In saying alonggoodbye, Nancy Reagan became a voice on behalf of millions of families experiencing the depleting, aching reality of Alzheimer's disease.
There were a lot of self-congratulations in this longgoodbye and the ending truly was "about nothing, " basically proving that the show has run out of steam.
"It is always sad to say goodbye to a good double act and especially to a long-running character like Robbie Jackson, so we will be leaving the door open for both characters, " she added.
The audience was eventually battered into submission by the bloated sound and hectic fury of Britain's greatest hits, but three hours felt somewhat on the long side for a show that didn't quite know how to wave goodbye.