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| image = | first = Talent Night (1952) | creator = Harry Corbett | species = Bear | gender = Male | relatives = Scampi (cousin) | nationality = British }}Sooty is a glove puppet television, stage, comic book and film character, who is a small yellow male bear with black ears and nose who likes to perform magic tricks and play practical jokes. Although mute to the audience, he is said to be able to communicate by 'whispering' in the ear of his handler. He was created by the puppeteer, magician and pianist Harry Corbett in 1948. Sooty debuted on local television in 1952, and the children's television shows that bear his name have continued in various forms since 1955 and, according to Guinness World Records, is the longest-running continuing children's programme in the UK, with 857 episodes being aired as of 30 October 2018.[1] History and developmentCreator: Harry CorbettSooty was originally devised for media by magician and puppeteer Harry Corbett (nephew of English fish and chip shop chain owner and company namesake Harry Ramsden (as Harry Ramsden's)[2]), who had bought the puppet as a present for his son, Matthew Corbett, from a stall when he was on holiday in Blackpool in 1948. He first appeared on screen on the BBC in 1952 on the BBC's Talent Night. This particular show came from the TV Theatre at the annual British Radio Show held on this occasion at Belle Vue, Manchester. For ten days there had been nightly heats of hopefuls in the theatre culminating in each of the winners performing live on the Saturday night variety show transmitted nationally. Harry Corbett won his heat and then, by public vote, the overall winner on the live TV show. Sooty and Harry then became regulars on the BBC children's show Saturday Special from 1952-1955. The original bear was completely yellow, and Harry covered his ears and nose with 'soot' so that he would show up better on black and white television - hence the puppet's name. He would later be joined by other puppet glove characters, including Sweep (a dog who communicates by a saxophone reed type squeak), Soo (a shy and sweetly spoken panda), Kipper (a cat), Butch (another dog who occasionally plays the part of a villain), Ramsbottom (a snake), 'Enry the Robot (a robot with light up eyes who keeps breaking down), Algernon Fortesqueue (a posh Green Parrot with a top hat and monocle), Cousin Scampi (another bear, who is Sooty's cousin), Miki (another cat - this time Brazilian) and Maggie Mouse. Like Sooty, Scampi appears to talk only in a very light whisper which can be heard only when someone puts their ear close to his mouth. Television and stage hostsMatthew CorbettMatthew Corbett, the son of Harry Corbett took over the character after Harry's retirement in 1976. Sooty then enjoyed a new wave of popularity on stage and TV. The Sooty Show continued on television until 1992, evolving into a sitcom format. Like his father, Matthew took on a paternal role to the puppets, sharing a house with Sooty, Sweep, Soo (and latterly little cousin Scampi) and becoming the butt of many practical jokes. Matthew developed a well-meaning but slightly conceited screen character, whose boasting and pomposity was frequently punctured by the mayhem caused by Sooty and Sweep. Connie Creighton, who with her husband John had worked with Harry Corbett and Sooty for many years, continued to work on the programme, and co-starred in several episodes as well as touring with the stage show.[3] In 1993 Sooty, Sweep, Soo, Little Cousin Scampi and Matthew all moved to Manchester for Sooty & Co., with the gang running a shop that "sells almost everything". Brenda Longman, the voice of Soo since the early 1980s, co-starred as neighbour Mo. In May 1996, Matthew Corbett sold the rights to Sooty to the Global Rights Development Fund for £1.4million. Corbett commented: "I have worked hand in glove with Sooty for the past 20 years, but now it is time for him to stand on his own two feet. The plan is to use my 50th birthday in two years' time as a springboard to shoot Sooty to true international stardom."[4][5] The deal included Corbett staying until 1998. Richard CadellMatthew Corbett retired in December 1998, bequeathing Sooty to then co-star Richard Cadell. Sooty came back to screens in 1999 at first under the name Sooty Heights, which featured Richard, Liana Bridges (who worked in Sooty & Co. in the same period he did) and the puppets all running the titular Sooty Heights hotel. In March 2000, the rights to Sooty were sold on to The Britt Allcroft Company who later renamed themselves Gullane Entertainment. Under the ownership of Gullane, Sooty Heights was replaced with Sooty, which was similar to the former, but set in a refurbished hotel (now named Hotel Sooty) and Vicki Lee Taylor replaced Liana Bridges. Repeats of Sooty Heights and Sooty were shown on the CITV channel between 2006 and 2010. In October 2002, Gullane Entertainment was bought by rival company HiT Entertainment, giving them the rights to Sooty. The property suffered from cutbacks under HiT's ownership, with many of the puppeteers and Soo's voice actor Brenda Longman leaving. Sooty was cancelled in 2004 due to this, making 2005 the first year where no new Sooty series was shown. In October 2007, Hit Entertainment put the rights to Sooty up for sale and in June 2008 it was announced that Richard Cadell had bought the rights.[6] Plans for three new TV shows were under way, plus a reworking of one of Matthew Corbett's stage shows.[7] A brand new Sooty adventure, Sooty's Big Day Out, was released on DVD and was made available via the official Sooty Show website. Since 2011 he has starred in Sooty on ITV, set in a holiday camp with Richard Cadell as the caretaker working under the orders of his boss "Mr Slater" who is never actually seen but whose annoyed muffled voice is heard on the end of Richard's phone. It's filmed at Brean Leisure Park which Richard owned in real life with his brother David until 2014, at which time they sold it to outside interests; Richard Cadell has said that they sold the park as it was difficult to run.[8] Characteristics{{anchor|xylophone}}Sooty's personality fluctuates between kindness, cheekiness and naughtiness, very often misinterpreting things said or suggested by Harry, Matthew, Richard or Soo (possibly intentionally). He plays an instrument described in the show as a xylophone which is in fact a toy glockenspiel, and keeps a wand with which he performs magic. This is accompanied by the catchphrase "Izzy wizzy, let's get busy!", and then Sooty tapping the magic wand to "Shave and a Haircut". Sooty also possesses a magic powder known as oofle dust which he scatters around to perform magic.[9] His water pistol is also iconic, with Matthew and Richard usually on the receiving end of a soaking, although even celebrities such as Jonathan Ross on "An Audience with Sooty", and a royal family member, Prince Philip, at the Honours ceremony which Harry Corbett and Sooty attended to get Harry's OBE, (A miniature OBE medal was made for Sooty) have fallen foul of the water.[10] Sooty has also hit both Matthew and Richard with a hammer in some episodes, to which they have always shouted, "Don't do that for goodness sake!". Sooty also occasionally makes use of other messy items such as shaving foam and paint. Matthew and subsequently Richard have carried on Harry's tradition of ending every show with the line "Bye bye everybody, bye bye", and in Matthew's last ever episode, his final scene was a collection of clips of him saying the immortal words over the preceding years. TV series
The Sooty Show was aired on the BBC from 1955 until 1967 when it was cancelled by the BBC and was then signed up to Thames Television where it aired on ITV from then until 1992. In 1957, Sooty was joined by Sweep, and in 1964, Soo was introduced as Sooty's girlfriend. The latest series, simply titled Sooty, began on 5 September 2011 on the CITV channel. Spin-off seriesThere were also three spin-off series.
Animation seriesSooty's Amazing Adventures was an animated cartoon series that aired from 1996-1997. It featured Sooty, Sweep, Soo and Scampi living in an old run-down theatre by the coast. It was produced by award-winning animation company/studio Cosgrove Hall Films. The show gave Sweep and Scampi actual voices, but kept Sooty mute. When Richard Cadell acquired the rights to Sooty, he actually destroyed the master tapes to this series as he really despised any form of Sooty done in animation form{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}}. Video showsLearn with Sooty was a straight-to-video series developed to make learning fun and introduce the basic skills that children really need to understand. There were eight videos produced; Start to Read, Have Fun with Numbers, Simple Science, Be Safe, Start to Read 2, A to Z of Animals, Down on the Farm and Have Fun with Numbers 2. In 1994, four of the videos (Start to Read, Have Fun with Numbers, How Things Work (aka Simple Science), and Be Safe) were re-released with new packaging. Sooty's Magic was also a straight-to-video series that taught basic magic tricks for children to learn and practice themselves, with each release ending with a magic show presented by Sooty and Richard Cadell. The videos were supported by a range of Sooty's Magic toys. Three videos were released between 2000 and 2002; Sooty's Magic Show, Sooty's Magic Club and Sooty's Magic Birthday Party. Due to Hit Entertainment's takeover of Gullane Entertainment at the time, the final video, Sooty's Magic Birthday Party, never received a wide release, with only those who pre-ordered the video receiving their copy. Stage showsSooty also had a successful number of (mainly Christmas) stage shows across the UK. During Matthew Corbett's reign, seven stage shows were performed repetitively. For the first half of the tours, Matthew and Connie Creighton would present, and during the second half, while Matthew was busy writing and filming the TV shows, Connie and Spencer K. Gibbens would present.
After Matthew retired, six stage shows toured the country. All starred Richard Cadell; three of them also featured Richard's Sooty Heights co-star, Liana Bridges, with the fourth starring Amanda Howard in Liana's place.
From 2005 to 2008, annual shows, featuring the puppet characters and various different presenters, toured around the UK.
From 2009, stage shows again featured Richard Cadell. The first, Sooty in Space, was a reworking of one of Matthew Corbett's scripts, and toured the country throughout the year.
FilmOn 20 June 2014 the Radio Times confirmed that Sooty: The Movie was in production.[12] It was set to go in production in 2016.[13] Wink Taylor, Alex Skerratt and Richard Cadell are writing the film. Matthew Corbett will appear in the movie, Cadell has confirmed. It is planned for release sometime in the near future.[14] BooksFor most years from 1957 to 1998, there was a Sooty Annual; no annual was published in 1987, 1988, or 1990.[15] The early annuals were published by the London Daily Mirror. Later annuals were published by Purnell and Sons. The annuals feature an expanded cast of characters including:
DiscographyIn 1973 a single and album were released. The single was "Super Sonic Sooty Spug" with "My Friend and I" on the B-side. The album was Around the World with Sooty...Harry Corbett and Sweep. This comprised eight songs with a linking story. The songs included both the A and B-sides of the single. These were released on the Music for Pleasure label.[16][17] DocumentaryIn 2016 a major documentary looking at the life of Harry Corbett and the creation of Sooty was produced by independent film-maker and Sooty fan, Jeff Smart. Entitled "Sooty Ungloved" the documentary consists of two one-hour segments and features contributions from David Corbett, Matthew Corbett, Richard Cadell, Brenda Longman and original Sooty Show producer, Trevor Hill. The documentary premiered in the town of Guiseley on 1 October 2016 with David Corbett, Matthew Corbett, Richard Cadell and Brenda Longman in attendance. A future television broadcast of the documentary is currently being negotiated.{{fact|date=November 2018}} Guest appearances
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-3198662/Guinness-World-Records-100-years-record-breakers.html|title=The most pirated TV programme and why you’ve got to hand it to Sooty: 100 years of record breakers|publisher=Associated Newspapers Ltd|accessdate=23 July 2016}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/leeds/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8472000/8472236.stm|title=BBC - Battering and frying in Guiseley|publisher=}} 3. ^{{cite news | url = http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/southport-news/matthew-corbett-signs-up-connie-6622404 | work = Southport Visiter | title = Matthew Corbett signs up for Connie Creighton Tribute Show | date = 9 March 2008 | accessdate = 20 June 2014 }} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/japanese-buy-sooty-for-pounds-14m-1348838.html|title=Japanese buy Sooty for pounds 1.4m|date=24 May 1996|publisher=}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/81a76666-7214-11dc-8960-0000779fd2ac.html#axzz3mJRETn1j|title=Hit Entertainment says 'bye-bye' to Sooty show|first=Andrew|last=Edgecliffe-Johnson|date=4 October 2007|publisher=|via=Financial Times}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.licensing.biz/big-interviews/read/richard-cadell-on-saving-sooty-brand-longevity-and-stage-shows/039309|title=Richard Cadell on saving Sooty, brand longevity and stage shows|publisher=}} 7. ^{{cite news | url = http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/21109/sooty-celebrates-his-60th-year-with-a-new | work = The Stage | title = Sooty celebrates his 60th year with a new owner and live tour | date = 26 June 2008 | accessdate = 26 June 2008 }} 8. ^{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/jul/08/sooty-new-series-modern-makeover | work = The Guardian | title = Sooty gets an iPod, a laptop and gender equality | date = 8 July 2011 | accessdate = 13 July 2011 }} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2005/03/04/sooty_interview_feature.shtml|title=BBC - Beds Herts and Bucks - Entertainment - Sooty bears all!|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=2017-07-08}} 10. ^third page 11. ^"Butlins presents Sooty, Sweep and Soo live on stage" at travelbulletin.co.uk {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120715064946/http://travelbulletin.co.uk/news/3419-butlins-presents-sooty-sweep-and-soo-live-on-stage |date=15 July 2012 }} 12. ^{{cite web|last=Dowell |first=Ben |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-06-20/izzy-wizzy-lets-get-a-movie-sooty-set-for-his-big-screen-debut |title=Sooty: The Movie in the pipeline |publisher=Radiotimes.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-20}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4DM8vjeHaI|title=Sooty, Sweep, Soo and Richard Cadell on The Today Show Australia (15-08-2016)|first=|last=The Sooteries Channel|date=15 August 2016|publisher=|via=YouTube}} 14. ^https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/furry-favourites-sooty-and-sweep-set-to-hit-the-big-screen/ 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://comicvine.gamespot.com/sooty-annual/4050-47437/|title=Sooty Annual (Volume) - Comic Vine|publisher=}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.moffatt.org.nz/comedy/|title=Comedy Collection|publisher=}} 17. ^Album sleeve and tracks 18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00f5chq|title=Sooty and Sweep surprise Chris!, Friday - Chris' Birthday Show, The Chris Moyles Show - BBC Radio 1|publisher=}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/22406/Potato-just-like-TV-Sooty.html|title=SEVENTH Fast and Furious boys-with-toys action flick showcased during the sporting event|date=2 February 2015|publisher=}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collectgbstamps.co.uk/explore/issues/?issue=211 |title=Big Stars from the Small Screen - Children's TV Characters (1996) |publisher=Collect GB Stamps |date= |accessdate=2014-06-20}} 21. ^ {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613074453/http://www.rnib.org.uk/getinvolved/fundraising/localfundraising/volunteers/Pages/sooty_boxes.aspx|date=13 June 2011}} 22. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/leisure/arts/15075173.Sooty_becomes_first_bear_to_be_inducted_into_The_Magic_Circle/}} External links
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