Doctor Who Guide: The Giggle

Last updated 23 March 2024

The Giggle

Series Episode Number: 874

World Premiere: Sat 9 Dec 2023 - 6:32pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 61 minutes 3 seconds

6.85 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 85 (UK)

Audience Share: 38.8% (UK)
Chart Position: 10 () (UK)

The giggle of a mysterious puppet is driving the human race insane. When the Doctor discovers the return of the terrifying Toymaker, he faces a fight he can never win.

Characters
The Doctor		David Tennant
Donna Noble		Catherine Tate
Charles Banerjee		Charlie de Melo
Toymaker		Neil Patrick Harris
John Logie Baird		John Mackay
Middle Aged Man		Ross Gurney-Randall
Colonel Christofer Ibrahim		Alexander Devrient
Shirley Bingham		Ruth Madeley
Kate Stewart		Jemma Redgrave
Melanie Bush		Bonnie Langford
Pilot		Glen Fox
Edward Lawn Bridges		Tim Hudson
The Vlinx		Aidan Cook
Voice of Vlinx		Nicholas Briggs
Trinity Wells		Lachele Carl
Voice of Stooky Sue		Leigh Lothian
Dance double for Toymaker		Luke Featherston
Shaun Temple		Karl Collins
Sylvia Noble		Jacqueline King
Rose Noble		Yasmin Finney
The Doctor		Ncuti Gatwa
Stunts		Andrew Burford
Stunts		James Grogan
Stunts		Phil Campbell
Stunts		Anthony Skrimshire
Stunts		John Street
Stunts		Renato Gjini
Stunts		Chris Morrison
Stunts		Michael Byrch
Stunts		Rob Jarman
Stunts		Chus Lucas
Stunts		Nadia Hansell
Stunts		Robbie Keane
Stunts		Gary Hoptrough
Stunts		Nellie Burroughes
Stunts		Sofian Francis
Stunts		Jake Osborn
Stunts		Paul Bailey
Stunts		Zoe Fry
Stunts		Paul Joseph

Production Team
Writer		Russell T Davies
Director		Chanya Button
Producer		Vicki Delow
Executive Producer		Julie Gardner
Executive Producer		Russell T Davies
Executive Producer		Jane Tranter
Executive Producer		Joel Collins
Executive Producer		Phil Collinson
Casting Director		Andy Pryor CDG
Music By		Murray Gold
Editor		Mark Trend
Director of Photography		Mika Orasmaa
Production Designer		Phil Sims
Costume Designer		Pam Downe
Hair & Make-up Designer		Claire Williams
Financial Controller		Dyfed Thomas
Line Producer		Mark Devlin
Production Executive		Steffan Morris
Head of Production		Alex Protherough
Director of Production		Emily Russell
Production Executive For BBC Studios		John Hamer
Executive Producer for the BBC		Rebecca Ferguson
Commissioning Editor For The BBC		Lindsay Salt
Co-Producer		Ellen Marsh
Script Editor		Scott Handcock
Colourist		Gareth Spensley
VFX Producer		Will Cohen
Post Production Producer		Ceres Doyle
Supervising Location Manager		Iwan Roberts
Sound Recordist		Alex Thompson
Dubbing Mixer		Paul McFadden
Stunt coordinator		Derek Lea
Dance Choreographer		Tim Jackson
Puppeteer		Brian Fisher
Puppeteer		Eliot Gibbins
Puppeteer		Olivia Racionzer
Puppeteer		Sara-Jane Waters
Dialect Coach		Marilyn Le Conte
Magic Consultant		Peter Clifford
Puppeteer		Kayla Teodoro
First Assistant Director		James Emmott
2nd Assistant Director		Lauren Pate
2nd Assistant Director		Charlie Campbell
3rd Assistant Director		Jennifer Day
Floor Runner		Jac Lewis
Floor Runner		Saad Mohamed
Floor Runner		Jamal Price
Floor Runner		George Cheetham
Floor Runner		Helen Langford
Production Manager		Delmi Thomas
Production Coordinator		Sandra Cosfeld
Assistant Production Coordinator		Liam Hobbs
Production Secretary		Florence Trott
Production Secretary		Chris Harkus
Production Secretary		Adam Byard
Production Office Runner		Danilo Van-Der Nguyen
Production Office Runner		Lisa Elena Williams
Director's Assistant		Daniella Wilson
Creative Coordinator		Fabia Sinigaglia
Assistant		Dee Brooker
Assistant		Kaleigh O'Boyle
Assistant		Joshua MG Thomas
Location Manager		Daniel Wellstead
Assistant Location Manager		Alex Moore
Unit Manager		Kyle Yates
Assistant Unit Manager		Tom Chalkley
Location Assistant		Shuaib Said
Location Assistant		Victoria Louise Jolliffe
Studio Manager		Richard Balshaw
Assistant Accountant		Greg Robinson
Assistant Accountant		Devon Anscombe
Assistant Accountant		Aimee Bond
Assistant Accountant		Laura Gardner
Cashier		Joseff Thomas
Camera Operator		Martin Stephens
Focus Puller		Martin Payne
Focus Puller		Jonathan Vidgen
Clapper Loader		Sophie Hardcastle
Clapper Loader		Sarah MacLeod
Camera Trainee		Elesha Penderson
Camera Trainee		Kudzai Dzokamushure
Digital Imaging Technician		Nick Everett
Data Manager		Dave Buckley
Key Grip		Bobby Williams
Grip		Ken Hodgson
Grip Trainee		Alexander Jones
Grip Trainee		Rhys Jones
Grip Trainee		Emily Badger-Knight
Script Supervisor		Lucy Dews
Script Supervisor		Ines Mayorga
1st Assistant Sound		James Bowen
1st Assistant Sound		Angharad Evans
Gaffer		Paul Jarvis
Rigger Gaffer		Pete Chester
Best Boy		Chris Kiley
Lighting Rigger		Paul Davies
Desk Operator		Alan Tippetts
Rigging Desk Operator		Pete Davies
Electrician		Scott Smallwood
Electrician		Andrew Truckle
Electrician		Andy Green
Electrician		Sion Davies
Electrician		Sion Davies
Electrician		Sion Davies
Supervising Art Director		Robyn Paiba
Senior Art Director		Crissy Howes
Senior Art Director		Gareth Cousins
Senior Art Director		David Weare
Art Director		Jon Horsham
Art Director		Kartik Kundan Nagar
Art Director		Hattie Gent
Prop Art Director		Michael Van Kestteren
Assistant Art Director		Hakan Yoruk
Assistant Art Director		Eleri LLoyd
Standby Art Director		Ifan Lewis Lewis
Set Decorator		Kate Guyan
Assistant Set Decorator		Josie Martin
Assistant Set Decorator		Verity Scott
Production Buyer		Helen O'Leary
Action Props Buyer		Tara Lily Johnston
Assistant Buyer		Taymar Lee
Assistant Buyer		Camilla Blair
Petty Cash Buyer		Billie Blue Williams
Assistant Buyer		Lois Drage
Draughtsman		Matt Sanders
Junior Draughtperson		Lucia Heseltine
Junior Draughtperson		Ella Farndon
Junior Draughtperson		Katja Allen-Kormylo
Art Department Coordinator		Jason Davies-Redgrave
Art Department Assistant		Sam Hanson
Props Master		Nick Thomas
Props Chargehand		Stuart Rankmore
Standby Props		Philip Bull
Standby Props		Jonathan Barclay
Prop Hand		Declan Petryna
Prop Hand		Atiff Tahir
Prop Hand		Calvin Evans
Prop Hand		Ingo Hans
Prop Hand		John Thomas
Prop Hand		Joseph Craig
Prop Hand		Ieuan Parker
Prop Hand		Ifan Ramage
Practical Electrician		Phillip Jones
Storeman		Charlie Malik
Trainee Storeman		Kristan Mcdonald
Prop Driver		Mark Herbert
Standby Painter		Jessie Thomas
Graphic Designer		Stephen Fielding
Assistant Graphic Designer		Sophie Cowdrey
Graphics Assistant		Aled Llyr Griffiths
Prop Modeller HOD		Barry Jones
Modeller		Grant Humberstone
Modeller		Paul Mazonas
Modeller		Stephanie Howell
Modeller		Penny Howarth
Modeller		Valma Hiblen
Fabrication Buyer		Hester Haslett-Venus
Rigging		Shadow Scaffolding
Standby Rigger		Alex Herbert
Standby Rigger		Michael Boulton
Construction		4Wood
Project Manager Construction Managers		James Thorne
Construction Manager		Brian Jones
Construction Manager		Steve Jackson
HOD Scenic Artist Hod Sculptor		Neil Morris
HOD Sculptor		Pete Mitchell
Construction Buyer/coordinator		Lottie Ashley
Fabricator		Konstantinos Grigoriadis
Standby Carpenter		Will Pope
HOD Scenic		Jody Raynes
Special Effects		Real SFX
Sfx Supervisor		Danny Hargreaves
Sfx Assistant/prep Supervisor		Arran Glassar
Sfx Floor Supervisor		Tom Vincent
Assistant Costume Designer		Ros Marshall
Costume Design Assistant		Rosalie Tyack
Costume Supervisor		Laura Baker
Costume Coordinator		Charlotte Godfrey
Principal Costume Standbys		Kitty Carin-Boyd
Principal Costume Standbys		Leila Headon
Crowd Costume		Nadia Cucinella
Costume Artist		Heather Waterton
Costume Maker		Issy Lawrence
Costume Maker		Jessica Hardy
Costume Maker		Hannah Carey
Costume Trainees		Lizzie Doody
Make-Up Artist		Sammy-Jo Webb-Edwards
Hair & Make-up Supervisor		Clarice Gill
Senior Hair & Make-up Artist		Juliet Ireland
Senior Hair & Make-up Artist		Sarah Davies
Personal Make-up Artist To David Tennant		Stevie Smith
Junior Hair & Make-up Artist		Stuart Cheadle
Junior Hair & Make-up Artist		Kate Rawsthorne
Trainee Hair & Make-up Artist		Sammy Vanstone
Creature FX		Millennium FX
Creature FX Designer		Neill Gorton
Creature F Supervisors		Rob Mayor
Creature F Supervisors		Kate Walshe
Project Coordinator		Sharna Rothwell
Project Coordinator		Rachel Gatt
Supervising Sculptor		Chris Goodman
Electronics		Fenella McKenzie
Creature Fx Technician		Joe Browning
Creature Fx Technician		Tim Pratt
Creature Fx Technician		Elaine Morris
Creature Fx Technician		Darren Robinson
Creature Fx Technician		Tim Quinton
Creature Fx Technician		Trudy Mostyn-Mortimer
Creature Fx Technician		James Mann
Administration For Millennium Fx		Martina Skokova
Transport Manager		Julian Binning
Unit Driver		Paul Watkins
Unit Driver		Jolyon Davey
Unit Driver		Steve Darwent
Unit Driver		Richard Hunt
Unit Driver		Haider Shahab
Hod Health & Safety, Medical & Covid		John Fillingham
Assistant Safety Manager		Terry Davies
Covid Coordinator		Leah Corcoran
Covid Assistant		Ilona Tigere
Medic		Gareth Silcox
Medic		Laura Hinton
Medic		Robert Fillingham
Medic		Todd Daly
Medic		Andy Raynor
Catering		Antonio's Tv And
Facilities		Ap Transport
Facilities		Bob Gurney
Facilities		Richard Gurney
Casting Associate		Ri McDaid-Wren
Casting Assistant		Ray Böhm
First Assistant Editor		Emily Lawrence
First Assistant Editor		Lucy Harris
2nd Assistant Editor		Joseph Keirle
VFX Editor		Matt Nathan
Vfx Editor Trainee		Catrin Rees
Vfx Temp Editor		Alastair Gray
Post Production Supervisor		Liv Duffin
Audio Post		Bang Post Production
Sound Designer		Rob Ireland
Dialogue & Adr Editor		Matthew Cox
Crowd Adr		Wild Adr
Foley Artist		Gareth Rhys Jones
Foley Editor		Nathan Palmer
Foley Mixer		Jamie Talbutt
VFX Supervisor		Dan May
VFX Supervisor		Sebastian Barker
VFX On Set Supervisor		Sean Varney
VFX On Set Supervisor		Daniel Roberts
VFX Line Producer		Liam Tully
VFX Coordinator		Sian Reynish
VFX Coordinator		Livvy Edwards
Data Wrangler		Hattie Williams
Data Wrangler		Benjamin-Martyn Wheeler
VFX Assistant		Sarah-Hoor Aboubakar
Creature Design, Concept Art,		Painting Practice
Vfx Art Director		Alex Woodward
CG Supervisor		Graeme Mcdougall
Previs Supervisor		Fernando Maranon Garcia
Previs / Postvis Artist		Fernando Garcia-Soto Pascual
Previs / Postvis Artist		Daniel Komosny
Previs / Postvis Artist		Paulo Rui Figueiredo
3D Generalist		Razvan Rotaru
Junior Previs Artist		Grégoire Deranville
Junior 3d Unreal Artist		Ethan Hanbury
Concept Artist		Nandor Moldovan
Junior Concept Artist		Maxime Ferlin
Motion Graphics Designer		Sabine Bein
Motion Graphics Designer		Dan Brooks
Head Of Production For Painting Practice		Benjamin Jenkins
Creative Director For Painting Practice		Erica Mcewan
Visual Effects		Automatik VFX
2D Supervisor		Andreas Krein
VFX Associate Producer		Amy Norman
VFX Production Manager		George Myer
VFX Line Producer		Keta Willson
Lead Compositor		Will Ould
Lead 3D Artist		Craig Travis
Lead 3D Artist		Lewis Coombes
Asset Supervisor		Christian Bull
FX Supervisor		Dominic Carus
VFX Editor		Ben Pickering
VFX Production Coordinator		Harry Lake
Asset Producer		Jenny Taylor
3D Artist		Roman Bugrov
3D Artist		Ewan Laidlaw
3D Artist		Rod Mcfall
DMP Artist		Richard Tilbury
Data IO		Chester Kirby
FX Artist		Csaba Novak
FX Artist		Blaz Miklavcic
FX Artist		Dan Ward
FX Artist		Edward Woodhall
FX Artist		Richard Jones
FX Artist		Jordan Mcbride
Compositor		Luis Mota
Compositor		Francesco Presutti
Compositor		Allan Jensen
Compositor		Yousaf Mian
Compositor		Elisa Simoncelli
Compositor		Grant Robertson
Compositor		Pedro Gartner
Compositor		Josh Gotto
Compositor		Christopher Klassen
Compositor		Neil Alford
Compositor		Thomas Castagna
Compositor		Francesco Maggi
Compositor		Elysia Greening
Compositor		Filippo Golin
Online Editor		Christine Kelly
Online Editor		Geraint Pari Huws
Music performed by		BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Music Orchestrated by		Alistair King
Music Conducted by		Alistair King
Music Mixed By		Jake Jackson
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Title Sequence		Printing Practice
Title Sequence		Realtime Visualisation
The Toymaker created by		Brian Hayles

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