Actor Christopher Eccleston Plays ‘Doctor Who’ One More Time 

star Christopher Eccleston, who played the Ninth Doctor, recently helped a couple get engaged. While Eccleston dined with his wife in a New York cafe, a young man asked for his help in surprising his girlfriend with a marriage proposal. Eccleston

Eccleston tells the young lady it’s “fantastic” to meet her. She says she feels a bit “starstruck” and laughs. Eccleston then tells her he has the Tardis with him and will be back with his assistant. Returning with her boyfriend, she accepts her boyfriend’s marriage proposal and begins crying tears of joy. Eccleston smiles along with the couple and appears happy in helping with the special moment.

While Eccleston was a hit with audiences when the BBC brought back

, he played the Doctor for one season only and reportedly quit after an alleged fallout with Russell T. Davies. The former Ninth Doctor is rumored to dodge questions about the series in interviews. He’s also reported to have declined in taking part in the

-themed proposal, however, suggests reports of Eccleston’s lackluster feelings toward the series could be exaggerated. Otherwise, why would he have helped out?

days behind, he now stars in Sky Atlantic’s new crime drama,

, playing the role of Professor Charlie Stoddart, head of the Arctic Research Institute. Set in Iceland, Fortitude premiered on January 29. In a recent interview with the

published close to the series’ premiere, Eccleston admitted he doesn’t like watching himself act.

“I don’t like watching myself back. What happens is, you’re watching something, and you think, ‘This is great, but who’s that idiot?’ And it’s you.”

news and reviews website, reports that one of the directors for

“It seems top talent moves in similar circles!” wrote James Lomond for the website.

to begin? With very few details being released about the upcoming season, which is currently filming, you and your fellow Whovians can look forward to whetting your appetites with the Ninth Doctor in comic book form.

Writer Cavan Scott talks to @PREVIEWSworld about the brand-new Ninth Doctor mini series http://t.co/Y27aL39lyF pic.twitter.com/27PJwS50ct

starring Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor. Cavan Scott, co-author of he bestselling

, will write the series with Blair Shedd as the artist. Titan Comics released the following synopsis on their website.

“Leaving World War II behind, The Ninth Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack discover that Time Lord technology, lost in the wake of the Time War, is being sold on the intergalactic black market!

Now the threat of a NEW temporal war brews on the horizon. Can the Doctor stop history repeating itself?

Comes with four covers to collect including a brand-new painted cover by ​fan-favorite ​artist Alice X. Zhang​!”

series will be available March 11, 2015. Don’t forget –​ you can also keep watching

7 Responses to “Actor Christopher Eccleston Plays ‘Doctor Who’ One More Time [Video]”

I thought that was so nice of him. I wish I could see what his wife looked like. I heard she is beautiful. He likes to live a normal life off camera. I can't blame him. He is my Doctor Who. I understand him. He is a great looking guy and a great actor.

If only they had a better camera to take this video with…

I LOVE that he did this! I loved him as the Doctor and wish he had stayed on for more than one season. I also think his desire to live a normal life off camera may have been misconstrued as some sort of desire to get away from the show. Otherwise, why would he have agreed to play the Doctor for the couple's special moment? Plus he doesn't like to watch himself act. I agree with everything you said 1000%.

I agree. Maybe the person filming was trying to do so without giving away the surprise? That's just my guess.

Jennifer Ricketts Even after he proposed, it was still as wobbly as all get out, so I really don't know. It was nice of him to do this, regardless though.

Stephen Hand That's true, lol. Love the "wobbly" reference you added in there!

Just wait until they get the bill from Equity.

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