But the popular story – written by Paul Cornell and directed by Joe Ahearne – was almost very different.
Speaking at a recent event held at the BFI Southbank, in partnership with the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, director Ahearne said: "It's a really interesting episode, because a lot of people define it as Rose's episode, because it's her story [...] but obviously the Doctor's a huge, important part of it."
"He wasn't going to be in it as much as he ended up being in it," Ahearne recalled.
"I seem to remember his dad was ill at the time, so there was a script going round at one point where the Doctor was in another dimension and we just had him in voice only."
Despite only appearing in one season, Eccleston's performance alongside Billie Piper as Rose helped establish Doctor Who’s popularity with new audiences.
The audio series, titled The Ninth Doctor Adventures, has expanded the Ninth Doctor’s story beyond the television series, featuring new companions and adversaries.
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