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On [[30 March (production)|30 March]] [[2005 (production)|2005]], the BBC released a statement, ostensibly from Eccleston, saying that he had decided to leave the role after just one series, owing to fears that he would become typecast. On [[4 April (production)|4 April]], the BBC revealed that Eccleston's "statement" had been falsely attributed and released without his consent. The BBC admitted that they had broken an agreement made in January not to disclose publicly the fact that he only intended to do one season. The statement had been made after journalists made queries to the press office.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4410943.stm] | On [[30 March (production)|30 March]] [[2005 (production)|2005]], the BBC released a statement, ostensibly from Eccleston, saying that he had decided to leave the role after just one series, owing to fears that he would become typecast. On [[4 April (production)|4 April]], the BBC revealed that Eccleston's "statement" had been falsely attributed and released without his consent. The BBC admitted that they had broken an agreement made in January not to disclose publicly the fact that he only intended to do one season. The statement had been made after journalists made queries to the press office.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4410943.stm] | ||
Eccleston's role as the Doctor was taken over by [[David Tennant]] at the end of the last episode of the 2005 series, ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]''. | Eccleston's role as the Doctor was taken over by [[David Tennant]] at the end of the last episode of the 2005 series, ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''. | ||
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 part continued to be a subject of discussion 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. "[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/10/04/bvalan04.xml] Ten days later, Eccleston told ''The Daily Mirror'' this was not true and expressed some irritation at Davies for his comments. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/10/04/bvalan04.xml] He later indicated in an interview about another TV show he worked on, ''Lennon Naked'', that he didn't enjoy the working environment. [http://www.bad-wolf.info/LNinterview01-a.htm] | 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 part continued to be a subject of discussion 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. "[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/10/04/bvalan04.xml] Ten days later, Eccleston told ''The Daily Mirror'' this was not true and expressed some irritation at Davies for his comments. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/10/04/bvalan04.xml] He later indicated in an interview about another TV show he worked on, ''Lennon Naked'', that he didn't enjoy the working environment. [http://www.bad-wolf.info/LNinterview01-a.htm] | ||
