{"id":41450,"date":"2023-12-09T20:57:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T19:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1941718"},"modified":"2023-12-10T02:47:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T01:47:25","slug":"doctor-who-fans-emotional-over-the-giggle-as-david-tennant-bows-out","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-fans-emotional-over-the-giggle-as-david-tennant-bows-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who fans emotional over The Giggle as David Tennant bows out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> It&#8217;s the end of a (second) era &#8211; or is it? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Louise Griffin\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 09 December 2023 at 19:57 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><strong>Warning: Spoilers ahead for Doctor Who\u2019s final 60th anniversary special, The Giggle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-release-schedule\/\">Doctor Who<\/a> fans have reacted with delight and emotion as David Tennant departed the show once more \u2013 but is it for good?<\/p>\n<p>The Giggle saw the Fourteenth Doctor face one of his oldest and most terrifying enemies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-toymaker-neil-patrick-harris-explained\/\">the Toymaker<\/a>, originally played by Michael Gough and this time brought to life by Neil Patrick Harris.<\/p>\n<p>With the world driven mad, the Toymaker also taunted the Doctor and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-donna-noble-recap\/\">Donna Noble<\/a> (Catherine Tate), bombarding them with tricks and games.<\/p>\n<p>In a shocking twist, the Fourteenth Doctor (Tennant) regenerated at the hands of the Toymaker but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-bi-regeneration-newsupdate\/\">instead he \u2018bi-generated\u2019 and two Doctors were left<\/a> \u2013 the Fourteenth and the new Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa).<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"SPOILERS: The Fourteenth Doctor Regenerates | David Tennant to Ncuti Gatwa | The Giggle | Doctor Who\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l2MFwLn-SmA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Together, the two Doctors beat the Toymaker before having an emotional discussion of past losses with Donna and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-bonnie-langford-mel-return-the-giggle-newsupdate\/\">Mel Bush<\/a> (Bonnie Langford).<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, the Fifteenth decided to go travelling in the TARDIS while the Fourteenth chose to stay behind with Donna and her family.<\/p> <p>However, with the remainder of their power from defeating the Toymaker, the Fifteenth claimed their prize: a duplicate TARDIS.<\/p>\n<p>As Fourteen and Fifteen said goodbye, we later saw the Fourteenth Doctor enjoying a meal with Donna, Mel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-rose-yasmin-finney-explained\/\">Rose Noble<\/a> (Yasmin Finney), Shaun Temple (Karl Collins) and Sylvia Noble (Jacqueline King).<\/p>\n<p>While the Fourteenth can still go on adventures \u2013 and likely will with an eager Rose \u2013 he plans to enjoy some downtime for now.<\/p>\n<p>Now, fans have taken to social media to react to the highly emotional scenes which felt like some wonderful wish fulfillment.<\/p>\n<p>One fan penned on X, formerly known as Twitter: \u201c<span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">14th DOCTOR HAS A FAMILY! CALLING DONNA HIS SISTER AND BEST FRIEND! ROSE HIS NIECE! WILF HIS GRANDAD! SYLVIA HIS WICKED STEP MUM! SO EMOTIONAL <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-1loqt21\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hashtag_click\">#DoctorWho<\/a>\u201c.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">14th DOCTOR HAS A FAMILY! CALLING DONNA HIS SISTER AND BEST FRIEND! ROSE HIS NIECE! WILF HIS GRANDAD! SYLVIA HIS WICKED STEP MUM! SO EMOTIONAL <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UzC7IiL9Qi\">pic.twitter.com\/UzC7IiL9Qi<\/a><\/p>\u2014 abby\ud83e\udebf19 \ud83e\uddf8 (@abby_dixonn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abby_dixonn\/status\/1733571514526523717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>A different viewer wrote on X: \u201c<span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Imagine going back and telling those of us watching him wipe her memory in series 4 it would end like this. I am fragile <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-1loqt21\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hashtag_click\">#DoctorWho<\/a>\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Imagine going back and telling those of us watching him wipe her memory in series 4 it would end like this. I am fragile <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aXZoWsZUwm\">pic.twitter.com\/aXZoWsZUwm<\/a><\/p>\u2014 The DoctorDonna Era \ud83e\ude90 (@BurningSunBon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurningSunBon\/status\/1733571062183469392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Elsewhere, on X, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rhysbas\/status\/1733570231681822786?s=20\">one fan<\/a> was less impressed with the bi-generation twist, penning: \u201c<span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Already feel like <\/span><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">bigeneration<\/span><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> is something that\u2019s never gonna sit right with me. <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-1loqt21\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hashtag_click\">#DoctorWho<\/a>\u201c.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finally, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/romantashas\/status\/1733570960903868433?s=20\">one Doctor Who viewer concluded<\/a> on X: \u201c<span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">14\u2019s end was really beautiful. \u201cI\u2019ve never been so happy in my life.\u201d I have some issues with <\/span><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">bigeneration<\/span><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> but I\u2019m really glad to see a happy ending. <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-1loqt21\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hashtag_click\">#DoctorWho<\/a>\u201c.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The episode marked the final instalment in the 60th anniversary specials, which saw Tennant and Tate return together after 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>It also introduced us to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-representation-enriches-newsupdate\/\">Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s<\/a> Fifteenth Doctor for the very first time, with his first full episode to air on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who will return for The Church on Ruby Road on BBC One at 5:55pm on Christmas Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Previous episodes are available on BBC iPlayer and\u00a0<\/strong><strong>on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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