JO
I think both sides are using a bit of spin here, at the time it was reported Evans wasn't going to do anymore TFI due to Top Gear commiments there was even some suggestion he had a golden handcuffs deal with the BBC, which at the time I thought was unlikely as they seem to have stopped doing that sort of thing in the current climate.
If anyone remembers there was no mention of it being the final episode of TFI at the end of the run, which to me seemed like a strange omission if it's the last episdoe of the series thats been dubbed the "goodbye we never had". To me at the time this suggested they were keeping their options open.
But I think realistically Channel 4 wouldn't commission more TFI until the current case is resolved, also 4 probably would want to avoid the perception he was only doing TFI because his Top Gear run was a flop. Which is a shame because to have that kind of the spontaneous feeling telly back was a good thing.
I think both sides are using a bit of spin here, at the time it was reported Evans wasn't going to do anymore TFI due to Top Gear commiments there was even some suggestion he had a golden handcuffs deal with the BBC, which at the time I thought was unlikely as they seem to have stopped doing that sort of thing in the current climate.
If anyone remembers there was no mention of it being the final episode of TFI at the end of the run, which to me seemed like a strange omission if it's the last episdoe of the series thats been dubbed the "goodbye we never had". To me at the time this suggested they were keeping their options open.
But I think realistically Channel 4 wouldn't commission more TFI until the current case is resolved, also 4 probably would want to avoid the perception he was only doing TFI because his Top Gear run was a flop. Which is a shame because to have that kind of the spontaneous feeling telly back was a good thing.