Dr Ross May return

The producers of ER are "optimistic" that George Clooney will return for its final season.

Executive producer David Zabel has already managed to coax Anthony Edwards and Noah Wyle back for one last hurrah and says "We have a really good storyline for every character from the past."

But Clooney's spokesman seems to have poured cold water on the proceedings by insisting the actor is "busy making movies".

Here's the Clooney/ER fan page