Sooty (2011 TV series)

Sooty
Starring	Sooty Sweep Soo Richard Cadell
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	52 (as of 1 December 2013)
Production
Location(s)	Brean Leisure Park, Somerset
Running time	11 minutes
Production company(s)	Tivoli Media Ltd
Release
Original network	CITV, ITV Network
Original release	5 September 2011 (2011-09-05) – present
Chronology
Preceded by	Sooty (2001–2004)

Sooty is a British children's slapstick television series that airs on CITV. It is the first new series to feature Sooty since the last series ended in 2004, and the first since Richard Cadell bought the rights to the brand in 2008.^[1]

The series sees Richard starting a new job as a 'Mr Fix-It' at Slater's family holiday park in a British coastal resort, with Sooty, Sweep and Soo always ready and willing to help him.

The series is filmed at Brean Leisure Park in Somerset.

Cast

• Richard Cadell - he is the presenter of the show and is Soo's best friend.
• Sooty - he is 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!". He has green wellies.
• 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. She wears pink wellies as seen in an episode. Voiced by Brenda Longman.

Episode Guide

Pilot

The series pilot, The Big Day Out was released in 2009. It is about Richard taking Sooty, Sweep, and Soo to the seaside, but in true Sooty Show style - nothing goes to plan.

Series 1

• 1. The Wedding (5 September 2011) - Guest starring Stacey Solomon
• 2. The Swimming Lesson (5 September 2011)
• 3. The Great Race (6 September 2011) - Guest starring Justin Lee Collins
• 4. Squeaky Clean (7 September 2011)
• 5. The Farm (8 September 2011)
• 6. Poorly Soo (9 September 2011)
• 7. The Souvenir Stall (12 September 2011)
• 8. The Alarm System (13 September 2011)
• 9. The Sports Day (14 September 2011)
• 10. Sooty of the Seven Seas (15 September 2011)
• 11. The Wendy House (16 September 2011)
• 12. The Magic Show (19 September 2011) - Guest starring Debbie McGee and Paul Daniels
• 13. Drive in the Country (20 September 2011)
• 14. The Great Outdoors (31 October 2011)
• 15. The Children's Party (1 November 2011)
• 16. Down the Drain (2 November 2011)
• 17. Chocco Chimp (3 November 2011) - Guest starring Matthew Corbett
• 18. Who's A Clever Bird? (4 November 2011) - Guest starring Jimmy Carlo and Norman Barrett (Sooty visit Brean Bird Garden in Somerset)
• 19. Beach Patrol (7 November 2011) - Guest starring Frank Bruno
• 20. The New Poster (8 November 2011)
• 21. Pizza to Go (9 November 2011) - Guest starring Brendan Cole
• 22. The Runaway Bath (10 November 2011)
• 23. Run Rabbit Run (11 November 2011)
• 24. The New Ride (14 November 2011) - Guest starring Ann Widdecombe
• 25. The Marching Band (15 November 2011)
• 26. The Pop Concert (16 November 2011)

Series 2

• 1. Fitness Funatic (7 September 2013) - Guest starring Amy Childs
• 2. The New Building (8 September 2013)
• 3. The Black Hand (14 September 2013) - Guest starring Joe Pasquale
• 4. Sooty's Space Rocket (15 September 2013)
• 5. Five Star Fish (21 September 2013) - Guest starring Caroline Quentin
• 6. The Early Night (22 September 2013)
• 7. The Genie (28 September 2013) - Guest starring Dave Benson Phillips
• 8. Easter Time (29 September 2013)
• 9. Sooty Takes Off (5 October 2013) (Sooty went to the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Somerset)
• 10. The Fancy Dress Party (6 October 2013) - Guest starring Shaun Williamson
• 11. April Foolishness (12 October 2013)
• 12. The Inventions Game (13 October 2013) - Guest starring John Thomson
• 13. Balancing Act (19 October 2013)
• 14. Cow Capers (20 October 2013) - Guest starring Stu Francis
• 15. The Rainy Day (26 October 2013) (Sooty and Sweep's green wellies are shown while Soo has pink wellies.)
• 16. The Haunted House (27 October 2013)
• 17. The Dance Competition (2 November 2013) - Guest starring Helen Pearson
• 18. Fireworks (3 November 2013)
• 19. It's A Dog's Life (9 November 2013) - Guest starring The Krankies
• 20. Record Breakers (10 November 2013) - Guest starring Richard Arnold
• 21. Some Holiday (16 November 2013)
• 22. Wacky Washing (17 November 2013)
• 23. The Silent Movie (23 November 2013)
• 24. Disco Disco! (24 November 2013) - Guest starring B*Witched
• 25. Panto Palaver (30 November 2013)
• 26. Pranks and Presents (1 December 2013) - Guest starring Brian Blessed

Celebrity guests

• Celebrity guests in the first series were Stacey Solomon; Justin Lee Collins, Keith Chegwin, John Shuttleworth, Paul Daniels, Debbie McGee, Brendan Cole, Matthew Corbett, Frank Bruno and Ann Widdecombe
• Celebrity guests in the second series include Joe Pasquale, Amy Childs, Caroline Quentin, Dave Benson Phillips, Brian Blessed, B*Witched, Richard Arnold, The Krankies, Helen Pearson and Stu Francis.

Trivia

• Early licensing material gave the series the name 'Sooty and Sweep', which is believed to be the working title for the show.
• A DVD special, starring Richard Cadell and also set at a theme park, entitled "Sooty - The Big Day Out" was released in 2010, and acted as the pilot for the series.
• Little Cousin Scampi, Butch, Ramsbottom and Sweep's mum and dad made cameos in the "The Wedding".
• Several of the routines in the show are taken from the original Harry Corbett scripts.
• Each episode was originally planned to be 18 minutes long, but due to the time slot allocated by CITV, elements that did not move the story forward were cut from the script.
• Soo wears pink wellies in the Series 2 episode "The Rainy Day" where she jumps in some puddles with Sooty, Sweep and Richard. It is the first time Soo has worn wellies since in the other series she didn't.
• Series 3 has been confirmed by Richard in an interview.
• In "Pizza to Go", cars that look like Sally Carrera and Luigi from Cars appear on the top shelf.

Movie

A movie based on the series is due to be released in the future. The logline is, "Soo has been kidnapped by an evil showbiz impresario who will pull every trick in the book to turn her into a global superstar and Sooty and Sweep need her back." Brenda Longman announced in a Q&A with fans, that it is in pre production, but she is not sure of a release date.^[2]

Home media

DVD releases

References

External links

• The Official Sooty Website
• Sooty at itv.com/citv
• Sooty Online