Earlier today Christopher Eccleston was a guest on the Radio 4 show Loose Ends. There to discuss his new ITV drama Safe House, host Emma Freud steered the conversation around to his time on Doctor Who, and his decision to leave.
"Myself and three individuals at the very top of the pyramid clashed, so off I went. But they’re not here to say their side of it, so I’m not going to go into detail.Listen to the segment below...
I don’t think it’s important why I left, I think it’s important that I did it in the first place. … I’m always there in spirit."