Christopher Eccleston attacks woke TV bosses for 'turning white, middle-aged men into toxic villains'

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'Christopher Eccleston has hit out at 'woke' TV bosses for 'turning white, middle-aged men into toxic villains' in a scathing rant.

The actor, 62, is well known for his roles in Our Friends In The North, The Leftovers and playing the Ninth Doctor in Doctor Who.

Speaking in a new interview, Christopher claimed there was a 'trend' among antagonists in current scripted dramas.

It comes as he is set to play a sinister cult leader in upcoming six-part Netflix series Unchosen.

Christopher told Radio Times magazine: 'There's a great trend in drama at the moment for antagonists who are toxic, white, apparently heterosexual, late-middle-aged men.

'Thankfully, Julia gave him dimension and placed him in a story of tragedy involving the loss of his son and alcoholism.

Christopher also told the publication: 'Masculinity is in crisis, and it seems it’s particularly white, working-class boys who are being neglected, left to rot by governments and targeted by the far Right.'

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