Top 10 favourite British childhood TV characters - Sooty and Sweep top the list

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A 10-foot tall statue of iconic stop-motion character, Morph, appeared in London in the early hours of this morning – as the plasticine figure was named as one of the top favourite nostalgic British TV characters.Morph, who first appeared on the BBC in 1977, took third place on the list, being beaten only by Basil Brush, and beloved puppets Sooty and Sweep, who took the top spot.And the recognisable character wasn't alone – just a mile away, on London's Southbank, an illuminated sculpture of cartoon rabbit, Miffy, sat on a plinth, with delighted passers-by pausing for selfies next to it.Meanwhile, in Shoreditch, people were left scratching their head’s trying to crack the world’s largest Where’s Wally puzzle, which was created in the dead of night.It comes as research of 2,000 adults revealed the top 10 most-loved British childhood characters – with Winnie The Pooh, Paddington Bear, and Bagpuss also making the list.The study, and the installations, were commissioned by Sky Kids to celebrate the launch of its 24-hour channel for youngsters under seven.When thinking about their favourite characters, the study found that 48% of those polled described them as “timeless”, while 46% said they were “iconic” – and 45% will still stick an episode or two on when they are in need of a dose of nostalgia.More than half (55%) said they fell in love with these characters as they made them laugh, and 46% felt they were always there to boost their mood.And these characters also helped form friendships for 44% – while many owned t-shirts (39%), action figures (38%), and lunchboxes (37%) based on them as kids.Half of those polled also claimed the shows they enjoyed as a child could even teach the current crop of youngsters’ important.