Bluey producer confirms the series is returning

A producer of Emmy award-winning childrens 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 4s 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 everybodys lips.

"No it is not the end for Bluey. Im sure we have many more surprises in store for you," she told the BBCs 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 Australias Sunrise on Friday: "I think when we have taken risks, thats when its been the most exciting and I think thats when the audience has liked it the most as well.

"So whatever it will be, it will be something that were 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 countrys top 10 streaming programmes for minutes viewed.

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

Moor told Today the shows 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.