Christopher Eccleston second series began airing in November 2017 both in the UK and the US, where "The A Word" airs on SundanceTV. A third series has now been confirmed, during his chat with the audience following a showing of Shallow Grave at the start Norwich Film Festival. Cast member Lee Ingleby quoted “We’ve always planned on doing it every two years”. Eccleston has played the lead role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "Macbeth" in 2018. Eccleston married Mischka in November 2011. They had their first child, Albert, in February 2012. Their second child, Esme, was born in 2013. They
Christopher Eccleston Celebrity Pig (of which he is patron), is made up of learning disabled actors. In August 2006, Eccleston filmed "New Orleans, Mon Amour" with Elisabeth Moss. The film was directed by Michael Almereyda and shot in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. It was released in 2008 to film festivals in America and Italy. Late in 2006 he starred in "Perfect Parents", an ITV drama written and directed by Joe Ahearne, who had directed him in "Doctor Who". Eccleston joined the cast of the NBC TV series "Heroes" in the episode "Godsend", which was broadcast on 22 January 2007. Eccleston played a