Jim Henson to create BBC puppet show

LONDON -- The BBC is coping with the Jim Henson Company to make a weekend U.K. Tv program fronted with a brand new puppet who'll interview stars in the chat show-style format. An plane pilot episode in the show, whose working title is "Nsa,Inch continues to be prepared in cahoots while using shingle most broadly known for your Muppets. If greenlit show will probably be produced in-house with the BBC's entertainment department inside the U.K. with puppets supplied by Henson. The BBC's executive editor for entertainment, Karl Warner, told local media he'd "high hopes" for your project. He added: "The idea is it may be very firmly moored in the world in the chat show, but with different completely new character created with the Henson Company. "The Muppets were a massive phenomenon and nobody seems to own been developing anything in this area for just about any very very long time. "The Henson Company has proven us some puppets, in addition to their versatility is very exciting, but we are still only in talks at this time.Inch A collection could bow next season round the corp.'s U.K. flagship web, BBC1. Meanwhile Disney, which bought the rights for the Muppets' figures in 2004, is concentrating on a follow-up to "The Muppets" following a return of Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and pals ongoing to earn greater than $154.8 million within the worldwide box office. James Bobin, who helmed "The Muppets," and co-author Nicholas Stoller, will write the script for your follow-up. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com