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He'll Never Leave

Much was made of the end of this series of Parkinson. The anticipation in the press about his "last ever" show with the stellar guest list he chose himself (who's been choosing his guests for the past 36 years then?) and the fact that this was the end of an era was unpalpable.

I can't help feeling a bit of deja vu though. Hasn't he retired before? At least twice? I couldn't help thinking this all the way through this "final" programme.

Michael Caine and David Attenborough were highlights. Peter Kay was annoying and David Beckham was actually quite interesting. It was nice to hear Parky asking some questions that actually led to answers I wanted to hear.

So the end came, Parky came to the front, said his thank you and goodbyes followed by the following inevitable annnouncement....

"..until next week when I'll be back for a special episode"....

Jesus man, will you fuck off already!! You're either retiring or you're not!!

I truly believe that Parky, like Trevor McDonald and News At Ten, will be keep being cancelled and then returned to great fanfare until the end of time!

(....maybe not the end of time, but certainly within 18 months)

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