Christopher Eccleston has finally revealed why he quit Doctor Who after just one series.
The Safe House actor - who played the role of the heroic Time Lord for just one series of the revival of the hit show - rarely speaks about his role and reasons for leaving but told Radio 4's Loose Ends that he left after he 'clashed with bosses'.
He explained: "I don't think it's important that I left - I think it's important that I did it in the first place. I'm still there - I was in David Tennant, I was in Matt Smith, I was in Peter Capaldi. I'm always there in spirit."
"Myself and three individuals at the very top of the pyramid clashed so off I went," he said. "But they're not here to say their side of it so I'm not going into detail."
The light-hearted radio appearance was unusual for Eccleston, who has made a name for himself in the industry for being prickly when asked questions related to the reasons why he left the BBC drama.
Revealing that he campaigned to play the part so he could act for children and bring a lightness to his performances, he admitted that he felt he had made mistakes as the Doctor.
"I think I over-pitched the comedy. If I had my time again, I would do the comedy very different - but I think where I did possibly succeed was in the tortured stuff - surprise surprise!"
He also recently opened up to the Daily Record about leaving the show that for many made him internationally famous.
A decade later and with great roles in television shows like The Shadow Line, Blackout, The Leftovers, Fortitude and films like Thor: The Dark World and The Dark is Rising, the actor has no regrets.
He said: "I’d had enough. I wanted to do it my way, they wanted something else. We were never going to compromise so it was best to be straight about it and just go.
"It’s very easy to stay in one job and make that your comfort zone, and I want to resist that temptation."
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