I hated posh Doctors, says the new Who

THE new Doctor Who has admitted he was not a fan of the sci-fi series as a child.

But Christopher Eccleston, who plays the role in the new series of the cult TV show, said it may have been the previous Time Lords’ posh accents that put him off.

Speaking at the launch of the show in Cardiff, Mr Eccleston said: "I’m different from the other Doctors in that I’m northern. All the others spoke with this RP accent [received pronunciation] - maybe it was that that put me off.

"I think that it’s good that we teach kids that people who speak like that can be heroic."

A northern Doctor is not the only way the series has moved with the times as sidekick Rose (Billie Piper) injects the classic role with a dose of feisty independence.

Mr Eccleston said: "There has been no heroine for 12-year-old girls before and Billie pulled that off just like that. She saves the Doctor in the first episode."

Ms Piper admitted that she didn’t watch the series as a child. "It was in our house and I remember freaky music and a man running around in a long scarf, but I could never make head nor tail of it."

Filmed in both Wales and London, the series runs to 13 episodes. The show will be launched by BBC1 on Saturday, March 26 at 7pm.