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Hit sitcom Frasier could be set for TV return with Kelsey Grammer back in lead role

Star Grammer, 63, has had a meeting with writers to discuss ideas and CBS Television studios is said to be in the 'very, very early stages' of rebooting the show

SNOBBY hit sitcom Frasier could be set to return to telly.
CBS Television Studios are in the “very, very early stages” of rebooting the show with original star Kelsey Grammer.

 Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane in sitcom
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Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane in sitcomCredit: Paramount

The 63-year-old actor played psychiatrist Dr Frasier Crane in the comedy which ran for 11 seasons from 1993 to 2004.

He met with writers to discuss ideas for a reboot, although the project isn’t officially in development, a US source said.

 Grammer with the late John Mahoney and David Hyde Pierce as Frasier, dad Martin and brother Niles
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Grammer with the late John Mahoney and David Hyde Pierce as Frasier, dad Martin and brother NilesCredit: Getty - Contributor

The show, which was originally a spin-off of the sitcom Cheers, is likely to be rebooted in a new city, it added.
Blackpool-born star John Mahoney, who played Frasier’s dad Martin Crane, died aged 77 in February.

​John Mahoney's ​Martin Crane​ dupes Frasier in classic comedy scene