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* [[Bernard Cribbins]] was originally intended to appear in ''The Giggle'' as [[Wilfred Mott]]. However, his health prevented him from doing so, making the previous episode his final acting performance prior to his death. Wilfred still appears briefly in the episode, through use of a stand-in actor, and archive audio from ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]''. | * [[Bernard Cribbins]] was originally intended to appear in ''The Giggle'' as [[Wilfred Mott]]. However, his health prevented him from doing so, making the previous episode his final acting performance prior to his death. Wilfred still appears briefly in the episode, through use of a stand-in actor, and archive audio from ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]''. | ||
* This is the only post-[[2005 (releases)|2005]] [[regeneration]] episode not to feature either the [[Dalek]]s or [[the Master]], not counting the appearance of the Toymaker's [[gold tooth]] which the Toymaker claims the Master is trapped inside. | * This is the only post-[[2005 (releases)|2005]] [[regeneration]] episode not to feature either the [[Dalek]]s or [[the Master]], not counting the appearance of the Toymaker's [[gold tooth]] which the Toymaker claims the Master is trapped inside. | ||
* | * The regeneration scene occurs a significant portion of time before the episode's denouement, a rare occurrence that has only occurred on-screen before in [[TV]]: {{cs|Time and the Rani (TV story)}} and [[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}}. However, being a [[bigeneration]], it is a unique circumstance. | ||
* After the [[Bi-generation|bigeneration]] splits the [[Fourteenth Doctor|Fourteenth]] and [[Fifteenth Doctor|Fifteenth]] Doctors into two separate entities, the English (UK) captions on the [[Disney|Disney+]] version incorrectly identity the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] as the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]]. | * After the [[Bi-generation|bigeneration]] splits the [[Fourteenth Doctor|Fourteenth]] and [[Fifteenth Doctor|Fifteenth]] Doctors into two separate entities, the English (UK) captions on the [[Disney|Disney+]] version incorrectly identity the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] as the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]]. | ||
* | * Davies revealed in his [[in-vision commentary]] that ''The Giggle'' almost included a scene which mentioned Wilfred Mott passing, saying "''It was immensely sad, it was beautiful, and it was very much a reaction to what had literally just happened, 'cause it felt very, very strange so I felt like we had to acknowledge it.''", and mentions that it was [[Phil Collinson]] who prevented the scene from happening, which Davies agreed was the right decision.<ref name="RadioTimesNews">[https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-wilfred-mott-passing-bernard-cribbins-newsupdate/ News Update], ''Radio Times''. Accessed December 12, 2023.</ref> | ||
* | * Davies also revealed that the Toymaker's remark about turning the Doctor's life into a 'jigsaw puzzle' is a reference to both the [[Timeless Child]] and [[The Doctor's species|half-human]] claims about the Doctor's origins, creating some ambiguity as to how much of the Doctor's past is true and how much was fabricated by the Toymaker. | ||
* Similar to most other instances of the Doctor regenerating outside the TARDIS, the Doctor receives assistance in doing so; in this case, Donna and Mel assist by pulling the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Doctors apart to complete the bi-generation. | * Similar to most other instances of the Doctor regenerating outside the TARDIS, the Doctor receives assistance in doing so; in this case, Donna and Mel assist by pulling the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Doctors apart to complete the bi-generation. | ||
** [[DWM 599|The 599th issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' features an excerpt from the original script for this story, in which when the Fourteenth Doctor's hand starts glowing with [[regeneration energy]], Donna turns to ask Mel "''Have you seen this before?''", with Mel replying "''No, I missed it, I was unconscious.''", further explaining "Well, the TARDIS was attacked, by [[the Rani]], she was this evil [[Time Lady]], although not evil, more like amoral, and she dragged the TARDIS down to this planet called [[Lakertya]]-''". | ** [[DWM 599|The 599th issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' features an excerpt from the original script for this story, in which when the Fourteenth Doctor's hand starts glowing with [[regeneration energy]], Donna turns to ask Mel "''Have you seen this before?''", with Mel replying "''No, I missed it, I was unconscious.''", further explaining "Well, the TARDIS was attacked, by [[the Rani]], she was this evil [[Time Lady]], although not evil, more like amoral, and she dragged the TARDIS down to this planet called [[Lakertya]]-''". | ||
* The Toymaker's marionette show, particularly his sarcastic "Well that's alright then" retort, quickly became the basis for a popular internet meme. | * The Toymaker's marionette show, particularly his sarcastic "Well that's alright then" retort, quickly became the basis for a popular internet meme. | ||
* | * Davies considered bringing back [[Peter Purves]] as [[Steven Taylor]], but ultimately decided against it. | ||
* The regeneration initially included Mel explaining the events of | * The regeneration initially included Mel explaining the events of {{cs|Time and the Rani (TV story)}} before Fourteen cut her off. | ||
* [[David Tennant]] | * [[David Tennant]] did not watch {{cs|The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)}} prior to making the episode, though he admitted that he probably should have to better his performance. | ||
=== Comparison between BBC and Disney+ versions === | === Comparison between BBC and Disney+ versions === | ||
