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 DoctorDavid Tennant
Donna NobleCatherine Tate
Charles BanerjeeCharlie de Melo
ToymakerNeil Patrick Harris
John Logie BairdJohn Mackay
Middle Aged ManRoss Gurney-Randall
Colonel IbrahimAlexander Devrient
Shirley BinghamRuth Madeley
Kate StewartJemma Redgrave
MelanieBonnie Langford
PilotGlen Fox
Edward Lawn BridgesTim Hudson
The VlinxAidan Cook
Voice of VlinxNicholas Briggs
Trinity WellsLachele Carl
Voice of Stooky SueLeigh Lothian
Dance double for ToymakerLuke Featherston
Shaun TempleKarl Collins
Sylvia NobleJacqueline King
Rose NobleYasmin Finney
The DoctorNcuti Gatwa
StuntsAndrew Burford
StuntsJames Grogan
StuntsPhil Campbell
StuntsAnthony Skrimshire
StuntsJohn Street
StuntsRenato Gjini
StuntsChris Morrison
StuntsMichael Byrch
StuntsRob Jarman
StuntsChus Lucas
StuntsNadia Hansell
StuntsRobbie Keane
StuntsGary Hoptrough
StuntsNellie Burroughes
StuntsSofian Francis
StuntsJake Osborn
StuntsPaul Bailey
StuntsZoe Fry
StuntsPaul Joseph
Production Team
WriterRussell T Davies
DirectorChanya Button
ProducerVicki Delow
Executive ProducerJulie Gardner
Executive ProducerRussell T Davies
Executive ProducerJane Tranter
Executive ProducerJoel Collins
Executive ProducerPhil Collinson
Casting DirectorAndy Pryor CDG
Music ByMurray Gold
EditorMark Trend
Director of PhotographyMika Orasmaa
Production DesignerPhil Sims
Costume DesignerPam Downe
Hair & Make-up DesignerClaire Williams
Financial ControllerDyfed Thomas
Line ProducerMark Devlin
Production ExecutiveSteffan Morris
Head of ProductionAlex Protherough
Director of ProductionEmily Russell
Production Executive For BBC StudiosJohn Hamer
Executive Producer for the BBCRebecca Ferguson
Commissioning Editor For The BBCLindsay Salt
Co-ProducerEllen Marsh
Script EditorScott Handcock
ColouristGareth Spensley
VFX ProducerWill Cohen
Post Production ProducerCeres Doyle
Supervising Location ManagerIwan Roberts
Sound RecordistAlex Thompson
Dubbing MixerPaul McFadden
Stunt coordinatorDerek Lea
Dance ChoreographerTim Jackson
PuppeteerBrian Fisher
PuppeteerEliot Gibbins
PuppeteerOlivia Racionzer
PuppeteerSara-Jane Waters
Dialect CoachMarilyn Le Conte
Magic ConsultantPeter Clifford
PuppeteerKayla Teodoro
First Assistant DirectorJames Emmott
2nd Assistant DirectorLauren Pate
2nd Assistant DirectorCharlie Campbell
3rd Assistant DirectorJennifer Day
Floor RunnerJac Lewis
Floor RunnerSaad Mohamed
Floor RunnerJamal Price
Floor RunnerGeorge Cheetham
Floor RunnerHelen Langford
Production ManagerDelmi Thomas
Production CoordinatorSandra Cosfeld
Assistant Production CoordinatorLiam Hobbs
Production SecretaryFlorence Trott
Production SecretaryChris Harkus
Production SecretaryAdam Byard
Production Office RunnerDanilo Van-Der Nguyen
Production Office RunnerLisa Elena Williams
Director's AssistantDaniella Wilson
Creative CoordinatorFabia Sinigaglia
AssistantDee Brooker
AssistantKaleigh O'Boyle
AssistantJoshua MG Thomas
Location ManagerDaniel Wellstead
Assistant Location ManagerAlex Moore
Unit ManagerKyle Yates
Assistant Unit ManagerTom Chalkley
Location AssistantShuaib Said
Location AssistantVictoria Louise Jolliffe
Studio ManagerRichard Balshaw
Assistant AccountantGreg Robinson
Assistant AccountantDevon Anscombe
Assistant AccountantAimee Bond
Assistant AccountantLaura Gardner
CashierJoseff Thomas
Camera OperatorMartin Stephens
Focus PullerMartin Payne
Focus PullerJonathan Vidgen
Clapper LoaderSophie Hardcastle
Clapper LoaderSarah MacLeod
Camera TraineeElesha Penderson
Camera TraineeKudzai Dzokamushure
Digital Imaging TechnicianNick Everett
Data ManagerDave Buckley
Key GripBobby Williams
GripKen Hodgson
Grip TraineeAlexander Jones
Grip TraineeRhys Jones
Grip TraineeEmily Badger-Knight
Script SupervisorLucy Dews
Script SupervisorInes Mayorga
1st Assistant SoundJames Bowen
1st Assistant SoundAngharad Evans
GafferPaul Jarvis
Rigger GafferPete Chester
Best BoyChris Kiley
Lighting RiggerPaul Davies
Desk OperatorAlan Tippetts
Rigging Desk OperatorPete Davies
ElectricianScott Smallwood
ElectricianAndrew Truckle
ElectricianAndy Green
ElectricianSion Davies
ElectricianSion Davies
ElectricianSion Davies
Supervising Art DirectorRobyn Paiba
Senior Art DirectorCrissy Howes
Senior Art DirectorGareth Cousins
Senior Art DirectorDavid Weare
Art DirectorJon Horsham
Art DirectorKartik Kundan Nagar
Art DirectorHattie Gent
Prop Art DirectorMichael Van Kestteren
Assistant Art DirectorHakan Yoruk
Assistant Art DirectorEleri LLoyd
Standby Art DirectorIfan Lewis Lewis
Set DecoratorKate Guyan
Assistant Set DecoratorJosie Martin
Assistant Set DecoratorVerity Scott
Production BuyerHelen O'Leary
Action Props BuyerTara Lily Johnston
Assistant BuyerTaymar Lee
Assistant BuyerCamilla Blair
Petty Cash BuyerBillie Blue Williams
Production DesignerPhilip Sims
Assistant BuyerLois Drage
DraughtsmanMatt Sanders
Junior DraughtpersonLucia Heseltine
Junior DraughtpersonElla Farndon
Junior DraughtpersonKatja Allen-Kormylo
Art Department CoordinatorJason Davies-Redgrave
Art Department AssistantSam Hanson
Props MasterNick Thomas
Props ChargehandStuart Rankmore
Standby PropsPhilip Bull
Standby PropsJonathan Barclay
Prop HandDeclan Petryna
Prop HandAtiff Tahir
Prop HandCalvin Evans
Prop HandIngo Hans
Prop HandJohn Thomas
Prop HandJoseph Craig
Prop HandIeuan Parker
Prop HandIfan Ramage
Practical ElectricianPhillip Jones
StoremanCharlie Malik
Trainee StoremanKristan Mcdonald
Prop DriverMark Herbert
Standby PainterJessie Thomas
Graphic DesignerStephen Fielding
Assistant Graphic DesignerSophie Cowdrey
Graphics AssistantAled Llyr Griffiths
Prop Modeller HODBarry Jones
ModellerGrant Humberstone
ModellerPaul Mazonas
ModellerStephanie Howell
ModellerPenny Howarth
ModellerValma Hiblen
Fabrication BuyerHester Haslett-Venus
RiggingShadow Scaffolding
Standby RiggerAlex Herbert
Standby RiggerMichael Boulton
Construction4Wood
Project Manager Construction ManagersJames Thorne
Construction ManagerBrian Jones
Construction ManagerSteve Jackson
HOD Scenic Artist Hod SculptorNeil Morris
HOD SculptorPete Mitchell
Construction Buyer/coordinatorLottie Ashley
FabricatorKonstantinos Grigoriadis
Standby CarpenterWill Pope
HOD ScenicJody Raynes
Special Effects Real SFX
Sfx SupervisorDanny Hargreaves
Sfx Assistant/prep SupervisorArran Glassar
Sfx Floor SupervisorTom Vincent
Assistant Costume DesignerRos Marshall
Costume Design AssistantRosalie Tyack
Costume SupervisorLaura Baker
Costume CoordinatorCharlotte Godfrey
Principal Costume StandbysKitty Carin-Boyd
Principal Costume StandbysLeila Headon
Crowd CostumeNadia Cucinella
Costume ArtistHeather Waterton
Costume MakerIssy Lawrence
Costume MakerJessica Hardy
Costume MakerHannah Carey
Costume TraineesLizzie Doody
Make-Up ArtistSammy-Jo Webb-Edwards
Hair & Make-up SupervisorClarice Gill
Senior Hair & Make-up ArtistJuliet Ireland
Senior Hair & Make-up ArtistSarah Davies
Personal Make-up Artist To David TennantStevie Smith
Junior Hair & Make-up ArtistStuart Cheadle
Junior Hair & Make-up ArtistKate Rawsthorne
Trainee Hair & Make-up ArtistSammy Vanstone
Creature FX Millennium FX
Creature FX DesignerNeill Gorton
Creature F SupervisorsRob Mayor
Creature F SupervisorsKate Walshe
Project CoordinatorSharna Rothwell
Project CoordinatorRachel Gatt
Supervising SculptorChris Goodman
ElectronicsFenella McKenzie
Creature Fx TechnicianJoe Browning
Creature Fx TechnicianTim Pratt
Creature Fx TechnicianElaine Morris
Creature Fx TechnicianDarren Robinson
Creature Fx TechnicianTim Quinton
Creature Fx TechnicianTrudy Mostyn-Mortimer
Creature Fx TechnicianJames Mann
Administration For Millennium FxMartina Skokova
Transport ManagerJulian Binning
Unit DriverPaul Watkins
Unit DriverJolyon Davey
Unit DriverSteve Darwent
Unit DriverRichard Hunt
Unit DriverHaider Shahab
Hod Health & Safety, Medical & CovidJohn Fillingham
Assistant Safety ManagerTerry Davies
Covid CoordinatorLeah Corcoran
Covid AssistantIlona Tigere
MedicGareth Silcox
MedicLaura Hinton
MedicRobert Fillingham
MedicTodd Daly
MedicAndy Raynor
CateringAntonio's Tv And
FacilitiesAp Transport
FacilitiesBob Gurney
FacilitiesRichard Gurney
Casting AssociateRi McDaid-Wren
Casting AssistantRay Böhm
First Assistant EditorEmily Lawrence
First Assistant EditorLucy Harris
2nd Assistant EditorJoseph Keirle
VFX EditorMatt Nathan
Vfx Editor TraineeCatrin Rees
Vfx Temp EditorAlastair Gray
Post Production SupervisorLiv Duffin
Audio Post Bang Post Production
Sound DesignerRob Ireland
Dialogue & Adr EditorMatthew Cox
Crowd AdrWild Adr
Foley ArtistGareth Rhys Jones
Foley EditorNathan Palmer
Foley MixerJamie Talbutt
VFX SupervisorDan May
VFX SupervisorSebastian Barker
VFX On Set SupervisorSean Varney
VFX On Set SupervisorDaniel Roberts
VFX Line ProducerLiam Tully
VFX CoordinatorSian Reynish
VFX CoordinatorLivvy Edwards
Data WranglerHattie Williams
Data WranglerBenjamin-Martyn Wheeler
VFX AssistantSarah-Hoor Aboubakar
Creature Design, Concept Art,Painting Practice
Vfx Art DirectorAlex Woodward
CG SupervisorGraeme Mcdougall
Previs SupervisorFernando Maranon Garcia
Previs / Postvis ArtistFernando Garcia-Soto Pascual
Previs / Postvis ArtistDaniel Komosny
Previs / Postvis ArtistPaulo Rui Figueiredo
3D GeneralistRazvan Rotaru
Junior Previs ArtistGrégoire Deranville
Junior 3d Unreal ArtistEthan Hanbury
Concept ArtistNandor Moldovan
Junior Concept ArtistMaxime Ferlin
Motion Graphics DesignerSabine Bein
Motion Graphics DesignerDan Brooks
Head Of Production For Painting PracticeBenjamin Jenkins
Creative Director For Painting PracticeErica Mcewan
Visual EffectsAutomatik VFX
2D SupervisorAndreas Krein
VFX Associate ProducerAmy Norman
VFX Production ManagerGeorge Myer
VFX Line ProducerKeta Willson
Lead CompositorWill Ould
Lead 3D ArtistCraig Travis
Lead 3D ArtistLewis Coombes
Asset SupervisorChristian Bull
FX SupervisorDominic Carus
VFX EditorBen Pickering
VFX Production CoordinatorHarry Lake
Asset ProducerJenny Taylor
3D ArtistRoman Bugrov
3D ArtistEwan Laidlaw
3D ArtistRod Mcfall
DMP ArtistRichard Tilbury
Data IOChester Kirby
FX ArtistCsaba Novak
FX ArtistBlaz Miklavcic
FX ArtistDan Ward
FX ArtistEdward Woodhall
FX ArtistRichard Jones
FX ArtistJordan Mcbride
CompositorLuis Mota
CompositorFrancesco Presutti
CompositorAllan Jensen
CompositorYousaf Mian
CompositorElisa Simoncelli
CompositorGrant Robertson
CompositorPedro Gartner
CompositorJosh Gotto
CompositorChristopher Klassen
CompositorNeil Alford
CompositorThomas Castagna
CompositorFrancesco Maggi
CompositorElysia Greening
CompositorFilippo Golin
Online EditorChristine Kelly
Online EditorGeraint Pari Huws
Music performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Music Orchestrated byAlistair King
Music Conducted byAlistair King
Music Mixed ByJake Jackson
Title MusicRon Grainer
Title SequencePrinting Practice
Title SequenceRealtime Visualisation
The Toymaker created byBrian Hayles