JR is back

DALLAS is to return after a break of 20 years.

But will the eighties soap opera work today.

Many of the original actors have signed up, including Larry Hagman as JR Ewing, Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing and Linda Gray as Sue Ellen.

Dallas ran from 1978 to 1991 and was shown here on the BBC. Another similar programme to run at the same time was Dynasty.

Dallas was about Texan oil barons and the problems within their families.

JR was the villain and best remembered character. The show’s most watched episode – who shot JR? – was seen by 360m people all over the world.

It has been said the new series will feature the Ewing offspring and their battle for power of the family business.

The pilot has been written, but it has yet to be said when filming will start.

I wonder if the same soundtrack will be used in the new programme.

Meanwhile new Liverpool owner John Henry has given a clear indication the club will be staying at Anfield, instead of moving to a new ground.

Anfield is a unique place and there can’t be many sporting arenas to rival the atmosphere there on a match day, especially when Liverpool play Everton or Manchester United.

John Henry told an American sports channel: “The Kop is unrivalled.”