series british puppet based situation comedy series broadcast bbc june august making documentary entitled uncovered broadcast august second final series began airing november series revolves lives anthropomorphic animals hang pub characters nelson fox voiced performed destiny voiced performed borderline cat voiced performed bearing voiced performed nelson friend foul fox voiced performed aimed adult audience features humour styles example episode begins scene portrayed desperately trying revive deceased owner learns actually dead months gives cat friends permission eat attracted accusations claims stole ideas similar channel called pets january announced twitter renewed series bbc decision plot looks lives animals hang pub called lord nelson east end london hero series nelson fox lives lifestyle described wild fox major excluding sunday_times nelson tires introducing dinner parties fox nelson love interest destiny destiny interest nelson pet dog landlord lord nelson like humans appear series understand destiny animals saying cat nelson acts father figure abandoned owners likes including hatred humans way treat birds lastly nelson older brother violent foul fox considers proper animal lines contain swear word riding story arc episodes episode contain recurring elements episode main plot create extra gags episodes feature celebrity appearance episode features comic song cast characters voice nelson urban fox embraced middle class lifestyle operated voice homeless persian alley cat operated pike voice destiny beautiful operated voice cynical street smart operated evans voice violent foul fox destiny owner incidental characters creation took years idea suggested creator director head worked itv children miller described adult sitcom trying american shows like simpsons animation obviously aiming high think stage musical avenue meets puppet animals said wanted pace american animation british adult crude based realities animal world didn rely comedy original idea known urban fox living called nelson living city lost sense animal featured cat trying encourage nelson animal like miller working bbc sitcom pitched idea producer criticised way miller ended script ended nelson leave live told best set series single place characters place suggested taking writing script later writer came write time rules set regards writing animals dressed clothes flashback sequence song new script pitched bbc pitch tape based pitch tribute miller arguing knocked people saw like seen thought fix ain broke british version producers liked fully understand miller brown writer began write scripts period years pilot eventually filmed bbc commissioned series targeted adults despite adult nature miller want crude episodes filmed spread cost making series episode character development writing commissioned series began character nelson originally depicted later changed middle class developing character destiny nelson love interest challenge programme makers created villain miller describing hitler figure partly based version nelson pilot character included called chicken left decided character sustained series character chicken character called appeared broadcast episode reference characters voice actress performed voice exactly manner casting jones people auditioned role nelson auditions actors jones called play time provided voice nelson taking role decided creators foreign character find accent reflected discussion iranian british comic playing role end cast auditioning poor version iranian accent describes voice mixture accent planet joke meant persian cat puppet created depicted having fur looked like mouse eyes crew puppet changed image based photos comic actor claim different problems working different characters example destiny largest puppet moving difficult spends time sitting rubbish stand inside long periods time said difficult puppet work hands limited hold recording originally entitled title changed reasons title similar bbc comedy characters new suggestions called rejected titles included nelson humans titles rejected additional writers said sounded like time crew referred eventually title writing writers characters swearing like came recording programme swear words read read scripts toy horn swore idea sound like programme aims environmentally friendly production report bbc house publication water bottles filled tanks tap water double sided scripts aiming sustainable production bbc production team use reducing future merchandise packaging replacing conventional lighting tube lights reduced electricity bill second series saving week cancellation january revealed twitter cancelled saying sacked miller posted longer message online saying friends sad duty announce returning series bbc decision based fact apparently need people watching programme successful crazy talk like opportunity thank bbc supported strongly years helped silly puppet digital screens nation like thank heart writers cast crew support team challenging utter joy news reflection brilliant work like thank loved watching loved making wonderfully think weren mad find funny people like believe room television little like sitcom tries things bit differently tries push boundaries knows maybe find room future hope thank watching reception given mixed reviews considering quality inconsistent reviewer saying bit hit miss laugh free moments written work jokes daily_mirror wrote funny gags completely tone maybe age group aimed fair game comedy independent said laughs script isn entirely shock value sitcom aimed adults grown ups guardian mainly positive said main reason thought funny depicted children toys saying things wouldn normally expect children toys like end novelty wear point far away awards nominations won design award production design entertainment led production designer nominated award tape film editing entertainment situation comedy led film editor lost pete versus life brown won break talent series nominated major award best dramatic short work series series series evans won design award special effects series beating process appearances programmes august cast took comedy performed song middle class magical seventh episode series feed character performance broadcast live later broadcast bbc august accusations attracted anger production company claimed bbc ripped channel_4 sitcom pets claimed received people saying series similar pitched idea pets bbc head comedy acted executive producer producer pets said checked bbc website morning appear hired puppet builders pets notice executive producer pitch pets follow creator producer pets went post views bbc blog post following telephone conversation west producer took place claimed bbc production team watched pets development production series west responded conclude similarities shows west left people judge pets copied puppet builder worked pets said blog met heath finished working pets work miller began developing idea heath went pets pets viewer sit little point making new shows similarity animals suggested idea stealing surprised hasn fox copy right worked know fact come different ideas merchandise series released dvd region blu ray disc region august dvd blu ray discs featured pilot extras planned dvd blu ray release second series cancelled dvd release series later rescheduled october second series available dvd 8th october available separately series blu ray release series available soon official date set release june series available itunes
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