Christopher Eccleston Wants Doctor Who To Feature Cyberwomen
Doctor Who audio dramas. Eccleston’s Doctor was the centrepiece of the 2005 relaunch, though left the show after just one season due to conflicts with the production staff. That speed bump was quickly solved by regenerating him into David Tennant’s Tenth, one of the most popular Doctors of all time. Still, the actor has been missed, particularly as unlike other stars, he hasn’t reprised the role.
Ravagers, which is set to arrive sometime later this month. And to mark the comeback, he’s given an interview with Doctor Who Magazine in which he provided his opinions on where he’d like the show to go next. For one, he reiterated his call for another Cyberwoman, saying:
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Doctor Who s Christopher Eccleston says the show is still a boys club It s great that we now have a female Doctor, and I think we should take that further. 10/05/2021
Doctor Who may have introduced Jodie Whittaker as the first on-screen female incarnation of The Doctor (as well as Jo Martin and multiple Timeless Child actresses as previous versions), but former leading man Christopher Eccleston thinks the show needs to go further.
The Ninth Doctor actor has called for the show to feature more female writers, more women from history, and female villains.