Here's some IMDb trivia on Eccleston and Dr. Who. Turns out that Eccleston is the first actor born after the show premiered to play the zany doctor.

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Did any of ya'll see Cracker, the great series starring Robbie Coltrane as Fitz, the police psychologist, with Eccleston playing the policeman Bilborough who was killed off in a particularly gruesome and excruciating-to-watch manner? That was a great show. I didn't want it to end.

Sue