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Christopher Eccleston: Ninth Doctor
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In 2005, Christopher played the Ninth Doctor in Russell T. Davies' revival of TV classic Doctor Who. Starring alongside Billie Piper, he took on new foes as well as old adversaries the Daleks, before regenerating into David Tennant at the end of the series.
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On 11 June 2005, during a BBC radio interview, when asked if he had enjoyed working on Doctor Who, Eccleston responded by saying, "Mixed, but that's a long story." Eccleston's reasons for leaving the role continue to be debated in Britain's newspapers: on 4 October 2005 Alan Davies told The Daily Telegraph that Eccleston had been "overworked" by the BBC, and had left the role because he was "exhausted".[2] Ten days later, Eccleston told The Daily Mirror this was not true, and expressed some irritation at Davies for his comments.[3]
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Playing the new Doctor Who - the latest in a long line of famous travelling Time Lords - was a tough assignment, admits actor Christopher Eccleston. With a grin, he says: “Not quite as hard, perhaps, as playing Jesus Christ in The Second Coming, or playing Hamlet on the stage the other year.”
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Born in 1964, Eccleston reached international stardom as the Ninth Doctor in Doctor Who in March 2005, even though he only played the role for a single season. He has appeared in numerous other films, including 28 Days Later, Elizabeth, and Shallow Grave; other notable television work includes The Second Coming and Cracker.
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Since the success of Shallow Grave, Eccleston has enjoyed regular work in both film and television, winning a growing audience of fans for his often intense performances. Never shy of taking challenging roles, he's made many genre appearances and in March 2004 was announced as the ninth television Doctor in the comeback series of the popular BBC TV series Doctor Who [2005]
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According to the BBC, Eccleston's final "Doctor Who" episode will be a Christmas special. (Note: In BBC terms, a "Christmas special" doesn't necessarily have anything to do with Christmas. It simply airs on Christmas.)
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