9th Doctor - Christopher Eccleston

On 20 March 2004, it was announced that Eccleston was to play the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the revival of the legendary BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, which began transmission on 26 March 2005. He was considered by many fans to be well suited to the role and praised for his ability to switch seamlessly between being humorous and playful to deadly serious.
On 30 March 2005, the BBC released a statement, ostensibly from Eccleston, saying that he had decided to leave the role after just one series, because he feared becoming typecast. On 4 April, the BBC revealed that Eccleston's "statement" was falsely attributed and released without his consent. The BBC admitted that they had broken an agreement made in January not to disclose publicly that he only intended to do one series. The statement had been made after journalists made queries to the press office.[8]
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".[9] Ten days later, Eccleston told The Daily Mirror this was not true, and expressed some irritation at Davies for his comments.[10]
On 7 November 2008, at the National Theatre to promote his book The Writer's Tale, Russell T Davies said that Eccleston's contract was for a single year because it was uncertain whether the show would continue beyond a single revival series. In retrospect, he says, it has been an enormous success, but at the time there were doubts within the BBC.
Eccleston was voted "Most Popular Actor" at the 2005 National Television Awards for his portrayal of the Doctor.
Eccleston was very touched by the response he received from children for his role as the Ninth Doctor. He said "In all the 20 years I've been acting, I've never enjoyed a response so much as the one I've had from children and I'm carrying that in my heart forever..."

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DWA What I did on my Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow  Short Story
157 Rose       1 episode 
158 The End of the World     1 episode 
159 The Unquiet Dead     1 episode 
A2005 Doctor VS Doctor    Short Story
160 Aliens of London / World War Three   2 episodes
DWM The Love Invasion        Comic   
A2005 Mr. Nobody         Comic   
BBCN01 The Clockwise Man        Novel   
BBCN02 The Monsters Inside        Novel   
BBCN03 Winner Takes All        Novel   
A2005 The Masks of Makassar    Short Story
A2005 Pitter-Patter     Short Story
DWM Art Attack!         Comic   
DWM The Cruel Sea         Comic   
161 Dalek       1 episode 
162 The Long Game      1 episode 
163 Father's Day      1 episode 
DWM A Groatsworth of Wit        Comic   
164 The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances   2 episodes
BBCN04 The Deviant Strain        Novel   
BBCN05 Only Human         Novel   
165 Boom Town      1 episode 
BBCN06 The Stealers of Dreams        Novel   
166 Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways   2 episodes

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