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Hearts and Minds
- Television - Channel 4 (1995) |
In this, another Jimmy McGovern (pictured) television drama,
Chris plays the role of Drew. Also stars Paul Fox. The trials
and tribulations of an idealistic young teacher at a tough
comprehensive school in Liverpool. There were four 65 minute
episodes. |
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Shallow Grave
(1994) |
In
the debut film from Manchester director, Danny Boyle, Christopher
plays the role of David Stephens, a psychotic accountant with
homicidal tendencies. Along with his two roomates (Ewan McGregor
and Kerry Fox), he finds their new lodger dead with a suitcase
of money and this leads them into a world of drugs, greed
and madness. |
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Cracker - Television
- Granada TV (1993) |
In
this Granada TV series filmed in Manchester, Christopher Eccleston
plays Robbie Coltraine's sidekick, D.C.I. Billborough. His
character was murdered at the start of the second series by
Albie Kinsella (Robert Carlyle), a Liverpudlian factory worker
and football supporter who is overcome by anger after the
death of his father. |
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Anchoress (1993) |
Chris
plays the priest, alongside Warrington actor Pete Postlethwaite,
in this film about a 14th Century girl who is having visions
of the Virgin Mary, which lead to a crisis in the town. Also
stars Natalie Morse and Toyah Wilcox. Directed by Chris Newby.
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Poirot - One,
Two, Buckle My Shoe - ITV Television (1992) |
Christopher
plays Frank Carter in the TV episode of Poirot: "One,
Two, Buckle Your Shoe. When Poirot's dentist is found dead
in his surgery a chain of events is set off which culminates
in another death with Poirot assembling the evidence. |
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Business With
Friends - Television - BBC (1992) |
Business
With Friends was screened on BBC2 as part of Continental Drift,
a series of three films made jointly by the BBC and the British
Film Institute Production Board. It is a provocative, intelligent
film held together by the searing performance of Christopher
Eccleston in the role of neo-Nazi "Angel" Morris. |
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Death and The
Compass (1992) |
Released
in Mexico as "La Muerte y la Brujula". A blend of
fantasy and crime thriller in which Chris plays Zunz, co-starring
with Peter Boyle and a host of Mexican actors. The film is
an adaptation of a Jorge Luis Borges short story by Director
Alex Cox. |
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Friday On My
Mind - Televison - BBC (1992) |
Christopher
starred alongside David Calder and Maggie O'Neill in the BBC
drama. Friday On My Mind is about the wife of a British pilot
who dies in the Gulf War. The officer in charge of dealing
with grieving widows, married with children himself, has an
affair with her. There were three 50 minute episodes. Director
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Rachel's Dream
- Television - Channel 4 (1992) |
Shown
as part of Channel 4's Video Fantasies series. Rachel (Kate
Beckinsale) is the younger sister of an up-and-coming marketing
executive who has just secured a contract with a wealthy but
repulsive millionaire who is into toxic waste, which he stores
in secret for large sums of money. Chris plays the man in
her dream. |
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Chancer - Television
- ITV (1991) |
In
series 2, episode 1 titled "Jo", Christopher Eccleston
played the character 'Radio'. In the episode, Stephen, now
called Derek (or Dex) Love - which is his real name - is out
of prison, after serving six months of a sentence for insider
trading. He has no money and no job, but winning Jo back has
become his goal. |
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Let Him Have
It (1991) |
In
his film debut, Chris plays the main role of Derek Bentley
in the drama based on a true story where a London policeman
was shot dead by two young boys. His parents are played by
Tom Courtenay & Eileen Atkins. Directed by Peter Medak
who replaced Alex Cox who insisted on shooting the film in
black & white. |
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Boon - Television
- ITV (1991) |
Chris
plays the character of Mark in series 6, episode 4 named 'Cover
Up' of the TV series, Boon. Mark (Eccleston) and John (Lee
Whitlock) steal a car and drive around, terrifying the locals.
The car hits a man and woman on a bridge, but Mark drives
on, dumping the car in a quarry and swearing John to silence. |
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Inspector Morse
- Television - ITV (1991) |
Chris
makes his television debut by playing Terence Mitchell in
series 5, episode 1 titled, 'Second Time Around' of Inspector
Morse. The murder of a retired Deputy Police Commissioner
is investigated. The only clue, a stolen chapter from the
victim's memoirs. |
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Blood Rights
(1990) - Television - BBC |
Three-part
TV drama about Sam Dean, a black freelance reporter and investigator,
who is asked to find a young white woman, the daughter of
an MP, who has gone missing. He discovers that she has been
seen in the company of a black man and that she is involved
with drugs. Eccleston plays the character of Dick. |
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Casualty - Television
- BBC (1990) |
In
series 5, episode 13 of Casualty titled 'A Reasonable Man',
Christopher Eccleston played the character of Stephen Hills.
His character is treated as he is HIV positive. Even in this
earlier appearance, it was clear to see Christopher Eccleston
would go on to greater things. |
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