Parkinson: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Michael Parkinson was a showbiz veteran on BBC1 hosting his talk show. After his first few series he had already interviewed many a star from the time and had built up a fan base. People liked his interviewing technique where he would take a step back and let the guests say what they wanted to say. Although Michael began to be unhappy, after his Saturday 9pm slot kept having to be changed because of the football. So ITV decided to make him an offer he couldn't refuse, he would be able to continue his famous talk show, at his normal slot yet on ITV1. He agreed. Parkinson has just finished his second ITV series, and has interviewed such stars as Lauren Bacall and Bob Geldoff. With rumours afoot that he could possibly be hosting a special interview with the latest royal couple Charles & Camilla, the show looks like it will continue to maintain the success it had done on BBC1.

Series details

• Title: Parkinson
• Format: Talk Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2004-09-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-12-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4807

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Parkinson — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-09-04; final listed air date 2004-12-25; episode order: 11.
• Season 2: premiered 2005-02-12; final listed air date 2005-04-09; episode order: 9.
• Season 3: premiered 2005-10-08; final listed air date 2005-12-24; episode order: 11.
• Season 4: premiered 2005-03-25; final listed air date 2006-04-22; episode order: 8.
• Season 5: premiered 2006-09-16; final listed air date 2006-12-23; episode order: 13.
• Season 6: premiered 2007-05-05; final listed air date 2007-06-23; episode order: 7.
• Season 7: premiered 2007-09-15; final listed air date 2007-12-16; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Parkinson on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.