10 Actors Who Won't Return To Doctor Who

Christopher Eccleston isn't the only new series Doctor who refuses to return.

Peter Capaldi doesn’t have any bad feeling about his time as the Twelfth Doctor (that we know of, at least). He was a massive Doctor Who fan before he landed the part and remains one to this day, recently describing the 60th anniversary specials as “wonderful”.

However, he’s also been very clear that he won’t be appearing in the show again. Instead, he’s focusing on new projects, such as critically-acclaimed series The Devil’s Hour and Criminal Record.

“I love Doctor Who,” he affirmed in an interview promoting the former. “I love it in all of its forms. But I’ve sort of done my time on it and I like the idea that you leave that as it is, instead of constantly digging up more of it.”

More recently, he offered an even blunter response when asked about a return: "No."

Frustrating as the prospect of no more Twelfth Doctor might be, you can see where Capaldi is coming from – even if it is highly distressing that we'll never see the sonic shades again.