The fall of the campy British sci-fi show turned global cultural phenomenon "Doctor Who" is a sad tale. After its revival in 2005, the show exploded in popularity and its hits far outnumbered its misses. At its height, the long-running show was bringing in over 10 million viewers an episode. 

But like almost every mainstream thing, it became a victim of modernity and soon showrunners and writers were more concerned with making the show a vehicle for a socio-political message than focusing on good and gripping stories and characters. "Doctor Who" fell into the hands of people who cared very little about the show's history, its quality, and even its canon, and before long it became unrecognizable. 

Even the return of arguably the most popular of the modern doctors, David Tennant, wasn't enough to revive the show. In fact, what they forced on the character likely damaged the show irreparably. Audiences abandoned the show by the millions, and the bleeding isn't stopping.

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The man who helped reawaken The Doctor in 2005 doesn't seem to be a fan of the people currently in charge of the show either.

Christopher Eccleston, a man proud to have once been "The Doctor," was recently asked what it would take for him to make his return to the role, and his response was nothing short of devastating. As covered by Bounding Into Comics, during a Doctor Who Q&A panel at For The Love of Sci-Fi Con, Eccleston said that for him to return, the current showrunners have to go. 

Drawing a thunderous applause from the crowd after asking if they would “all love to see Christoper come back as the Doctor, right?,” the panel’s host then directly pressed Eccleston as to “What would have to happen for that to become a reality?”

In turn, the fan-favorite Doctor actor adamantly declared, “Sack [Showrunner] Russell T Davies. Sack [Executive Producer] Jane Tranter. Sack [Producer] Phil Collinson. Sack [Producer] Julie Gardner and I’ll come back.”

While Eccleston didn't mention whether or not he liked the show's current woke direction, Eccleston seems to have a huge problem with how these people wouldn't give the show the time of day until there was something to take credit for. On top of that, whenever Eccleston did leave the show due to the mistreatment, they worked to damage his reputation while Eccleston kept his word to stay quiet. 

“When I left, I gave my word to Russell T Davies that I wouldn’t do anything to damage the show,” he once noted. “But they did things to damage me. I didn’t criticize anybody.”

At this rate, Eccleston's return to the role would likely generate a minute amount of buzz. While his version of the doctor is beloved by many, the showrunners he despises are still in charge. If he got his wish and he did return, this would likely attract a mass of viewers to come back to the show as it would hopefully signal a turning point away from the hyper-political direction it's gone in. 

However, this is unlikely to happen, and "Doctor Who" will likely be lost for some time. Perhaps it will go on another hiatus and make another strong return in a time when wokeness and political injection aren't the order of the day for corporate media. Regardless, you can see how the disdain for these kinds of people runs deeper than bad writing.