Sooty (TV series)

Sooty
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	32
Production
Running time	15/20 minutes
Release
Original network	ITV Network (CITV)
Original release	5 November 2001 – 6 January 2004
Chronology
Preceded by	Sooty Heights (1999–2000)
Followed by	Sooty (2011–present)

Sooty is a British children's television series that was produced for three series, that aired on ITV from 5 November 2001 to 6 January 2004. It replaced Sooty Heights, but remained the same setup of Sooty and the gang running a hotel, which saw a major re-vamp and later a change of name to 'Hotel Sooty'. It was presented by Richard Cadell and Vicki Lee Taylor.

Cast

• Richard Cadell - presenter
• Vicki Lee Taylor - co-presenter
• Sooty - a mute yellow bear who is the protagonist of the show. He owns a magic wand whose power is invoked using the words "Izzy wizzy, let's get busy".
• Sweep - a dim-witted grey dog with a penchant for bones and sausages. He wears red wellingtons and communicates using bizarre squeaks.
• Soo - a calm and collected female panda who acts as the foil for both Sooty and Sweep. Usually wears a red skirt. Voiced by Brenda Longman in Series 1.
• Little Cousin Scampi - he is very cheeky and a serial troublemaker. He wears a navy blue school uniform and, like Sooty, is mute. Although in this show he is rarely seen.
• Butch The Dog - a bull dog who often visits the hotel.
• Miki - a Brazilian cat who is also the hotel's chef.

Episode guide

Series 1: 2001

• 1. All New Sooty (5 November 2001)
• 2. A New Arrival (6 November 2001)
• 3. Sci Fi Sooty (7 November 2001)
• 4. It's My Party (8 November 2001)
• 5. Sweep Asleep (9 November 2001)
• 6. Sad Sad Sooty (12 November 2001)
• 7. It's a Dog's Life (13 November 2001)
• 8. Practice Makes Perfect (14 November 2001)
• 9. Night of a Thousand Bears (15 November 2001)
• 10. You Don't Scare Me (16 November 2001)
• 11. A Cat and Dog Thing (19 November 2001)
• 12. Favourite Things (20 November 2001)
• 13. Santa's Back (21 November 2001)

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Series 2: 2002

• 1.Robo Richard (15 October 2002)
• 2.The Mysterious Visitor (22 October 2002)
• 4.Superheroes (5 November 2002)
• 5.Sooty in Charge (12 November 2002)
• 6.Sooty's Magic Garden (19 November 2002)
• 7.The New Gang (26 November 2002)
• 8.The Little Big People (3 December 2002)
• 9.Digging for Dinosaurs (10 December 2002)
• 10.Best Friends (17 December 2002)

Series 3: 2003/04

• 1. Sooty's Baby (27 October 2003)
• 2. Double Trouble (28 October 2003)
• 4. Sooty at the Seaside (30 October 2003)
• 5. Treasure Hunt (31 October 2003)
• 6 Flying Fun (3 November 2003)
• 7. Sooty's Ghost (10 November 2003)
• 8. Let's Get Camping (17 November 2003)
• 9. Keep Fit Sooty (6 January 2004)

Trivia

• The series 3 episode "Water, Water Everywhere" is also the same name given to the third episode of the first series of Sooty Heights.
• The end of the series marked the first time Sooty had been off TV screens for an extended period since 1955, when the first series aired on the BBC.
• When Series 1 was repeated on CITV in the run up to Series 2 in 2002, the episodes were edited down from 20 to 15 minutes to fit the slot because of Series 2 was to be 15 minutes.
• Series 3 was pulled off the air by CITV, due to the awful state that the show was in, but used the excuse that the ratings weren't good enough.
• Only 2 of the new episodes in Series 3 were shown, the rest not getting aired until the repeat in 2006

References

1. From PC Sweep blog: http://members.tripod.com/sweeps_friend/page4.htm

External links

• Sooty at itv.com/citv
• Sooty Online