Grammer 'not saying goodbye' to Frasier

Sitcom superstar Kelsey Grammer hasn’t completely said good-bye to his long-running character Frasier Crane even after spending 20 years playing the psychologist.

The star is in discussions with Paramount – the company that produced his show Frasier – but there are no definite plans yet.

He says: "It may be a possibility at some point. I'm not closed to the possibility. It would have to be really good." Grammer adds he'd like some time off from the character, holding off any possible return until "when the television landscape is appropriately bleak".

Co-star David Hyde Pierce, who plays Frasier’s brother Niles, supports Grammer’s idea, even though he admits it may not be possible to revive his character in another show.

He says: "The idea of him going on with the character is totally plausible. I don't feel at the end of the series that he'd exhausted all he could do with the character. I think it's a great idea."

The 11-year run of Frasier ends this week on American television. Grammer first emerged as Crane in the classic 80s sitcom Cheers.