Eccleston dissed 'Blackout' at the National Theatre
"Television was very important, and when I was granted a television career, I wanted it to be... I've done some very irresponsible, poor American films, but British television I've kept... I've ring fenced, and I've tried... 'Blackout' is a bit of a wobble, but that's not my responsibility. We'll leave that to the director and the writer. But that aside, you know..."
quote taken from podcast interview here: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/christopher-eccleston-in-conversati on/id547569803?i=118494482