Good news Walking Dead fans! AMC has only gone and given the go ahead for a fifth season of everyone's favourite zombie-themed TV show less than a fortnight after Season 4 hit TV screens.

"We are very happy to make what has to be one of the most anti-climactic renewal announcements ever. The Walking Dead is renewed for a fifth season," AMC president Charlie Collier said last night.

"This is a show that has erased traditional distinctions between cable and broadcast" he continued. "Its expanding base of passionate fans has grown every season, most recently - and most notably - with the season four premiere earlier this month, which broke viewership records for the series and became the biggest non-sports telecast in cable history. On behalf of the incredible team on both sides of the camera, thank you to the fans and here's to more Dead."

And to think, it feels like just yesterday we were watching leading man Andrew Lincoln hanging out behind the bike sheds on Channel 4's Teachers...