Christopher Eccleston isn't happy with the current quality of British television, thinking it needs to be improved.
Christopher Eccleston
The actor's disappointed that America's television industry has been able to overtake Britain to produce more popular shows and feels something should be done to fix the situation.
Speaking to the Daily Mirror newspaper, he explained: "When I first started going out to America in the early 90s, people were forever talking about the quality of British television. Now... they're always going on about the quality of American television and, aside from occasional exports like 'Downton Abbey', they have raised the bar in the TV world."
Currently starring in Sky Atlantic's new drama series Fortitude, Christopher claims it's up to British writers to step up and challenge the Americans.
"I think we are more than capable of doing it but the writers, not directors, not the producers, not the actors, are key to this. The problem with television is when it starts to get created by a group of bean counters or by one actor."
He also went on to speak about the state of the movie businesses, insisting there's no British film industry.
"The comic book franchise and popcorn movie have completely swallowed up the filmgoing experience.
"There is also a lot of dross around so the genuinely creative people have moved into television because it's like a long-form novel.
"You can still find quality scripts in American film but you can't in British film because we don't have a British film industry. The government has no interest in supporting it."