@@rnw2739 I think if any fantasy fan looks into the background of any serious, Shakespearian actor, you're probably gonna be bored to death. It's your problem, not his.
I respect Christopher for saying that one of the reasons he's doing Big Finish is that it's paying work. Wanting to support yourself and/or your family is a good reason to be doing this.
It is a good answer but obviously there is a bit more to it. BF was willing to pay him since they got the new series license. He had to want to do it and to his satisfaction. It's not like he would just take the money and not care about the scripts. Not that BF would not care but it's nice to know that he cares as much as they do.
@@Ben-vf5gk Yeah, he said it’s been a joy playing the 9th Doctor for Big Finish because the scripts are good. Which suggests he didn’t think as much of the scripts he did on the screen (on average). And I’d agree. Some of his TV scripts, such as “Dalek”, were very good. But I think the average Big Finish box-set script far exceeds the average TV show script, so I think it makes sense that this would be part of his enthusiasm for returning to the role. Hats off to him for his honesty!
I love hearing Chris answer these questions so openly. I just want to say, I'm so happy Chris was allowed to keep his accent for the role back in 2005. As a kid who'd never heard those accents, travelling up North all those years later was amazing. Everybody spoke like Doctor Who! - Matt
I love how he constantly praises The Writers and everyone who has taken part in creating these Audios. Chris seems like such a nice and humble guy. We love you Chris :)
He was trying to remain stoic and professional. But that last question made him break character with a big smile! Very nice of him to do this. I've already ordered the Ravagers.
People often forget that for all the fame acting affords, it is still a job and I love that Chris has no pretentions at all. That said he is clearly relishing the role again and it's so lovely to see.
*Here we see one of the greatest sights in the world; Christopher Eccleston* *What, did you expect something contradictory down here? I DON’T CONTRADICT THE TRuTH*
I'm not going to lie, I got very emotional when he said a certain word. Christopher Eccleston is still my favorite Doctor, and as a human, he's more than earned my respect. Such a class act.
I'd be lying if i said i hadn't missed chris's down to earth yet humble approach to his work. Returning to a character that while he enjoyed like he says, he returned to support his family. His almost constant appreciation for the crew and writers is heartwarming humble. What a lad
Still can't believe my childhood hero has come back. Looking forward to this a lot. Happy to see him being so down to earth too. A Doctor for the people.
I was ready to cry by the end of this. Seeing Christopher back has made me happier than I have been since this pandemic started and maybe even before that. I would have loved to have seen him work with Patrick Troughton, the 2nd Doctor was one of my favourites! I'm devastated about the jacket though!
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listen, the only thing I want him to answer is : do you know how loved you are, not only for your performance in doctor who, but for your whole career ?? and that around the world ? ❤️
"My doctor is happy to meet anybody." What a lovely encapsulation of the character, which holds so much weight given what the doctor endured to regenerate into the 9th, war and all. The idea of someone who recognizes how broken they are, but is finally and happily able to now hold onto hope because the universe is quite large, and and there's a lot of potential new friends. And that's why I like Chris' statement of Rose being the only full time companion for his doctor. Other people traveling from time to time is great, but labeling them as the 9th doctor's friends as opposed to his companions I think is a kinda beautiful way to encapsulate the energy held by the character in relation to the people he meets. People call Eccleston's doctor the stern doctor, but honestly I think I would call him the friendly doctor. He's the doctor you'd want if you needed cheering up after a hard day, because he'll take you on an adventure just to show you how beautiful life can be.
When Big Finish expanded their Doctor Who license to do stuff beyond the 8th Doctor, this man coming back was at the top of the list of things that I wanted to have happen, and it finally did. Thank you, Big Finish. Keep being awesome, and I hope Eccleston does more than 4 box sets. I'll keep buying them. :D
Oh, seeing him and earing him speak so candidly and honestly warms the heart. Glad that working with Big Finish was a pleasant experience for him. He doesn't half impress without even trying, bless him!
Oh he is just so lovely. Hope Big Finish can find a way to add a Big Issue fundraiser and commission short storyline on homelessness for him to be in. Many big issue sellers are such talented writers and artists, wonder what could be done with some mentoring.
It's lovely to see how emotional he gets when the Brazilian fan expresses people's love for the Ninth Doctor. It's great to see, and I'm glad that Christopher Eccleston has found a new home so to speak at Big Finish. It's quite a joy to hear his clear passion and dedication to his work at Big Finish.
This is lovely. Seriously lovely. The fan in me tingles hearing Christopher Eccleston refer to Dark Eyes but every time I see/hear him being interviewed, and when I read his wonderful book, he strikes me as among the best of us. I'm a Who fan and an Eccleston fan separately so it's always been a little bit magic that I can intersect the two.
Brilliant to hear the joy of playing the part coming through in this ! My thanks to Mr Eccleston for returning and making this and many other Doctor Who Fans very happy indeed ! Thank you !
I've always loved Chris as an Actor, from his early work in Cracker & Our Friends in the North, up to his present role in The A Word. It's fantastic to see him reprise his role as the ninth Doctor.
I would love to see Chris in something like a short. In a similar vein to what Paul McGann did for The Night of the Doctor during the 50th Anniversary year. Though I’d want it to be longer, 20-30 minutes.
Thank you Christopher, that i FOUND Doctor Who in where the new series started. I did know it it from video games, like Fallout and when i was a child, i had this Dalek toy in the sandbox. And all i know was the series with the man in a police box, with a loooong scarf :D But when the series started again, now I REALLY know it, and have my first tattoo "Seal of Rassilon" to prove it hih :) All the best from Finland! :)
Christopher has always been my favorite actor and glad to see him back really brings me joy he got me through so many hard times and i wish the best to him
Great bunch of questions, Chris gave each one a thought out answer! Hearing how much fun he's having playing the ninth doctor again on audio makes me even more excited to listen Ravagers in May! (Which I didn't think I could get more excited then I am!!!)
I understand if some actors may feel trapped by one role like its haunting them but i hope he sees it as a good thing, Doctor Who means so much to so many people.
I so wish he'd stayed with the role on TV for another year -- he was just wonderful. I was very skeptical when they brought the show back as an old-school fan, but he won me over completely.
What a gent, I love his directness and honesty. He took the job because he needed the cash, a reason I'm sure will make people turn on him but, who gives a fig what they think? It's great that he's back. :)
Christopher Eccleston doesn't get enough appreciation for what he achieves. Not just for being the Ninth Doctor, but also for being a real gentleman who cares about issues affecting our society. Those are what make him fantastic.
I am so happy to see my favorite doctor return, I love him in every single role he's in, but 9 is, and always will be my favourite and to everyone who sees this, have a fantastic day!
Glad he is back as the Ninth Doctor thats how I got into the show then went back and forward watching the classic era and modern era. Hopefully he becomes a regular with Big Finish doing more volumes like the classic doctors and hopefully we will get a multi doctor audio adventure with the surviving actors be great to hear him bounce of them making for a new type of chemistry.
Fantastic, indeed. He was so good as The Doctor and if he hadn't been the show wouldn't have been such a runaway success. I'm delighted that Chris is back in the role and can't wait to hear the production.
This is my first doctor I've watched nearly 10 years ago. Seeing this amazing man back in the role is just something special to me. Thank you Chris, we've all missed you. Glad to see you've decided to come back to doing Doctor Who. I can't wait to listen! XD
My Doctor! 🥰 So happy to see Chris return and cannot wait to listen to his new adventures. Thank you Big Finish for making this happen 🙏🏼 Also really appreciate Chris’s honesty and sincerity. No typical actor’s spiel.
This is brilliant, I'm so excited for Ravagers and all future Big Finish productions with the Ninth Doctor. We are truly blessed to have Christopher Eccleston back, and I'm so glad he's enjoying his return to the role. Big Finish have exceptional writers, and it brings me such joy to know that the future of the Ninth Doctor is in safe hands. Absolutely fantastic.
He gave us our doctor back after 16 years (movie aside of course 8 is the best thing that came out of it and im very happy he got more time with big finish) and im glade he chose to come back for the audios if that's what he's comfortable with and what he wants im happy for him.
Oh that made me smile from ear to ear! To hear him say 'fantastic' again and speak so candidly with those charming Salford tones - just a joy! This is really exciting 👏
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An honest, down to earth, working class bloke who hasn’t forgot his roots.
There is no shame in forgetting or leaving your roots. If you do neither your doomed to live in a narrow world
I would say the opposite. Forgetting ones roots trades one narrow world for another. Although leaving them is necessary.
and who’s utterly lovely
Don't we know it, he could 'bore to death' about Salford forever...zZZzzz
@@rnw2739 I think if any fantasy fan looks into the background of any serious, Shakespearian actor, you're probably gonna be bored to death. It's your problem, not his.
I respect Christopher for saying that one of the reasons he's doing Big Finish is that it's paying work. Wanting to support yourself and/or your family is a good reason to be doing this.
It is a good answer but obviously there is a bit more to it. BF was willing to pay him since they got the new series license. He had to want to do it and to his satisfaction. It's not like he would just take the money and not care about the scripts. Not that BF would not care but it's nice to know that he cares as much as they do.
@@ariesroc Yeah, totally. He even mentioned the quality of the scripts as well.
Truly the Harrison Ford of Doctor Who.
@@ender7278 Sort of except he actually likes the Doctor while Ford thinks Solo was kind of a dummy.
@@Ben-vf5gk Yeah, he said it’s been a joy playing the 9th Doctor for Big Finish because the scripts are good. Which suggests he didn’t think as much of the scripts he did on the screen (on average). And I’d agree. Some of his TV scripts, such as “Dalek”, were very good. But I think the average Big Finish box-set script far exceeds the average TV show script, so I think it makes sense that this would be part of his enthusiasm for returning to the role. Hats off to him for his honesty!
I love hearing Chris answer these questions so openly. I just want to say, I'm so happy Chris was allowed to keep his accent for the role back in 2005. As a kid who'd never heard those accents, travelling up North all those years later was amazing. Everybody spoke like Doctor Who! - Matt
Can't wait for the audio where Nine meets a doppelgänger of himself voiced by Briggs and just let them bicker with each other for a few hours.
That... Is A BRILLIANT Idea
You Could Say A Fantastic Idea? (im not sorry)
Seriously, That Would Be Amazing
I love how he constantly praises The Writers and everyone who has taken part in creating these Audios. Chris seems like such a nice and humble guy. We love you Chris :)
Can't believe he dissed Nick Briggs though.
@@AB-yz7bo I'm sure it was a rib among friends.
@@JosephFrietze yes, you’re right
Yeah he's amazing
It's a quiet dig at Russell T Davies.
An uncontrollable smile came to my face when he said "fantastic"
the comment he read saying fantastic was from me so I literally died when it showed up here 😍
Me too
He was trying to remain stoic and professional. But that last question made him break character with a big smile! Very nice of him to do this. I've already ordered the Ravagers.
I'm going to order it, too. Ran out of funds getting Who DVDs and Big Finish audios lately!
love this
We need to protect this man at all costs, but first we need to show him Nick Brigg's impersonation of his Doctor.
I love the cheek of him saying his Dalek impression is rubbish 😂
He needs to be shown *That* clip...
@@alternatethirteenth5594 hEy, WhAt'S gOiNg On ArOuNd HeRe?
heeey WHOTS GOING ON 'ROUND HEEEERE
@@TempoKong Ello, I'm the DoCtoR! Heyyy... WOt'S gOiN On 'RoUnD hEre?
People often forget that for all the fame acting affords, it is still a job and I love that Chris has no pretentions at all. That said he is clearly relishing the role again and it's so lovely to see.
People seem surprised at how down to earth and chill he is. It's Christopher Eccleston for crying out loud, of course he is!!
It's incredible how Chris seems so much like his character: practical, dry, but so, so kind-hearted
*Here we see one of the greatest sights in the world; Christopher Eccleston*
*What, did you expect something contradictory down here? I DON’T CONTRADICT THE TRuTH*
"FANTASTIC!"
"My Doctor's happy to meet anybody"
Well, maybe not The Master... Or maybe, considering the last of the Time Lords thing
PM in the 80s might not get on with.
@@MrThorfan64 Or any Royals if we're going down this route
@@PoliceAlarm or any bbc executive's
Hearing him say "Fantastic" just fillled my heart with joy
Big ups to Big Finish for being the true chads in getting Chris back. He truly loves the role and it’s an utter joy to hear him again.
It’s really really great to see him back in the role
I'm not going to lie, I got very emotional when he said a certain word. Christopher Eccleston is still my favorite Doctor, and as a human, he's more than earned my respect. Such a class act.
I'd be lying if i said i hadn't missed chris's down to earth yet humble approach to his work. Returning to a character that while he enjoyed like he says, he returned to support his family. His almost constant appreciation for the crew and writers is heartwarming humble. What a lad
Still can't believe my childhood hero has come back. Looking forward to this a lot.
Happy to see him being so down to earth too. A Doctor for the people.
Not gonna lie, i teared up a bit, it is nice seeing him happy in the role again.
Return of the king 👑
I was ready to cry by the end of this. Seeing Christopher back has made me happier than I have been since this pandemic started and maybe even before that. I would have loved to have seen him work with Patrick Troughton, the 2nd Doctor was one of my favourites!
I'm devastated about the jacket though!
listen, the only thing I want him to answer is :
do you know how loved you are, not only for your performance in doctor who, but for your whole career ?? and that around the world ? ❤️
A big thank you to Big Finish for bringing Christopher Eccleston back to Doctor Who! You did what some thought was impossible!
And we are all better for it. Tom Baker is the Doctor I grew up with and will always be dear to me, but I truly think of Chris as "my" Doctor.
I love his absolute honest and to the point answers, fantastic to have him back in the role
He's an honest man. You can trust an honest man.
If you can get David Troughton to play the Second Doctor with Eccleston that’s an absolute guaranteed preorder from me.
"My doctor is happy to meet anybody." What a lovely encapsulation of the character, which holds so much weight given what the doctor endured to regenerate into the 9th, war and all. The idea of someone who recognizes how broken they are, but is finally and happily able to now hold onto hope because the universe is quite large, and and there's a lot of potential new friends. And that's why I like Chris' statement of Rose being the only full time companion for his doctor. Other people traveling from time to time is great, but labeling them as the 9th doctor's friends as opposed to his companions I think is a kinda beautiful way to encapsulate the energy held by the character in relation to the people he meets.
People call Eccleston's doctor the stern doctor, but honestly I think I would call him the friendly doctor. He's the doctor you'd want if you needed cheering up after a hard day, because he'll take you on an adventure just to show you how beautiful life can be.
When Big Finish expanded their Doctor Who license to do stuff beyond the 8th Doctor, this man coming back was at the top of the list of things that I wanted to have happen, and it finally did. Thank you, Big Finish. Keep being awesome, and I hope Eccleston does more than 4 box sets. I'll keep buying them. :D
Big Finish, you’ve heard the man, give us a Macbeth production with Chris
Thanks for coming back, Christopher!
This new bloke playing the Doctor seems like he'll do alright.
Oh, seeing him and earing him speak so candidly and honestly warms the heart. Glad that working with Big Finish was a pleasant experience for him. He doesn't half impress without even trying, bless him!
Fantastic! Eccleston was such a great dr and I was over the moon to hear he was coming back.
Oh he is just so lovely.
Hope Big Finish can find a way to add a Big Issue fundraiser and commission short storyline on homelessness for him to be in. Many big issue sellers are such talented writers and artists, wonder what could be done with some mentoring.
It feels so cool and so right to see Chris on a Doctor Who RUclips channel talking about doctor who, like all the other actors do as well😍
It's lovely to see how emotional he gets when the Brazilian fan expresses people's love for the Ninth Doctor. It's great to see, and I'm glad that Christopher Eccleston has found a new home so to speak at Big Finish. It's quite a joy to hear his clear passion and dedication to his work at Big Finish.
Loved the 9th Doctor. Others to but the 9th was first. Which made him SPECIAL.
@@DemetriusSorvo They mean their first Doctor
@@DemetriusSorvo Didn't know the others. Didn't start watching until 10 then went back and watched 9.
Chris is Chris - he tells it like it is & love him for it. Also nice to see 100% positivity in the comments too !
This is lovely. Seriously lovely. The fan in me tingles hearing Christopher Eccleston refer to Dark Eyes but every time I see/hear him being interviewed, and when I read his wonderful book, he strikes me as among the best of us. I'm a Who fan and an Eccleston fan separately so it's always been a little bit magic that I can intersect the two.
Dear big finish: please keep Chris around for more of these videos he’s a lovely gent
it brings me so much joy to have him back as the ninth doctor ❤️
So happy to see my question being answered about what part of history he'd like to go to. What a fine answer! Maybe one day he will go there...
Brilliant to hear the joy of playing the part coming through in this ! My thanks to Mr Eccleston for returning and making this and many other Doctor Who Fans very happy indeed ! Thank you !
I've always loved Chris as an Actor, from his early work in Cracker & Our Friends in the North, up to his present role in The A Word. It's fantastic to see him reprise his role as the ninth Doctor.
I would love to see Chris in something like a short. In a similar vein to what Paul McGann did for The Night of the Doctor during the 50th Anniversary year. Though I’d want it to be longer, 20-30 minutes.
I’m not going to lie. I squeed when I heard my doctor was returning
Thank you Christopher, that i FOUND Doctor Who in where the new series started. I did know it it from video games, like Fallout and when i was a child, i had this Dalek toy in the sandbox. And all i know was the series with the man in a police box, with a loooong scarf :D But when the series started again, now I REALLY know it, and have my first tattoo "Seal of Rassilon" to prove it hih :) All the best from Finland! :)
I notice big finish seem to know how to keep their stars happy.
Yay! Chris is back! He's so wonderful. So glad he's doing Dr Who again!
Love Chris!
Good of him to come back and do this. A very talented actor, down to earth as everyone says.
Christopher has always been my favorite actor and glad to see him back really brings me joy he got me through so many hard times and i wish the best to him
Great bunch of questions, Chris gave each one a thought out answer! Hearing how much fun he's having playing the ninth doctor again on audio makes me even more excited to listen Ravagers in May! (Which I didn't think I could get more excited then I am!!!)
Absolutely love him! Chris Eccleston was my introduction to Doctor Who and I've never looked back. I'm so glad he's back! ❤️
I understand if some actors may feel trapped by one role like its haunting them but i hope he sees it as a good thing, Doctor Who means so much to so many people.
I so wish he'd stayed with the role on TV for another year -- he was just wonderful. I was very skeptical when they brought the show back as an old-school fan, but he won me over completely.
Always a joy to hear from him and huge YES on a BF production of Macbeth. I can’t recommend King Lear and Hamlet enough.
I have never clicked on a video faster before in my life!
What a gent, I love his directness and honesty. He took the job because he needed the cash, a reason I'm sure will make people turn on him but, who gives a fig what they think? It's great that he's back. :)
Christopher Eccleston doesn't get enough appreciation for what he achieves. Not just for being the Ninth Doctor, but also for being a real gentleman who cares about issues affecting our society. Those are what make him fantastic.
I am so happy to see my favorite doctor return, I love him in every single role he's in, but 9 is, and always will be my favourite
and to everyone who sees this, have a fantastic day!
Glad he is back as the Ninth Doctor thats how I got into the show then went back and forward watching the classic era and modern era. Hopefully he becomes a regular with Big Finish doing more volumes like the classic doctors and hopefully we will get a multi doctor audio adventure with the surviving actors be great to hear him bounce of them making for a new type of chemistry.
I could listen to him talk all day, he's such a fascinating guy and I appreciate his unique outlook on the world. I'm so happy he's back.
Oh my god we’ve been waiting 16 years for this!
Fantastic, indeed. He was so good as The Doctor and if he hadn't been the show wouldn't have been such a runaway success. I'm delighted that Chris is back in the role and can't wait to hear the production.
Fantastic!
This is my first doctor I've watched nearly 10 years ago. Seeing this amazing man back in the role is just something special to me. Thank you Chris, we've all missed you. Glad to see you've decided to come back to doing Doctor Who. I can't wait to listen! XD
Christopher Eccleston coming back is incredible. He's such a lovely person.
I was about to say I want him to play Macbeth with Kingston as Lady Macbeth BUT THEN HE SAID HE'D ALREADY PLAYED THAT ROLE....HOW DID I NOT KNOW
Welcome back to the family, Chris.
My Doctor! 🥰 So happy to see Chris return and cannot wait to listen to his new adventures. Thank you Big Finish for making this happen 🙏🏼 Also really appreciate Chris’s honesty and sincerity. No typical actor’s spiel.
Man, Attenborough would be a top cameo. What a great choice.
This is brilliant, I'm so excited for Ravagers and all future Big Finish productions with the Ninth Doctor. We are truly blessed to have Christopher Eccleston back, and I'm so glad he's enjoying his return to the role. Big Finish have exceptional writers, and it brings me such joy to know that the future of the Ninth Doctor is in safe hands. Absolutely fantastic.
Thank you, Chris. There are so many big issues in our world now and the danger of homelessness is very serious.
I absolutely adore sharing a bday with such a humble, and great man
Looking forward to see the 9th Doctor vs Cyberman story
The 9th was my introduction to Doctor who on tv
maaaaaaaaaaaaaan 🥰🥰🥰 he just makes me so happy, just by bein a lovely man 🥰🥰🥰 what a mensch. kindness and honesty are so beautiful to see 💖💖💖
What a man. What an actor. What a Doctor.
So excited for this. I love me some Cipaldi, but Eccleston is my Doctor, and to actually get more of him now is, well, fantastic.
Christopher Eccleston is so down to Earth and just real. Glad to see him back. Hearing him say “fantastic” was really satisfying.
He gave us our doctor back after 16 years (movie aside of course 8 is the best thing that came out of it and im very happy he got more time with big finish) and im glade he chose to come back for the audios if that's what he's comfortable with and what he wants im happy for him.
He just seems like the loveliest man and I can't wait to hear him back in action.
Great to see him back, looking forward to the new stories and more in the future!
The Michael Caine answer ‘I do it for the money’ is absolutely the best one. They’re actors. It’s their job!
Wooo!! he's back!!
Good on you Christopher! You rock! Cannot wait for next payday to preorder my copy! Thank you for coming back ! It is fantastic to have you back!
After watching this again after having 2 box sets come out it’s amazing to here the hints that he drops about the stories in this
I respect his honesty a real person class bloke
Welcome back, Doctor
Aww I’m so glad he’s back
He looks much more The Master than The Doctor with his mustache :)
Oh that made me smile from ear to ear! To hear him say 'fantastic' again and speak so candidly with those charming Salford tones - just a joy! This is really exciting 👏
we could all learn a thing or two from this lovely beautiful man
It's brilliant to see Chris back in the role! I cannot wait to hear these new boxsets!!!
I like how honest and open he is and it's so surreal that he's actually back, can't wait
You just put an enormous smile on my face, Christopher. Fantastic!!
This is beautiful. Shame I couldn't get a question sent in in time :(
This is just great. This person is to be treasured.