Part 3 of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary trilogy, The Giggle, filmed in various locations in Bristol, doubling the city for London. 
 

Bristol Film Office supported the shoot, that took place last year in the Old City. 
 

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

In the episode, the Doctor (David Tennant), Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and her grandfather Wilfred Mott (the late Bernard Cribbins) are seen in a world of chaos on the streets of Bristol that double for London, as The Toymaker (Neil Patrick Harris), dances. 
 

Major action scenes were shot on and around Clare Street in the summer of 2022. Tennant and Tate also filmed scenes in and around the nearby churchyard at the historic St Stephens Church. Nearby Broad Street was also used during filming. Creperie Chez Marcel was redressed to become a toyshop called ‘Mr Emporium’. Filming also took place in a nearby alleyway connecting Broad Street to neighbouring Small Street, where the TARDIS was parked.

 
Laura Aviles, head of film, Bristol City Council said: “As an iconic production that has been successfully made in Wales since its reboot 20 years ago, Bristol’s neighbouring locations are easily accessible, appealing and convenient to Doctor Who’s production team.

“Bristol Film Office has been proud to assist with locations support on many occasions over the years – but last Summer’s shoot in the busy central streets of Bristol’s Old City was by far the biggest and most ambitious Doctor Who shoot we have ever hosted. 

 
The Doctor Who 60th Anniversary trilogy is produced by Bad Wolf with BBC Studios and Disney Branded Television. 
 

Image: Neil Patrick Harris as The Toymaker on Clare Street, credit James Pardon/BBC.