Christopher Eccleston is more than just a former Doctor on Doctor Who. He’s also one of the finest actors in the English speaking world today.
For the past year, he’s been one of the stars of BBC’s The A Word, a series about an autistic young boy and his family. The show, also available on the Sundance Channel, is, in a word that starts with ‘E’, enlightening. Here’s a clip:
Here’s the entire first episode (at least until it gets yanked off YouTube):