Who is the most nefarious baddy? Will it be Grotbags? Skeletor? The Jack Straw lookalike in The Demon Headmaster?

He’s back. Aardman Animations have delighted fans by confirming the return of the infamous Feathers McGraw in Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – the 70-minute film that will premiere on the BBC and Netflix this Christmas.

But how evil is he? How does he compare to, say, Wolf from Gladiators? Read on for our countdown of the all-time rogue’s gallery of children’s TV baddies.

Pernice has been at the centre of a crisis about his alleged ‘threatening and abusive behaviour’, after a backlash from his former dance partners on the hit show

Arrivederci, then, Giovanni Pernice. The BBC have at last confirmed that the Strictly Come Dancing star won’t be part of the professional lineup for this year’s series.

It brings to an end a tumultuous period for the BBC’s ballroom blockbuster – all the more embarrassing because it’s not even been on air. The furore risked spilling into autumn’s landmark contest, which celebrates two decades of dance. Ultimately, the corporation had little choice but to part ways.