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Geoffrey Noble, or "Geoff" for short, was Donna Noble's father.

Biography[]

Early life[]

In the late 1960s, Geoff was a greaser going by the nickname "Elvis". (GAME: The Silent Streets of Barry Island [+]Jacqueline Rayner, Infinity (Tiny Rebel Games, 2019).)

Family life[]

Geoff married Sylvia Mott circa 1970 (PROSE: Beautiful Chaos) and had a daughter named Donna. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2006 (BBC One, 2006).)

When he came home from a football match, Geoff once said, "veni, vidi, vici", to Donna. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii [+]James Moran, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008).) He would also reassure Donna that "every game start[ed] from scratch" as the "dice [didn't] know what the dice did last time" because "games [didn't] have a memory." (TV: The Giggle [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who 2023 specials (BBC One, 2023).)

Geoff lent £1 to the Tenth Doctor for a Celebration Lottery ticket. The Doctor gave the ticket to Donna as a wedding present in 2010, securing her and Shaun Temple's financial future as it had the winning numbers in a triple roll-over draw. (TV: The End of Time (part two) [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2009 and New Year Special 2010 (BBC One, 2009-2010).)

On 24 December 2007, Geoff walked Donna down the aisle during her wedding to Lance Bennett when she disappeared in a burst of golden light due to huon particles. As baffled as anyone else, he took charge of seeing to the injured in the wake of the Robot Santas' attack on the wedding reception. Later that day, he and Sylvia returned home, and embraced near their Christmas tree as Donna and the Tenth Doctor talked. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2006 (BBC One, 2006).) Geoff ultimately had to pay for the damage done to the wedding reception venue. (PROSE: Judge, Jury and Executioner)

Death[]

Geoff died on 15 May, in a filling station, having been ill for several months. The following year, Sylvia told her daughter that she had had a tough year "with [her] Dad". Geoff and Sylvia had been married for thirty-eight years. (PROSE: Beautiful Chaos)

Legacy[]

A photo of Geoff with Donna on her wedding day was placed on the mantlepiece of Donna's house by 2023. (TV: The Star Beast [+]Russell T Davies, adapted from Doctor Who and the Star Beast (Pat Mills and John Wagner), Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (BBC One and Disney+, 2023).)

Other realities[]

Donna's World[]

In a parallel world in which the Tenth Doctor died aboard the Webstar, Sylvia told Donna that Geoff would have loved the place they were staying in. Geoff died at roughly the same time in Donna's World as in the Doctor's universe. (TV: Turn Left [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008).)

Behind the scenes[]

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