Bluey: Producer confirms series return amid cancellation rumours

A producer of Emmy award-winning children's TV show Bluey has confirmed the show will be returning for another series.

The Australian programme follows the life of a puppy, Bluey, and her family, the Heelers.

Fans were concerned the show had ended after a For Sale sign appeared outside the Heelers' house in the last episode.

But Bluey producer Sam Moor today BBC Radio 4's Today programme the show would definitely be returning.

Fans had also expressed concern after the episode was also the first in the series not to have any music during the closing credits.

When she was asked about the future of the show, she said: "It is the question on everybody's lips.

"No it is not the end for Bluey. I'm sure we have many more surprises in store for you," she told the BBC's Nick Robinson.

"We have more in store and we are thinking what would be next."

She was also asked about the next episode of the show, on Sunday, called The Sign, which will run for 28 minutes - four times longer than the usual seven minutes.

"The team worked really hard to get that one out, everybody put all their love and effort into it," Moor said.

Executive producer Daley Pearson has also spoken about the new longer episode.

He told Australia's Sunrise on Friday: "I think when we have taken risks, that's when it's been the most exciting and I think that's when the audience has liked it the most as well.

"So whatever it will be, it will be something that we're not quite sure if we can do. But we hope we can."

He added that it would be a "dream" to create a feature-length film of the animated dog and her family.

The show is a huge international success and is broadcast in more than 60 countries including the UK, the US and China.

It was streamed for more than 20 billion minutes on Disney+ in the US last year, putting it in the country's top 10 streaming programmes for minutes viewed.

There are a total of 50 episodes of Bluey across three seasons.

'Very relatable'

Moor told Today the show's success was down to the fact it was a "co-viewing show".

"It is something mums, dads, grandparents and kids can sit down and watch together. You can enjoy it on different levels but also for the same reasons," she said.

"It is very relatable. We have had emails from people saying it is like you have a camera in my living room. And it is Australian which is very exotic," she added.

Bluey was co-commissioned by ABC and BBC Studios - the commercial arm of the BBC - in 2017 and is made by Australian production company Ludo.