Next was a return to the Henson fold, and all 250 episodes of BAFTA winning TV series The Hoobs (2000–02). Here he voiced and puppeteered the excitable, vulnerable purple Hoob, Iver, alongside Eccleston as Groove. The production was the largest ever pre-school commission by a UK independent. It gained Gemini Award nominations for three consecutive years, "Best Performance in a Pre-School Series." (Shared).
