@Eugene's Lair posted:I wouldn't hold your breath on this happening: in general, the reporting of Jimmy Mulville's comments appears to be rather "abridged". The comments apparently come from an R4 interview:
“I think it'd be very nice for him [to come back to Have I Got News For You],” revealed Jimmy in an interview with BBC Radio 4.
“We're all a little older now. He's definitely served his time, and he was a very good host."
“I'm not really asked very often which guests should come on because usually I would say, 'Oh, God no. I hate him, her, them. Can we not have them?' And I'm ignored. So if he appears, it would be nothing to do with me.”
The important questions are:
1) Would Ian Hislop and Paul Merton want him back?
2) Would Angus be prepared to come back?
From what I've heard, there was rather a lot of "bad blood" over the affair, with Deayton apparently unhappy at not getting more support from his co-stars. Also; there were other repercussions that are still in effect, such as Stephen Fry refusing to go on the show again in protest at Deayton's dismissal...
I never hold my breath on a rumour Eugene ..
Didn't realise there was bad blood between him, Hislop and Merton., always thought they were pals.
If I had to keep any of them...I'd keep Stephen Fry 