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Dr. Who Series Star Quits

Posted by Zonk on from the killllll-the-doktorrrrrr dept.

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."

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  1. You would have thunk... by fatgeekuk · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ... that he would have considered the typecasting possibility earlier ...

    could it be that he could not agree with the Beeb as to how much he would be paid for a second season?

    He had nothing to fear about a second season typecasting him. he was typecase at 17:05 last saturday when he poked his head around a door and said "hello, I'm the doctor"...

    A friend of mine was in London on Saturday, when he came back in to work on Tuesday he said, "guess who I saw in london on Saturday?, Doctor Who", not Chris Eccleston, Dr Who... jobs already done...