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S11 E10 · Bruce Forsyth, Patrick Kielty, Boris Becker, The Corrs, Jamie Cullum

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Parkinson is a talk TV series that premiered on BBC One on January 9, 1998. It has 11 seasons and 120 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 11 Episode 10 "Bruce Forsyth, Patrick Kielty, Boris Becker, The Corrs, Jamie Cullum", aired on May 8, 2004.

Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.

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Episodes

120 episodes · 11 seasons

Series 1

1998 · 11 episodes · Last episode: 27 years ago

Parkinson Series 1 release dates →
  1. Parkinson S1 E11 still E11

    11. George Michael Special

    First transmitted in 1998. A candid interview in which pop megastar George Michael opens up to Michael Parkinson on topics such as his childhood, his early musical career as half of Wham! and his arrest in Hollywood in April 1997.

  2. E10

    10. Bob Hoskins, Eric Clapton, Brian Conley

  3. E9

    9. Joan Collins, Jeremy Clarkson, Bryan Adams

  4. E8

    8. Jacques Villeneuve, Kiri TeKanawa, Dame Edna Everage

  5. E7

    7. Liam Neeson, Lily Savage, Cilla Black

  6. E6

    6. Ewan McGregor, Rory Bremner

  7. E5

    5. Phil Collins, John Prescott

  8. E4

    4. Patricia Routledge, Gary Lineker, Morgan Freeman

  9. Parkinson S1 E3 still E3

    3. Billy Connolly, Sir David Attenborough

  10. E2

    2. Stephen Tompkinson, Elton John, Michael Palin

  11. E1

    1. Paul Merton, Barry Manilow, Anthony Hopkins

    Finale

    Parky kicks off his second show by interviewing Paul Merton, Barry Manilow and Anthony Hopkins

Series 2

1999 · 15 episodes · Last episode: 26 years ago

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  1. E15

    15. Billy Connolly, Sting

  2. Parkinson S2 E14 still E14

    14. Michael Crawford

    Chat show hosted by Michael Parkinson with special guest Michael Crawford, looking at his life and career. Michael performs Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera.

  3. Parkinson S2 E13 still E13

    13. Paul McCartney

    Michael Parkinson's guest is Paul McCartney, one of the most successful popular music composers of the 20th century. In the first televised interview after the death of his first wife, Linda, the singer-songwriter talks exclusively about his life and career.

  4. E12

    12. Woody Allen

    Mid-season finale
  5. Parkinson S2 E11 still E11

    11. Joanna Lumley, Neil Morrissey, Ian McKellen

  6. E10

    10. Jack Dee, Simon Callow, Barbara Windsor

  7. E9

    9. Lenny Henry, Rolf Harris

  8. E8

    8. Diana Rigg, Eddie Izzard, Robbie Coltrane

  9. E7

    7. Oprah Winfrey

  10. E6

    6. Jim Davidson, Thora Hird

  11. E5

    5. Michael Caine, Harry Enfield

  12. E4

    4. Mo Mowlam, Warren Beatty, Alan Davies

  13. Parkinson S2 E3 still E3

    3. Caroline Aherne, Naseem Hamed, Gary Barlow

  14. E2

    2. Robert Lindsay, Stephen Fry, Lee Evans

  15. E1

    1. Geri Halliwell, Dawn French, Carol Vorderman

Series 3

2000 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 26 years ago

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  1. E12

    12. Shirley Bassey, Stephen Fry

  2. Parkinson S3 E11 still E11

    11. Ronan Keating, Cindy Crawford, Alan Titchmarsh

  3. Parkinson S3 E10 still E10

    10. Victoria Wood

  4. E9

    9. Kenneth Branagh, Bob Monkhouse, Esther Williams

  5. E8

    8. Kate Winslet, Jimmy Tarbuck, Harry Connick Jr.

  6. E7

    7. Lulu, Vanessa Feltz

  7. E6

    6. Minnie Driver, Griff Rhys Jones, Robert Winston

  8. E5

    5. Lesley Garrett, Richard E. Grant, Alistair McGowan

  9. E4

    4. Clive James, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Filippa Giordano, Richard Briers

  10. E3

    3. David Blunkett, Alexei Sayle, Martin Kemp

  11. E2

    2. Victoria Beckham, Clarissa Dickson Wright, Paul Merton

  12. E1

    1. Mick Hucknall, Mel Smith, Ralph Fiennes

Series 4

2000 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 26 years ago

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  1. Parkinson S4 E10 still E10

    10. Elton John, Ronan Keating, Kiki Dee, Robbie Williams

  2. E9

    9. Harry Enfield, Paul Simon, Terry Wogan

  3. E8

    8. Sacha Distel, David Beckham, Rory Bremner

  4. E7

    7. Richard Attenborough, Ian Botham, Richard Wilson, k.d. lang

  5. E6

    6. Trevor McDonald, Tom Courtenay, Meera Syal, Barry White

  6. E5

    5. Nigel Hawthorne, Jane Horrocks, Patrick Kielty

  7. E4

    4. Robson Green, Hugh Laurie, Chris Moon

  8. E3

    3. Frankie Dettori, Julie Walters, Mark Knopfler

  9. E2

    2. Ben Elton, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, David Ginola

  10. E1

    1. French & Saunders, Mike Reid, Tom Jones

Series 5

2001 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 25 years ago

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  1. E10

    10. Jack Dee, David Jason, Ronan Keating

  2. E9

    9. John Hurt, Ulrika Jonsson, Alistair McGowan

  3. E8

    8. Amanda Burton, Hugh Grant, Robbie Williams

  4. E7

    7. Maureen Lipman, Tamzin Outhwaite

  5. E6

    6. The Bee Gees, John Mills

  6. E5

    5. Martin Clunes, Kevin Costner, Lee Evans, Texas

  7. E4

    4. John Cleese

  8. E3

    3. Ardal O'Hanlon, Esther Rantzen, Amanda Donohoe, Lionel Richie

  9. E2

    2. Kirk Douglas, Goldie Hawn, Clive James, Sade

  10. E1

    1. Tracey Ullman, Denise Lewis, Dolly Parton

Series 6

2001 · 11 episodes · Last episode: 24 years ago

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  1. E11

    11. Robbie Williams, Lenny Henry, Dame Edna, Geri Halliwell, Charlotte Church

  2. E10

    10. Cilla Black, Michael Crawford, Liza Tarbuck

  3. E9

    9. Jennifer Lopez, Martine McCutcheon, Terry Wogan

  4. E8

    8. Robbie Coltrane, Ben Elton, Samuel L. Jackson, Diana Krall

  5. E7

    7. Sting

  6. E6

    6. Cher, Stephen Fry, Gabrielle, Larry Hagman

  7. E5

    5. Billy Connolly, Pamela Stephenson, Ricky Tomlinson and band

  8. E4

    4. Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Anne Robinson

  9. E3

    3. Bob Geldof, Jim Davidson

  10. Parkinson S6 E2 still E2

    2. Ann Widdlecombe, Victoria Wood

  11. Parkinson S6 E1 still E1

    1. David and Victoria Beckham, George Best, Elton John

Series 7

2002 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 24 years ago

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  1. E10

    10. Ben Elton, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, Barry Manilow, Roger Taylor, Brian May

  2. E9

    9. Martin Clunes, Michelle Collins, Jimmy Tarbuck, Enrique Iglesias, Travis

  3. E8

    8. Rob Brydon, Timothy Spall, Chris Tarrant, Bryan Ferry, Raul Malo

  4. E7

    7. Tony Bennett, Jeff Bridges, James Nesbitt

  5. E6

    6. Michael Ball, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sheryl Crowe, Mica Paris, Jools Holland

  6. E5

    5. Sue Johnston, Eamonn Holmes, Jon Culshaw, Andrea Bocelli, David Gray

  7. E4

    4. Celine Dion, Nigel Havers, Ian Hislop

  8. E3

    3. Rory Bremner, Judi Dench, Kevin Spacey, The Lighthouse Family

  9. E2

    2. Mel Gibson

  10. E1

    1. Bob Monkhouse, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Kylie Minogue

Series 8

2002 · 11 episodes · Last episode: 23 years ago

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  1. Parkinson S8 E11 still E11

    11. Tom Jones, Alistair McGowan, Dame Edna Everage, Nigel Havers, Marc Paul, Benjamin Zephaniah, Martine McCutcheon

  2. Parkinson S8 E10 still E10

    10. Michael Caine

  3. E9

    9. Charlotte Church, Michael Aspel, Lionel Richie

  4. E8

    8. Halle Berry, Pierce Brosnan, Natalie Cole, Rod Stewart

  5. E7

    7. Steve Coogan, Diana Krall, Jeremy Paxman, Elaine Stritch

  6. Parkinson S8 E6 still E6

    6. Nigella Lawson, Eddie Izzard, David Attenborough, Chris Rea, David Gray

  7. E5

    5. Peter Kay, Bob Monkhouse, Lulu, Ronan Keating, Shania Twain

  8. Parkinson S8 E4 still E4

    4. Paul Whitehouse, Gillian Anderson, Paul O'Grady, Madness

  9. Parkinson S8 E3 still E3

    3. Robin Williams, Stephen Fry, James Taylor

  10. Parkinson S8 E2 still E2

    2. Michael Palin, Kate Adie and Ricky Gervais

    Michael interviews Michael Palin, Kate Adie and Ricky Gervais while Norah Jones sings two of her songs.

  11. Parkinson S8 E1 still E1

    1. Tom Hanks, David Bowie

Series 9

2003 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 23 years ago

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  1. E10

    10. Shirley Bassey, Ronnie Corbett, Amanda Holden, Hugh Laurie

  2. E9

    9. Des O'Connor, Hugh Jackman, Matthew Perry, Heather Small

  3. E8

    8. David Dickinson, Badly Drawn Boy, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Martin Clunes

  4. E7

    7. Jerome Flynn, Gloria Gaynor, Ian McKellan, Paul Merton

  5. E6

    6. Jeremy Clarkson, Neil Morrissey, Denise Van Outen

  6. Parkinson S9 E5 still E5

    5. Rory Bremner, Rowan Atkinson, David Gray, Pierce Brosnan

  7. E4

    4. Robbie Coltrane, Adral O'Hanlon, Anne Robinson, Dionne Warwick

  8. E3

    3. Lenny Henry, Donny Osmond

  9. E2

    2. Jack Dee, Jools Holland, Beverley Knight, Damian Lewis, Jamie Oliver

  10. Parkinson S9 E1 still E1

    1. Heather Mills, Simply Red, Dawn French, George Clooney

Series 10

2003 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 22 years ago

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  1. Parkinson S10 E10 still E10

    10. David Bowie, Victoria Beckham and Clive James

    Michael Parkinson in conversation with David Bowie, Victoria Beckham and Clive James.

  2. E9

    9. Sarah Ferguson, Eddie Izzard, Sting, Gwyneth Paltrow

  3. Parkinson S10 E8 still E8

    8. Judi Dench, Peter Kay, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, Will Young

  4. E7

    7. Emma Thompson, Michael Palin, Rod Stewart, Luciano Pavarotti

  5. Parkinson S10 E6 still E6

    6. Shane Richie, Trinny and Susannah, Meg Ryan, Jamie Cullum

  6. E5

    5. Michael Caine, Billy Connolly, Pamela Stephenson, R.E.M.

  7. E4

    4. Clint Eastwood, Jennifer Saunders, Ben Elton, Sheryl Crow

  8. E3

    3. Sean Connery, Ricky Tomlinson, Boris Johnson, Michael Buble

  9. E2

    2. Ewan McGregor, Stephen Fry, Ronni Ancona, Dido

  10. E1

    1. Helen Mirren, Cilla Black, Annie Lennox, Jo Brand

Series 11

2004 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 22 years ago

Parkinson Series 11 release dates →
  1. Parkinson S11 E10 still E10

    10. Bruce Forsyth, Patrick Kielty, Boris Becker, The Corrs, Jamie Cullum

  2. E9

    9. Gordon Ramsay, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Davina McCall, Ronan Keating, LeAnn Rimes, Sarah McLachlan

  3. E8

    8. Anne Robinson, James Nesbitt, Mick Hucknall, Travis

  4. E7

    7. Jeremy Clarkson, Diana Krall, Sharon Osbourne, Michael Portillo, Jonny Wilkinson

  5. E6

    6. Rory Bremner, Nigel Harman, Pet Shop Boys, John McCarthy, Joss Stone

  6. E5

    5. Ross Kemp, Alastair Campbell, Jimmy Carr, Norah Jones

  7. E4

    4. George Michael, Jon Culshaw, Bill Nighy

  8. E3

    3. Patrick Stewart, Lionel Richie, Harry Connick Jr.

  9. Parkinson S11 E2 still E2

    2. Robson Green, Paul O'Grady, Kylie Minogue, Peter Cincotti

  10. E1

    1. Ian McKellen, Johnny Vegas, Rhona Cameron, Katie Melua, Alicia Keys

Cast & crew

  • Patricia Routledge

    Patricia Routledge

    Self

  • Gary Lineker

    Gary Lineker

    Self

  • Morgan Freeman

    Morgan Freeman

    Self

  • Paul Merton

    Paul Merton

    Self

  • Barry Manilow

    Barry Manilow

    Self

  • Anthony Hopkins

    Anthony Hopkins

    Self

  • Stephen Tompkinson

    Stephen Tompkinson

    Self

  • Elton John

    Elton John

    Self

  • Michael Palin

    Michael Palin

    Self - Guest

  • Billy Connolly

    Billy Connolly

    Self

  • David Attenborough

    David Attenborough

    Self

  • Phil Collins

    Phil Collins

    Self

  • John Prescott

    John Prescott

    Self

  • Ewan McGregor

    Ewan McGregor

    Self

  • Rory Bremner

    Rory Bremner

    Self

  • Liam Neeson

    Liam Neeson

    Self

Parkinson FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Parkinson?

Parkinson has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on May 8, 2004.

When did the latest episode of Parkinson come out?

The most recent episode of Parkinson, Season 11 Episode 10 "Bruce Forsyth, Patrick Kielty, Boris Becker, The Corrs, Jamie Cullum", aired on May 8, 2004.

How many seasons of Parkinson are there?

Parkinson has 11 seasons with 120 episodes in total.

When did Parkinson first air?

Parkinson first aired on BBC One on January 9, 1998.

How do I get notified when new episodes of Parkinson are released?

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