After a lengthy hiatus of more than 15 years, help British fan-favorite series Doctor Who finally returned to television back in 2005 under the guidance of creator and Who aficionado Russell T. Davies. The first season of the hit science fiction drama consisted of 13 episodes and essentially reintroduced viewers to the Doctor, diagnosis an enigmatic humanoid alien who travels through time and space in his blue police box the TARDIS. English actor Christopher Eccleston was lucky enough to play the first new, modern incarnation of the Time Lord, alongside Billie Piper as his companion Rose Tyler.

Yet while Piper went on to star in the next season as well, Eccleston unceremoniously left the series after only the first season. A lot of fans speculated as …

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