Sooty (2001 TV series)

Sooty is a British children's television series that was produced for three series, that aired on CITV from 5 November 2001 to 6 January 2004.

For other uses, see Sooty (disambiguation).

Sooty
Genre	Comedy
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	32
Production
Running time	20 Minutes (series 1) 15 Minutes (series 2–3)
Production company(s)	Sooty Limited (Gullane Entertainment/HIT Entertainment) Granada Kids
Release
Original network	ITV Network (CITV)
Original release	5 November 2001 (2001-11-05) – 6 January 2004 (2004-01-06)
Chronology
Preceded by	Sooty Heights (1999–2000)
Followed by	Sooty (2011–present)

Overview

Sooty is about the titular character and his friends running a hotel called 'Hotel Sooty'. It replaced Sooty Heights, but remained the same setup as this show. 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 communicates using bizarre squeaks.
• Soo – a calm and collected female panda who acts as the foil for both Sooty and Sweep and usually wears a red skirt. She was voiced by her longtime voice actor Brenda Longman in Series 1, but was replaced with Sheila Clark for Season 2 and 3 due to Brenda Longman leaving the cast.
• Little Cousin Scampi – Sooty's cousin, who is very cheeky and a serial troublemaker. He wears a navy blue school uniform and, like Sooty, is mute. However 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. She is a new character made especially made for this show.

Episodes

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)

Source:[1]

Series 2 (2002)

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

Series 3 (2003–2004)

1. "Sooty's Baby" (27 October 2003)
2. "Double Trouble" (28 October 2003)
3. "Flying Fun" (29 October 2003)
4. "Sooty at the Seaside" (30 October 2003)
5. "Treasure Hunt" (31 October 2003)
6. "Sooty's Ghost" (10 November 2003)
7. "Let's Get Camping" (17 November 2003)
8. "Keep Fit Sooty" (6 January 2004)

References

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

External links

• Sooty at itv.com/citv
• Sooty Online