Clooney to return to ER: Reports

Actor George Clooney is reportedly set to make a comeback on the long-running US medical drama 'ER' for its final season.

The series' producer David Zabel is desperate to get characters old and new together for a one-off special to celebrate the hit show ending - namely Clooney, who would reprise his role as Dr Douglas Ross.

The TV drama, which will close after its 15th season, catapulted the 46-year-old star to the Hollywood A-list after his run on the show from 1994 to 1999.

Zabel says: "We want to revisit characters that have existed on the show over the years and say where they are now.

"We'd love to get them all back in some way - that doesn't mean we are going to but we are going to try."

And bosses at the show's U.S. network NBC are also eager to bring back actor Anthony Edwards - despite the fact his character Dr Mark Greene died of a brain tumour.

Zabel adds: "There are ways to do it that we've thought about - even if it were like a lost episode from 1996."