Who will The Simpsons be bidding farewell to in the 25th series? (Picture: Fox)

The Simpsons will bid farewell to a ‘major character’ in their latest series – with the show’s executive producer revealing the unlucky person will be killed off.

Speaking to the Canada Sun Times as the 25th series of the show kicked off in the US, Al Jean confirmed plans for the character’s demise – but stopped short of saying who the victim would be.

‘I’ll give you a clue that the actor playing the character won an Emmy for playing that character,’ Jean said, ‘but I won’t say who it is.’

His hints do little to narrow down the potential candidates, given that the show has won 25 Emmys for voiceover performances since 1992.




Characters who have steered their voice counterparts to a win include Sideshow Bob, Krusty The Clown, Comic Book Guy, Chief Wiggum, Bart’s long-suffering teacher Edna Krabappel and Homer’s elderly father Abe Simpson.

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It’s not the first time that the animated show has done away with one of its characters.

Others who have previously met their demise on the show included Ned Flanders’ first wife Maud Flanders, saxophone player Bleeding Gums Murphy and psychologist Dr Marvin Monroe – although confusion reigns over the latter’s death after he returned in a later episode explaining he had been ‘very sick’.

The 25th series of the show began in the US last weekend with an episode which saw the cartoon family spoofing Homeland.

Daniel Radcliffe, Elisabeth Moss, Will Arnett and Kristen Wiig, are among the guest stars in the new season.