The second season of the Frasier revival has only just begun but Kelsey Grammer is already eyeing up more surprises for viewers – including the return of some very controversial characters. We were first introduced to the stuffy psychiatrist in Cheers , before he landed his very own spin-off alongside David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Jane Leeves and Peri Gilpin. Although Kelsey was joined by a string of new faces for the Paramount+ revival, which premiered last year, Bebe Neuwirth and Peri reprised their roles, with Harriet Sansom Harris, Edward Hibbert and Dan Butler also returning in upcoming episodes.
However, speaking to Metro.co.uk to promote the current series, the 69-year-old touched on who else he would like to return to the fold .
‘We just have Roz right now, we have my agent, Bebe Glazer, played by Harriet Harris, making an appearance. We’ve got Bulldog and Gil Chesterton, they’re going to be on in November. I think everybody knows that already,’ he told us.
‘I’m cooking up a couple of surprises that I think the writers will embrace. We’d like to get the Moon family back! ‘Daphne Moon’s dad, Brian Cox, I’d love to have him show up and teach his grandson how to drink. Something like that? That’s sort of a loose area.
’ Daphne’s illustrious family was made up of some wild characters , including Millicent Martin as her mom, Gertrude Moon, and Anthony LaPaglia as her brother, Simon. Brian made a very brief appearance as her drunken dad, while .