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The Giggle

Key crew

Writer:

Russell T Davies

Director:

Chanya Button

Release details

Story number:

303

Number of parts:

Premiere broadcast:

9 December 2023

Premiere network:

BBC One

Format:

1x60 minute episode

Official trailer

Another official trailer

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The Giggle will be the third and final of the three 2023 specials of Doctor Who, broadcast on 9 December 2023^[1] as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations.

It will see the final onscreen adventure of the Fourteenth Doctor and Donna Noble, the return of the Toymaker portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris, and the first appearance of Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor.

Synopsis

to be added

Plot

to be added

Cast

And introducing Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor

Uncredited cast

to be added

Crew

Executive Producers Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter
with Joel Collins and Phil Collinson


Written by Russell T Davies	Produced by Vicki Delow	Directed by Chanya Button	Production Designer Philip Sims

Make-up Designer Steve Smith	Casting Director Andy Pryor CDG	Music Murray Gold	Costume Designer Pam Downe	Special Effects Real SFX
Original theme music by Ron Grainer


General production staff Script department Script Editor - Scott Handcock Camera and lighting department	Art department Costume department	Make-up and prosthetics General post-production staff Special and visual effects Sound

General production staff

Script department

Script Editor - Scott Handcock

Camera and lighting department

Art department

Costume department

Make-up and prosthetics

General post-production staff

Special and visual effects

Sound


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.

to be added

Worldbuilding

to be added

Notes

This story's upcoming debut was mentioned alongside the other 2023 specials in the non-fiction feature Back in Business published in Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024 on 7 September 2023.

Myths

to be added

Filming locations

to be added

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.

to be added

Influences

to be added

Continuity

Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024 contained several works of fiction which teased some of the characters in The Giggle:
- The short story First Day of the Doctor contained an obscured snippet of a page of the Fifteenth Doctor's diary about his first adventure with a girl called Ruby S.
- The spot-the-difference puzzle Double Danger depicted the Doctor asking an individual for help with the then-unnamed version of the Toymaker portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris.

Home media releases

to be added

Gallery

to be added

Footnotes

Notes

Footnotes

↑ @bbcdoctorwho on twitter.com
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 DWM 597 - Gallifrey Guardian, Page 5

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The Toymaker Media

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The Celestial Toymaker • The Giggle

Audio

The Magic Mousetrap • The Nightmare Fair • Solitaire • Matryoshka

Prose

Novels	The Celestial Toymaker • The Nightmare Fair • Divided Loyalties • The Giggle

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Poems	The Toymaker

Features	The Toymaker

Comics

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Games

The Celestial Toymaker • A Game of Daleks • Double Danger

Complete list of appearances

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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 (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]].
+'''''The Giggle''''' will be the third and final of the three [[2023 specials]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'', broadcast on [[9 December (releases)|9 December]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1717254709881315797 @bbcdoctorwho on twitter.com]</ref> as part of the [[List of anniversaries|60th anniversary]] celebrations.
+It will see the final onscreen adventure of the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]], the return of [[the Toymaker]] portrayed by [[Neil Patrick Harris]], and the first appearance of [[Ncuti Gatwa]] as the [[Fifteenth Doctor]].
 == Synopsis ==
-{{Expand section|Synopsis to be added once available.}}
+''to be added''
 == Plot ==
-{{Expand section|Detailed plot to be added upon release.}}
+''to be added''
 == 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]]
-[[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]]
 === Uncredited cast ===
-{{Expand section|Uncredited cast to be added.}}
+''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}}
+''to be added''
 == Worldbuilding ==
-{{Expand section|Information regarding worldbuilding elements to be added.}}
+''to be added''
 == Notes ==
+* This story's upcoming debut was mentioned alongside the other [[2023 specials]] in the non-fiction feature ''[[Back in Business (feature)|Back in Business]]'' published in ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024]]'' on [[7 September (releases)|7 September]] 2023.
-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.}}
+''to be added''
 === Filming locations ===
-{{Expand section|Filming locations to be listed.}}
+''to be added''
 === Production errors ===
 {{discontinuity}}
-{{Expand section|Production errors to be listed if found.}}
+''to be added''
 === Influences ===
-{{Expand section|Influences on the storyline to be discussed.}}
+''to be added''
 == Continuity ==
+* ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024]]'' contained several works of fiction which teased some of the characters in ''The Giggle'':
+** The short story ''[[First Day of the Doctor (short story)|First Day of the Doctor]]'' contained an obscured snippet of a page of the [[Fifteenth Doctor]]'s [[Fifteenth Doctor's diary|diary]] about his first adventure with a girl called [[Ruby S]].
+** The spot-the-difference puzzle ''[[Double Danger (game)|Double Danger]]'' depicted the Doctor asking [[Human (Double Danger)|an individual]] for help with the then-unnamed version of the  Toymaker portrayed by [[Neil Patrick Harris]].
-''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 ==
-{{Expand section|Details of home media releases to be added post-broadcast.}}
+''to be added''
 == Gallery ==
-{{Expand section|Promotional images and behind-the-scenes photos to be added.}}
+''to be added''
 == Footnotes ==
+=== Notes ===
+{{notelist}}
+=== Footnotes ===
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