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‘It all came flooding back in minutes’

“I’m currently sleeping in the Tardis, ifthat’s what you mean?”

Christopher Eccleston acknowledges that he likes to work. And when he isn’t working with great heart and enthusiasm for The Big Issue as one of our brand ambassadors, he likes to act.

It’s a profession that has seen him travel the world and star in some great television – from Our Friends In The North and Cracker to Hillsborough and The Leftovers.

After more than 15 years away, he has now returned to one of his most famous roles. But no,

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