Top 10 TV Shows With the Messiest Behind-the-Scenes Drama (2 of 6)

Doctor Who

Christopher Eccleston helped bring Doctor Who roaring back to television in 2005, but couldn’t bear staying for more than one season. Naturally, people started to ask questions. Why would an actor leave such a huge role just as the revival was becoming a success?

The answer was quite simple: due to Eccleston’s tense relationship with several senior members of the production, he just couldn’t continue giving Doctor Who his all. He also said he was uncomfortable with the working culture and did not want to ignore things he believed were wrong.

The X-Files

Mulder and Scully had enough chemistry to convince millions of viewers that they were destined for each other. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, however, would prefer to have a lot more personal space between them.

Due to the brutal filming schedule, there were days when they barely spoke unless a scene required it, which made things more tense. It also didn’t help that Anderson was earning less than Duchovny despite becoming equally essential to the show. She had to fight for equal pay again when the series returned. Thankfully, both actors are cool now and speak openly about how tough those years were.