New CBBC shows announced

Johnny Vegas is to star in a new children’s TV series in which he battles zombie puppets.

The team behind puppet stars Zig and Zag are working on the ‘off-the-wall’ CBBC series called Dead Puppets Society, which will be screened in 2011.

Vegas will play a version of himself, juggling his showbiz career with a secret life as a hunter of puppets that have risen from the grave, according to producers Double Z.

The comic said: ‘The Double Z team have a great track record for puppet characters that are edgy, funny, and appeal to both children and adults alike.

‘I relish the opportunity to bring my own sense of the anarchic to where I think it may well best be appreciated. I know we're all mad keen to let our collective imaginations run riot.’

Meanwhile, comic Rufus Hound will also host his own CBBC comedy show for six- to 12-year-olds, Hounded…, which is described as a ‘journey into a fantastic parallel universe of special effects’.

Published: 28 Sep 2009