The third and final instalment of the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials is upon us, with David Tennant's Time Lord and Catherine Tate's Donna Noble set to bow out in style against an old foe.
With the trilogy's first episode, The Star Beast, and its follow up Wild Blue Yonder having both hit the spot, expectations are now high for this concluding chapter, which returning show runner Russell T Davies has teased as featuring "controversial new Doctor Who mythology".
Hitting TV screens and streaming services shortly, with the promise of Ncuti Gatwa's regeneration as the fifteenth Doctor it's an episode no Whovian will want to miss.
Date: Saturday, December 9
Time: 6.30pm GMT / 1.30pm ET / 10.30am PT / 3.30am AEST (Dec 3)
UK: BBC iPlayer (FREE)
US: Disney Plus
AU: Disney Plus
As with the two previous episodes, plot details for The Giggle are somewhat scant ahead of broadcast, but one key detail we are aware of is the introduction of Neil Patrick Harris as The Toymaker, a villain who first appeared in Doctor Who all the way back in the 1960s.
The long-lost adversary's evil use of puppets gives him the ability to control reality and may have caused the mayhem that occurred at the end of “Wild Blue Yonder,”
In another throwback, the finale is also set to see the return of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart’s daughter and current UNIT head Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Jemma Redgrave), while the trailer suggests elements of the story will see a step back in time to the 1920's and the appearance of historical television John Logie Baird, played by John Mackay.
Initially airing on BBC One, Whovians in the UK can watch Doctor Who The Giggle online for free on BBC iPlayer (with a valid TV licence). Elsewhere around the world, the third of the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials will be available to watch on Disney Plus.
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Who is in the cast of Doctor Who The Giggle?
- David Tennant as The Doctor
- Neil Patrick Harris as The Celestial Toymaker
- Catherine Tate as Donna Noble
- Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott
- Ruth Madeley as Shirley Anne Bingham
- Karl Collins as Shaun Temple
- Yasmin Finney as Rose Temple-Noble
- Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor
- Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble
- Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush
- Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart
- Indira Varma as The Duchess
Is there a synopsis for Doctor Who: The Giggle?
The official synopsis for the episode reads:
"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."
Already watched episode 1 and 2 but didn't catch everything that happened? Here's a detailed explanation [CONTAINS SPOILERS] of the ending.
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