An Altrincham Company have begun work on the second series of the highly successful CBeebies series the Clangers.
The Factory Company in Altrincham made the first series of the British cult classic that made its original debut in 1969.
The series was created by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate almost 45 years ago, and was given a modern makeover, as part of its new £5m production.
As with the previous series, the executive producers of the enchanting show will be Peter Firmin and son of Oliver Postgate, Daniel. Peter will also work as part of the design team, whilst Daniel will work alongside the writers on the storylines and scripts.
The first series combined distinctive knitted puppetry with stop motion animation, which saw the loveable and curious creatures wcome bounding back into our lives with their unique approach to exploration, imagination and invention.
The new series of Clangers revisits original themes such as caring for the planet and the importance of community, and their simple but surreal world becomes more profound now than it ever has been.
The last series won numerous awards including the 2015 BAFTA for Best Pre-School Animation and Broadcast Best Pre-School Programme.
The twenty six, eleven minute episodes will once again be narrated by Michael Palin.
