Well this just came out of the blue today. It seems Chris has snuck in a film called The Happiness Salesman. So far no one knows much about it but I have emailed Kaos Films , the ones who posted the stills, in hopes of getting more details. In the meantime enjoy the stills that they have provided.
 

Source: Kaos Films

Steve Gomez’s psychological drama THE HAPPINESS SALESMAN winner of 2007 BSSC has completed filming on location in north London with the award winning director Krish Majumdar at the helm. It stars Christopher Eccleston and Archie Panjabi. Actual Link

 Christopher Eccleston on location as The Happiness Salesman

Archie Panjabi as Karen in Steve Gomez’s The Happiness Salesman

Christopher Eccleston and Archie Panjabi on set with director Krish Majumdar

A busy day on set for Archie Panjabi, Christopher Eccleston, director Krish Majumdar and the crew.

 I will keep you up to date!
Ness@ChrisEccleston.com

I have added the final Cracker screencaps to The Fantastic ChrisEccleston.com Gallery. There are 883 shots total from the Episode To Be A Somebody making it a total of 2,350 screencaps for the show Cracker. To Be A Somebody, or what some people from Little Hulton call the "inevitable" series, was the final episode that Chris appeared in. Having said that, the Cracker Album is complete. R.I.P Detective Chief Inspector David Bilborough.

I have also made a change to The Fantastic ChrisEccleston.com Gallery background so check it out and tell me what you think!

Enjoy,
Ness@ChrisEccleston.com

Source: How Do News

Freelance journalist Rachel Broady, a former staffer for the Manchester Evening News, has signed up a host of local celebrities in a new initiative to promote the National Year of Reading.

Broady, who co-runs the Creative Collective writing co-operative and teaches at MMU, has recruited stars such as Dave Spikey, Christopher Eccleston and Carol Ann Duffy to write and send postcards from the pages of their favourite books.

Spikey, for example, wrote from Paris in homage to A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

The cards are now being shown on the BBC Big Screen in Exchange Square and will then ‘tour’ the country’s 16 other big screens in a bid to inspire the UK public to read more.

In addition, postcards have been made available for the public to download and write, while they’ve also been sent out to reading and writing groups, libraries, schools, colleges and bookshops.

This gives people the chance to ape the celebrities and write postcards from their own favourite books, while also earning the chance to win £25 in book vouchers.

MMU helped to create and distribute the cards, while the project was developed and supported by Manchester Libraries, Manchester Adult Education Services and Borders Bookshops. Full Story

Learn more about Manchester Reads
Learn more about Rachel Broady

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Ness@ChrisEccleston.com

Once in awhile I come across a fun site that keeps me entertained for about an hour or so and that is what YearBookYourSelf.com did. You upload a picture of yourself and see how you would look from the year 1950 to 2000. I did a few with Chris and had a blast and a good laugh while doing them...

Go to YearBookYourself.com and see what you comedy you can create. There is also a Year Book Yourself  Thread at Little Hulton where you can show others what you created. Hope to see you there!!!

Enjoy,
Ness@ChrisEccleston.com

Source: Wales Online

A CHURCH that featured in one of the most popular episodes of Doctor Who is to be sold.

St Paul’s Church in Grangetown, Cardiff, was used as a location in the hit BBC1 show’s episode Father’s Day in 2005.

In it, Billie Piper’s character Rose asks the Doctor to take her to visit the day her father Pete died. Rose saves him from being run over and they end up going to a wedding at the church.

Parish priest Father Ben Andrews said it had been decided to invest money in a modern, comfortable 21st century church rather than continue pouring money into the crumbling Victorian building which was too big to maintain.

We hope the community will support the Church at this difficult time and support us as we seek to rebuild a presence in a contemporary building that really can serve in a useful and meaningful way for generations to come.

He predicted the church would need £1m worth of repairs over the next 10 years.

And although he was not sure how much the church would fetch, he expected it would be in the region of £300,000 to £500,000. Full Story

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Yes for the past couple of days ChrisEccleston.com and The Little Hulton Forum has been down due to weather problems where the server is located. It has been a very stressful couple of days, but I am thrilled to have the site back up and running.

Sometime this week we will be switching servers to a new and improved server. Nothing will change on your side(that I know of), but because of that the server will be down for a short time during the move. I will let you know before the move and during this time if you need to reach me you know you can find me at The Console or Doctor Who Online. You can also email me at my Gmail fantasticchriseccleston@gmail.com

Again, apologies for people who visit ChrisEccleston.com daily and to the fantastic members of Little Hulton who have been paitiently waiting.

Glad to be back!
Ness@ChrisEccleston.com

Philip Lawrence is the creator of The Action Figure Theater and what he does is nothing short of amazing.

Phillip takes action figures from the classic and new Doctor Who series and brings them to life. The stories are well written and unique. The sets that he creates are brilliant and very colorful, it's almost like watching the real thing!

He also creates stories from Torchwood, Harry Potter, Sarah Jane Adventures and many more so you won't have to worry about not being entertained. Check it out!
 

Enjoy,
Ness@ChrisEccleston.com

Source:  Down The Tube News Blog

Last month DownTheTubes.net reported on a new Doctor Who Magazine in development. When they asked GE Fabbri when they would be putting them out to test in the UK this was their response...

This magazine is still in a development stage and we are not able to confirm where and when this magazine will be tested in the UK.

Fantastic,
Ness@ChrisEccleston.com

I have added more Cracker screencaps to The Fantastic ChrisEccleston.com Gallery. There are 712 shots total from the Episode One Day a Lemming Will Fly. I will be adding the last Cracker episode Chris appeared in, To Be a Somebody, in the next few days so keep a look out!

Enjoy,
Ness@ChrisEccleston.com

Beneath the Salt Plains of Utah, the billionaire collector Henry Van Statten holds the last relic of an alien race. When the Doctor and Rose investigate, they discover that the Doctor’s oldest and most deadly enemy is about to break free. It’s a fight to the death, with Rose caught in the middle!

Weta Collectibles brings you a great, new Doctor Who statue based on the episode Dalek and staring my favorite Doctor, Christopher Eccleston. The Dalek's Destruction Statue measures 11.42' x 12.6" and is a great addition to anyone's collection...

The statue will be available September 30, 2008. The cost is £149.99 and I am sure it will be available in the U.S after the release date which will make it about $247.00 according to the currency converter on Yahoo Finance. You can pre-order your Dalek Destruction Statue at Forbidden Planet.

Enjoy,
Ness@ChrisEccleston.com