The Muppets to be a vital component of its increasing popularity, providing an "effective and pleasurable viewing" method of presentation for the series' educational curriculum. In the early 1970s, the Muppets continued their presence in television, primarily appearing in "The Land of Gorch" segments during the first season of "Saturday Night Live". As his involvement with "Sesame Street" continued, Henson mused about the possibility of creating a network television series featuring the Muppets; as opposed to "Sesame Street", however, this proposed series would be aimed at a more adult audience and focus largely on sketch comedy. Two pilot specials, "The Muppets Valentine
Benidorm (TV series) Jake Canuso, Janine Duvitski, Adam Gillen, Tim Healy, Sherrie Hewson, Tony Maudsley and Danny Walters all returned as regulars from series 6. Siobhan Finneran, Steve Pemberton, Sheila Reid and Oliver Stokes also returned, but only appeared in the first two episodes which were written specifically to end their time on the show. Hannah Waddingham and Bel Powley did not return. Following Kenny Ireland's death, his character Donald Stewart did not appear but his voice was heard in a phone call to Jacqueline, played by Duvitski, in the last episode of the series. Jacqueline continued to appear in the series, and