Christopher Eccleston's casting as the Ninth Doctor in the 2005 regeneration of Doctor Who was a turning point for the show.
The Movie star Paul McGann wasn't asked back for the Doctor Who revival in 2005, but he got his flowers eventually.
His passion-project revival of Doctor Who was about to air, starring Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie ... I could have appeared in a regeneration scene at the end of series ...
With his battered leather jacket and no-nonsense attitude Christopher Eccleston spearheaded the first series of Doctor Who's revival in 2005 as The Ninth Doctor. Christopher Eccleston’s casting ...