In the new "Dr. Who" series, why did the first actor in the title role leave the series?

Answer 1

Lots of answers here:
1. he had decided to leave the role after just one series/season, owing to fears that he would become typecast. He denies this.

2.The BBC admitted that they had broken an agreement made in January not to disclose publicly the fact that he only intended to do one season.

3."Overworked" by the BBC, and had left the role because he was "exhausted" - again, denied by the actor who was Christopher Eccleston.

Answer 2

In addition to the previous Dr. Who's contract running out, there is another reason. There have been many different productions of Dr. Who over the years. It's become sort of a tradition for Dr. Who to change his appearance (become a new actor) every few years.

Answer 3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Doctor_Who

The Doctor
Affiliated with None
Race Time Lord
Home planet Gallifrey
Home era Gallifrey era
First appearance An Unearthly Child
Last appearance Ongoing
Portrayed by

William Hartnell


Patrick Troughton
Jon Pertwee
Tom Baker
Peter Davison
Colin Baker
Sylvester McCoy
Paul McGann
Christopher Eccleston
David Tenna

http://doctorwhonews.kopic.net/

These sites should help with the answer.
He was only on for 3 years and not on all the shows,

Answer 4

Christopher Eccleston had signed a contract for only one season, because he didn't want to be typecast and he had other projects coming up that he wanted to do.

Answer 5

He - Christopher Eccleston - wanted to avoid being typecasted.

Answer 6

if your on about christopher ecceleston, he left because he didn't want to be type casted, he felt the longer he stayed in that role..the harder it would be for him to do other stuff..hope this is of help..