When Does Parkinson Season 12 Come Out? Is It Renewed?
Parkinson ended after Season 11.
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Seasons
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Episodes
120
Predictive Logic Analysis
Parkinson has concluded its run. Production records list the series as ended, meaning the story has been brought to a planned close rather than left open. Barring a revival, there is no Season 12 in development.
What is Parkinson about?
Michael Parkinson's return to BBC One represented a triumphant homecoming for one of television's most celebrated conversationalists. This second iteration of his legendary talk show brought the veteran broadcaster back to the format that made him a household name, trading on decades of accumulated charm and an unparalleled gift for extracting compelling stories from his guests. The show's fundamental appeal lay in Parkinson's ability to make conversation itself feel like the main event—not as a vehicle for promotion or sound bites, but as a genuine meeting of minds where celebrities, politicians, athletes, and artists could reveal themselves in ways that felt both intimate and revelatory. For viewers seeking intelligent, unhurried dialogue in an era increasingly dominated by shorter formats, the program offered a masterclass in the art of the interview.
The show maintained the sophisticated yet approachable tone that had defined Parkinson's earlier career. Rather than relying on gimmicks or manufactured conflict, it placed absolute faith in the power of thoughtful questioning and the chemistry between interviewer and guest. Parkinson's technique—combining wit, genuine curiosity, and an almost anthropological interest in human nature—made even familiar celebrity encounters feel fresh. The stripped-down format, with minimal set dressing and no elaborate staging, allowed the conversation to breathe, creating an atmosphere more akin to a private audience than a broadcast spectacle.
Across its eleven seasons, the program proved both a critical darling and a fixture in British living rooms, attracting A-list guests from film, music, sports, and public life. The show's influence on late-night television was substantial, demonstrating that audiences still craved substantive interviews conducted with intelligence and respect. It stands as a monument to a particular style of broadcasting—one that valued the depth of a single sustained conversation over the rapid-fire format that would increasingly come to dominate television as the 2000s progressed.
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Is Parkinson renewed or cancelled?
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The series is listed as ended
Parkinson Season 12 Release Date
No new season is expected. Parkinson has ended, so there is no upcoming release to anticipate unless a revival is announced.
Parkinson seasons
Season 11998 · 11 ep
- 1. Paul Merton, Barry Manilow, Anthony Hopkins1998-01-09
- 2. Stephen Tompkinson, Elton John, Michael Palin1998-01-16
- 3. Billy Connolly, Sir David Attenborough1998-01-23
- 4. Patricia Routledge, Gary Lineker, Morgan Freeman1998-01-30
- 5. Phil Collins, John Prescott1998-02-06
- 6. Ewan McGregor, Rory Bremner1998-02-13
- 7. Liam Neeson, Lily Savage, Cilla Black1998-02-20
- 8. Jacques Villeneuve, Kiri TeKanawa, Dame Edna Everage1998-02-27
- 9. Joan Collins, Jeremy Clarkson, Bryan Adams1998-03-06
- 10. Bob Hoskins, Eric Clapton, Brian Conley1998-03-13
- 11. George Michael Special1998-12-05
Season 21999 · 15 ep
- 1. Geri Halliwell, Dawn French, Carol Vorderman1999-01-08
- 2. Robert Lindsay, Stephen Fry, Lee Evans1999-01-15
- 3. Caroline Aherne, Naseem Hamed, Gary Barlow1999-01-22
- 4. Mo Mowlam, Warren Beatty, Alan Davies1999-01-29
- 5. Michael Caine, Harry Enfield1999-02-05
- 6. Jim Davidson, Thora Hird1999-02-12
- 7. Oprah Winfrey1999-02-19
- 8. Diana Rigg, Eddie Izzard, Robbie Coltrane1999-02-26
- 9. Lenny Henry, Rolf Harris1999-03-05
- 10. Jack Dee, Simon Callow, Barbara Windsor1999-03-19
- 11. Joanna Lumley, Neil Morrissey, Ian McKellen1999-03-26
- 12. Woody Allen1999-04-02
- 13. Paul McCartney1999-12-03
- 14. Michael Crawford1999-12-10
- 15. Billy Connolly, Sting1999-12-17
Season 32000 · 12 ep
- 1. Mick Hucknall, Mel Smith, Ralph Fiennes2000-01-21
- 2. Victoria Beckham, Clarissa Dickson Wright, Paul Merton2000-01-28
- 3. David Blunkett, Alexei Sayle, Martin Kemp2000-02-04
- 4. Clive James, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Filippa Giordano, Richard Briers2000-02-11
- 5. Lesley Garrett, Richard E. Grant, Alistair McGowan2000-02-18
- 6. Minnie Driver, Griff Rhys Jones, Robert Winston2000-02-25
- 7. Lulu, Vanessa Feltz2000-03-03
- 8. Kate Winslet, Jimmy Tarbuck, Harry Connick Jr.2000-03-10
- 9. Kenneth Branagh, Bob Monkhouse, Esther Williams2000-03-17
- 10. Victoria Wood2000-03-24
- 11. Ronan Keating, Cindy Crawford, Alan Titchmarsh2000-03-31
- 12. Shirley Bassey, Stephen Fry2000-04-07
Season 42000 · 10 ep
- 1. French & Saunders, Mike Reid, Tom Jones2000-09-08
- 2. Ben Elton, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, David Ginola2000-09-15
- 3. Frankie Dettori, Julie Walters, Mark Knopfler2000-09-22
- 4. Robson Green, Hugh Laurie, Chris Moon2000-09-29
- 5. Nigel Hawthorne, Jane Horrocks, Patrick Kielty2000-10-06
- 6. Trevor McDonald, Tom Courtenay, Meera Syal, Barry White2000-10-13
- 7. Richard Attenborough, Ian Botham, Richard Wilson, k.d. lang2000-10-21
- 8. Sacha Distel, David Beckham, Rory Bremner2000-10-28
- 9. Harry Enfield, Paul Simon, Terry Wogan2000-11-04
- 10. Elton John, Ronan Keating, Kiki Dee, Robbie Williams2000-11-12
Season 52001 · 10 ep
- 1. Tracey Ullman, Denise Lewis, Dolly Parton2001-02-17
- 2. Kirk Douglas, Goldie Hawn, Clive James, Sade2001-02-24
- 3. Ardal O'Hanlon, Esther Rantzen, Amanda Donohoe, Lionel Richie2001-03-03
- 4. John Cleese2001-03-10
- 5. Martin Clunes, Kevin Costner, Lee Evans, Texas2001-03-17
- 6. The Bee Gees, John Mills2001-03-24
- 7. Maureen Lipman, Tamzin Outhwaite2001-03-31
- 8. Amanda Burton, Hugh Grant, Robbie Williams2001-04-07
- 9. John Hurt, Ulrika Jonsson, Alistair McGowan2001-04-13
- 10. Jack Dee, David Jason, Ronan Keating2001-04-21
Season 62001 · 11 ep
- 1. David and Victoria Beckham, George Best, Elton John2001-09-22
- 2. Ann Widdlecombe, Victoria Wood2001-09-29
- 3. Bob Geldof, Jim Davidson2001-10-06
- 4. Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Anne Robinson2001-10-13
- 5. Billy Connolly, Pamela Stephenson, Ricky Tomlinson and band2001-10-20
- 6. Cher, Stephen Fry, Gabrielle, Larry Hagman2001-10-27
- 7. Sting2001-11-03
- 8. Robbie Coltrane, Ben Elton, Samuel L. Jackson, Diana Krall2001-11-17
- 9. Jennifer Lopez, Martine McCutcheon, Terry Wogan2001-11-24
- 10. Cilla Black, Michael Crawford, Liza Tarbuck2001-12-01
- 11. Robbie Williams, Lenny Henry, Dame Edna, Geri Halliwell, Charlotte Church2001-12-24
Season 72002 · 10 ep
- 1. Bob Monkhouse, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Kylie Minogue2002-02-23
- 2. Mel Gibson2002-03-02
- 3. Rory Bremner, Judi Dench, Kevin Spacey, The Lighthouse Family2002-03-09
- 4. Celine Dion, Nigel Havers, Ian Hislop2002-03-23
- 5. Sue Johnston, Eamonn Holmes, Jon Culshaw, Andrea Bocelli, David Gray2002-04-06
- 6. Michael Ball, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sheryl Crowe, Mica Paris, Jools Holland2002-04-13
- 7. Tony Bennett, Jeff Bridges, James Nesbitt2002-04-20
- 8. Rob Brydon, Timothy Spall, Chris Tarrant, Bryan Ferry, Raul Malo2002-04-27
- 9. Martin Clunes, Michelle Collins, Jimmy Tarbuck, Enrique Iglesias, Travis2002-05-04
- 10. Ben Elton, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, Barry Manilow, Roger Taylor, Brian May2002-05-18
Season 82002 · 11 ep
- 1. Tom Hanks, David Bowie2002-09-21
- 2. Michael Palin, Norah Jones, Kate Adie, Ricky Gervais2002-09-28
- 3. Robin Williams, Stephen Fry, James Taylor2002-10-05
- 4. Paul Whitehouse, Gillian Anderson, Paul O'Grady, Madness2002-10-12
- 5. Peter Kay, Bob Monkhouse, Lulu, Ronan Keating, Shania Twain2002-10-19
- 6. Nigella Lawson, Eddie Izzard, David Attenborough, Chris Rea, David Gray2002-10-26
- 7. Steve Coogan, Diana Krall, Jeremy Paxman, Elaine Stritch2002-11-09
- 8. Halle Berry, Pierce Brosnan, Natalie Cole, Rod Stewart2002-11-16
- 9. Charlotte Church, Michael Aspel, Lionel Richie2002-11-23
- 10. Michael Caine2002-11-30
- 11. Tom Jones, Alistair McGowan, Dame Edna Everage, Nigel Havers, Marc Paul, Benjamin Zephaniah, Martine McCutcheon2002-12-24
Season 92003 · 10 ep
- 1. Heather Mills, Simply Red, Dawn French, George Clooney2003-02-22
- 2. Jack Dee, Jools Holland, Beverley Knight, Damian Lewis, Jamie Oliver2003-03-01
- 3. Lenny Henry, Donny Osmond2003-03-08
- 4. Robbie Coltrane, Adral O'Hanlon, Anne Robinson, Dionne Warwick2003-03-15
- 5. Rory Bremner, Rowan Atkinson, David Gray, Pierce Brosnan2003-03-29
- 6. Jeremy Clarkson, Neil Morrissey, Denise Van Outen2003-04-05
- 7. Jerome Flynn, Gloria Gaynor, Ian McKellan, Paul Merton2003-04-12
- 8. David Dickinson, Badly Drawn Boy, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Martin Clunes2003-04-19
- 9. Des O'Connor, Hugh Jackman, Matthew Perry, Heather Small2003-04-26
- 10. Shirley Bassey, Ronnie Corbett, Amanda Holden, Hugh Laurie2003-05-03
Season 102003 · 10 ep
- 1. Helen Mirren, Cilla Black, Annie Lennox, Jo Brand2003-09-20
- 2. Ewan McGregor, Stephen Fry, Ronni Ancona, Dido2003-09-27
- 3. Sean Connery, Ricky Tomlinson, Boris Johnson, Michael Buble2003-10-04
- 4. Clint Eastwood, Jennifer Saunders, Ben Elton, Sheryl Crow2003-10-11
- 5. Michael Caine, Billy Connolly, Pamela Stephenson, R.E.M.2003-10-18
- 6. Shane Richie, Trinny and Susannah, Meg Ryan, Jamie Cullum2003-10-25
- 7. Emma Thompson, Michael Palin, Rod Stewart, Luciano Pavarotti2003-11-01
- 8. Judi Dench, Peter Kay, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, Will Young2003-11-15
- 9. Sarah Ferguson, Eddie Izzard, Sting, Gwyneth Paltrow2003-11-22
- 10. Victoria Beckham, Clive James, David Bowie2003-11-29
Season 112004 · 10 ep
- 1. Ian McKellen, Johnny Vegas, Rhona Cameron, Katie Melua, Alicia Keys2004-02-21
- 2. Robson Green, Paul O'Grady, Kylie Minogue, Peter Cincotti2004-02-28
- 3. Patrick Stewart, Lionel Richie, Harry Connick Jr.2004-03-06
- 4. George Michael, Jon Culshaw, Bill Nighy2004-03-13
- 5. Ross Kemp, Alastair Campbell, Jimmy Carr, Norah Jones2004-03-27
- 6. Rory Bremner, Nigel Harman, Pet Shop Boys, John McCarthy, Joss Stone2004-04-03
- 7. Jeremy Clarkson, Diana Krall, Sharon Osbourne, Michael Portillo, Jonny Wilkinson2004-04-10
- 8. Anne Robinson, James Nesbitt, Mick Hucknall, Travis2004-04-17
- 9. Gordon Ramsay, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Davina McCall, Ronan Keating, LeAnn Rimes, Sarah McLachlan2004-04-24
- 10. Bruce Forsyth, Patrick Kielty, Boris Becker, The Corrs, Jamie Cullum2004-05-08
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Frequently asked
- When does Parkinson Season 12 come out?
- Parkinson ended after Season 11.
- Is Parkinson renewed or cancelled?
- Parkinson has ended. Its final season has already aired and no further seasons are expected.
- How many seasons of Parkinson are there?
- Parkinson has aired 11 seasons so far.
- How many episodes of Parkinson are there?
- There are 120 episodes of Parkinson across 11 seasons.