It looks like Mr Burns and Ned Flanders will be returning for the 27th and 28th series of The Simpsons after all. Voice actor Harry Shearer, 71, has finally finalised his contract for the next two series of the show after a complex (and strange) series of negotiations.

Shearer was announced to have quit the series over money, despite the other main voice actors (Dan Castellaneta, Yeardley Smith, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, and Hank Azaria) announcing their return.