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Dr. Who Series Star Quits
TinheadNed writes "The day after the BBC confirmed there will be a second Doctor Who series next year, as well as a Christmas special, new Dr Who actor Christopher Eccleston has revealed he will not continue in the role, for fears of being typecast. Billie Piper, who plays his assistant Rose, will probably continue in her role."
Both you and 2sheds are wrong.
12 regenerations, but William Hartnell doesn't count. He's the original Doctor, not a regeneration. Patrick Troughton was the first regeneration.
By the way, the films starring Peter Cushing definitely don't count.
"Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
The official word from Russell Davies has always been that the processions was McCoy -> McGann -> Eccleston.
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There is a plot device. It's called the "Eye of Harmony" and was used by The Master" in the story "The Deadly Assassin" to get past his twelfth regeneration cycle.
It's a real shame though - After seeing the first episode, Christopher Eccleston seemed to be ready to match Tom Baker's mix of eccentricity, creativiy, and insanity (not forgetting that wild-eyed grin). The other doctors never seemed to have that edgy psychotic attitude, that would justify wanting to escape from the home world and travelling between random locations in space and time.
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If William Shatner didn't get "typecast" then I don't think this guy has much to worry about; OTTOMH, Shatner has played a starship captain, a policeman, and a lawyer (and all THAT after he played a Hitler-type character...or did he actually play Hitler in a movie...? Aha! to the rescue!! Holy COW, his IMDB entry is HUGE...ok, I'm seriously OT now, but Eccleston has nothing to worry about.)
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Actually, she continued to be a very successful actress...she was in 82 movies all the way up till 1979...then she made guest stars on several TV series and of course she was in the Maxwell House Coffee commercials up till the day she died in 1985.
She was a talented actress and was up till she passed.
"Leo Fender was in a 'state of grace' when he designed the Stratocaster." -- Paul Reed Smith
The thread is quite old now so I doubt many will see this but for more info on one of the key people involved in the creation of the badass Dr. theme tune have a look here.
Delia Derbyshire Website
Delia created the theme tune from Ron Grainer's original score. On first hearing it Grainer was tickled pink: "Did I really write this?" he asked. "Most of it," replied Derbyshire.
In an age when women were not "allowed" in recording studios she is pretty much responsible for one of the most recognised TV theme tunes ever.