This followed a secret one million pound donation to Labour from motor racing tycoon Bernie Eccleston.

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Tennant starred in Doctor Who from 2005 to 2010, while Piper first appeared in 2005 opposite Christopher Eccleston, who played the ninth Doctor.

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Penwortham have four senior Saturday teams and one Sunday side and compete against the likes of Longridge, Kirkham, Great Eccleston, Torrisholme and Hoghton.

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After a TV movie in 1996 - starring Paul McGann - the TV series returned in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston in the lead role.

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The leak involved one 45-minute episode called Rose, which is the name of the Doctor's assistant played by pop singer Billie Piper (pictured with the Doctor, Christopher Eccleston).

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But many Americans only jumped aboard the TARDIS a little less than eight years ago, thanks to the reboot that gave Christopher Eccleston a year in the title role.

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"It's been a real privilege to work on Miri and great to see it finally ship out, " said Paul Eccleston, the engineer at RAL who has overseen the test campaign.

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She won several awards for her portrayal of the Doctor's companion Rose Tyler, including most popular actress category at the National Television Awards in 2005, opposite Christopher Eccleston and 2006, opposite David Tennant.

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Others who settled included actor Christopher Eccleston, entertainer Uri Geller, who was present in court, and Colin Stagg, the man who first attracted media attention when he was wrongly accused of murdering Rachel Nickell.

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