Fans of that seventies kids' action seires, Monkey (I know one IMAGinewS member at least who as the DVDs), may be interested to know that an eleven-episode remake has broken viewing records in Japan and across Asia.

According to the BBC, a British company has secured the rights and will screen the show in the UK later this year.

By the way, anyone remember how I was saying a few years ago how the anime Cyber City Oedo 808 was another take on the original Monkey story? Three heroes / crims - a smartass, a calm and detached one and a big, tough one - serving a priest / cop under duress? Plus the fact that, according to this resource on the new series, both the lead characters have the same name (Son Gokuu, The Monkey King / Officer Sengoku)? Doesn't seem as much of a stretch...