Eccleston first came to public attention as Derek Bentley in the film "Let Him Have It" (1991), and the "Inspector Morse" episode "Second Time Around" (1991). In 1992, he played the role of Sean Maddox in the BBC drama miniseries "Friday on my Mind". A regular role in the television series "Cracker" (1993–94) brought him recognition in the UK; and, after he told TV bosses of his desire to leave the series, they killed off his character in October 1994, making him a victim of the serial killer Albie Kinsella (Robert Carlyle). At around the same time, Eccleston appeared in the episode "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" of the "Poirot" series adapted from mysteries by Agatha Christie.