti Gatwa]] as [[Fifteenth Doctor|The Doctor]] | |||
And introducing [[Ncuti Gatwa]] as [[Fifteenth Doctor|The Doctor]] | === Uncredited cast === {{Expand section|Uncredited cast to be added.}} | ||
== Crew == {{Expand section|Full crew list to be added.}} {{Wales crew|ExecutiveProd3=Jane Tranter|ExecutiveProd=Russell T Davies|ExecutiveProd2=Julie Gardner|ExecutiveProd4=Joel Collins|ExecutiveProd5=Phil Collinson|Writer=Russell T Davies|Producer=Vicki Delow|Director=Chanya Button|ProductionDesigner=Philip Sims|Make-upDesigner=Steve Smith|CastingDirector=Andy Pryor CDG|Music=Murray Gold|CostumeDesigner=Pam Downe|SpecialEffects=Real SFX|OriginalTheme=Ron Grainer|ScriptEditor=Scott Handcock}} | |||
=== Uncredited cast === | == Worldbuilding == {{Expand section|Information regarding worldbuilding elements to be added.}} | ||
== Crew == | |||
{{Wales crew|ExecutiveProd3=Jane Tranter|ExecutiveProd=Russell T Davies|ExecutiveProd2=Julie Gardner|ExecutiveProd4=Joel Collins|ExecutiveProd5=Phil Collinson|Writer=Russell T Davies|Producer=Vicki Delow|Director=Chanya Button|ProductionDesigner=Philip Sims|Make-upDesigner=Steve Smith|CastingDirector=Andy Pryor CDG|Music=Murray Gold|CostumeDesigner=Pam Downe|SpecialEffects=Real SFX|OriginalTheme=Ron Grainer|ScriptEditor=Scott Handcock}} | |||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
This special's announcement was made alongside the other [[2023 specials]] in the feature ''Back in Business'' published in ''Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024'' on [[7 September (releases)|7 September]] 2023. | |||
=== Myths === {{Expand section|Common myths or misconceptions to be addressed.}} | |||
=== Myths === | === Filming locations === {{Expand section|Filming locations to be listed.}} | ||
=== Production errors === {{discontinuity}} {{Expand section|Production errors to be listed if found.}} | |||
=== Influences === {{Expand section|Influences on the storyline to be discussed.}} | |||
=== Filming locations === | |||
=== Production errors === | |||
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=== Influences === | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024'' featured several fictional works that hinted at characters in ''The Giggle'': ** The short story ''First Day of the Doctor'' included a part of a page from the [[Fifteenth Doctor]]'s diary about his first adventure. ** The game ''Double Danger'' showed the Doctor with an individual helping against the Toymaker as portrayed by [[Neil Patrick Harris]]. | |||
** The short story '' | == Home media releases == {{Expand section|Details of home media releases to be added post-broadcast.}} | ||
** The | == Gallery == {{Expand section|Promotional images and behind-the-scenes photos to be added.}} | ||
== Footnotes == {{reflist}} {{DWTV}} {{Toymaker sources}} {{TitleSort}} [[Category:2023 specials]] [[Category:Fifteenth Doctor sources]] [[Category:The Toymaker sources]] [[Category:Sources set in 2023]] | |||
== Home media releases == | |||
== Gallery == | |||
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The Giggle is set to be the third and final of the three 2023 specials of Doctor Who, airing on 9 December 2023 as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations. It will feature the conclusive onscreen appearance of the Fourteenth Doctor and his companion Donna, the reemergence of the Toymaker, as portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris, and will introduce Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor.
== Synopsis == Template:Expand section == Plot == Template:Expand section
Cast
The Doctor - David Tennant Donna Noble - Catherine Tate The Toymaker - Neil Patrick Harris Kate Lethbridge-Stewart - Jemma Redgrave John Logie Baird - John McKay[1] Charles Banerjee - Charlie De Melo[1] And introducing Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor === Uncredited cast === Template:Expand section
== Crew == Template:Expand section
| Executive Producers Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter with Joel Collins and Phil Collinson |
| General production staff Script department Camera and lighting department |
Art department Costume department |
Make-up and prosthetics
General post-production staff Special and visual effects Sound |
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| Not every person who worked on this adventure was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources. |
== Worldbuilding == Template:Expand section
Notes
This special's announcement was made alongside the other 2023 specials in the feature Back in Business published in Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024 on 7 September 2023. === Myths === Template:Expand section === Filming locations === Template:Expand section
=== Production errors ===
If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.
=== Influences === Template:Expand section
Continuity
Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024 featured several fictional works that hinted at characters in The Giggle: ** The short story First Day of the Doctor included a part of a page from the Fifteenth Doctor's diary about his first adventure. ** The game Double Danger showed the Doctor with an individual helping against the Toymaker as portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris. == Home media releases == Template:Expand section == Gallery == Template:Expand section
Footnotes
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