Here’s news that will get SMart fans animated: stop-motion character Morph is returning to screens after two decades.

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According to Peter Lord, creator of the tiny claymation man, Morph will return in a short series of new films. "It's so new, I can't reveal where it'll be but, yes, a five-minute series. I think maybe fifteen five-minute stories,” he told BBC Radio Orkney.

He added: "As we speak, back at the studio in Bristol, they're building the sets in readiness."

Although the Aardman Animations character has starred in three online series since 2013, Morph hasn’t enjoyed a regular TV segment since 1998 show On Your Marks.

The terracotta-coloured figure first hit screens with Tony Hart in classic BBC One show Take Hart, before featuring in The Amazing Adventures of Morph, Hartbeat and The Morph Files.

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But don’t expect Morph to return to screen soon, as Lord revealed, the claymation process is exceptionally slow. "I think an animator these days shoots about six seconds a day. It's slow," he said.

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Until Morph’s comeback, you can catch him on Lord’s Twitter, where he posts updates of his wild life in Orkney.

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