Chris Tarrant for hidden camera show

ITV

Chris Tarrant has signed up to present a new hidden camera show for Watch, it has been announced.

The eight-part series, titled Tarant Lets The Kids Loose, invites children to join the grown-up world by placing them in charge of places such as cafés, radio stations and hairdressers.

The kids will then join their families in front of a live studio audience as the hidden camera footage is revealed.

"They say never work with kids or animals. But you know what? They’re wrong!" said Tarrant. "Kids are funny, magical and always surprising. What parent hasn't told an anecdote about the funny things their children say?"

He added: "This show totally captures the spirit and the inherent comedy of children - it’s the kind of family entertainment I love."