Doctor Who: Christopher Eccleston Will Return To TV Show When Hell Freezes Over
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Doctor Who television anytime soon. Eccleston appeared on the British morning show,
Lorraine. Host Lorraine Kelly was about to ask about Eccleston s possible return to
Doctor Who television, reprising his role as the Ninth Doctor in live-action, when Eccleston got ahead of her with his answer. I know what you re getting at, Lorraine, but only when hell freezes over, as The Eagles once said, he replied.
Eccleston is already recording his return as the Doctor in audio form. Eccleston debuted as the Doctor in 2005, leading the sci-fi series into a new era for a new generation. He s returning to the franchise for the first time for this series of 12 full-cast audio adventures, to be released across four box sets, starting with volume one in May 2021. Eccleston said in a statement at the time the series was announced, “After 15 years it will be exciting to revisit the Ninth Doctor s world, bri
For the first time in 15 years, Christopher Eccleston is reprising his role as the Ninth Time Lord for new
Doctor Who audio adventures from Big Finish but don t expect him to return to live-action anytime soon. Recently speaking with Lorraine Kelly, the actor jokingly said that he d return to the TV series only when Hell freezes over.
First announced over the summer, the project was written by Big Finish creative director Nicholas Briggs, who has voiced the Daleks and Cybermen since 2005. At the time of the interview with Kelly, Eccleston was on his way to do the second day of recording; no plot details have been shared with the public yet.