Aw bless Mark. Two standing ovations and he was spared the swingathon, which I think would actually have crippled him. Did you notice that Claudia made a special point of coming to hug him farewell - I'm sure she doesn't do that for most people.
And no Bruce next week. Hurrah!
I really do hope they don't "get a man in" when Bruce retires. Claudia does the backstage job brilliantly, I can't think of anyone who could do it better, and although I can't say the same for Tess front of house it wouldn't be fair to sack her.