Entertainment 01-04-2005 who: Christopher Eccleston what: Quits role of Dr Who when: Thursday snippet: Despite attracting an estimated 10.5 million viewers on Saturday night with the first episode of the new-look Dr Who series, the 41 year-old actor "has refused to appear in the second series for fear of becoming typecast," says The Mirror. In other news, the BBC`s Programme Complaints Committee has rejected accusations of alleged blasphemy aimed at Jerry Springer: The Opera, which was aired in January. And over in the USA, part one of the American version of The Office was watched by 11.2 million viewers, according to the BBC News website, but The Sun says only 5.9 million watched the second part. [... more]

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