The Sooty Show (1955)
The Sooty Show (1955)




Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Matthew Corbett
Self / Other / Presenter / Writer

Harry Corbett
Creator / Self / Writer

Bill Garrett
Propmaker

Marjorie Corbett
Other / Soo (voice)

Bob Todd
The Master Villain

Wally Whyton
Actor

Gerry Pullea
Camera Operator

Alan Jonas
Camera Operator

Leslie Corbett
Other

Judy Palmer
Other

Ronnie Le Drew
Other

Trevor Hill
Director / Producer

John Woods
Director

Arthur Smith
Editor

Charles Warren
Producer

Barney Colehan
Producer

Brenda Longman
Soo (voice) / Soo (voice) / Self / Fortune Teller / Other

Shirley Abicair
Herself

Tom Harrison
Narrator

Mike Winters
Self

Bernie Winters
Self

Ali Bongo
Self

Lionel Blair
Himself

Jack Tripp
Himself

Gladys Mills
Herself

Davy Kaye
Himself

Alan Randall
Self

Roy Hudd
Self

Peter Glaze
Himself

Arthur Askey
Self

Peter Butterworth
Self

Clifford Henry
Himself

Jimmy Jewel
Himself

Nigel Pegram
Himself

William Lundigan
Himself

Roger Floss
Himself

Ivor Emmanuel
Himself

George Chisholm
Self

Billy Glass
Himself

Johnny Hackett
Himself

Janet Brown
Herself

Eric Delaney
Himself

Jack Douglas
Self

Mick Connors
Shag Conners

Bob Dixson
Himself

Alan Shaxon
Himself

Freddie Davies
Self

Charmian Dore
Herself

Deryck Guyler
Self

Karl Johnson
Himself

Julian Littman
Himself

Rolf Harris
Self

Ed Stewart
Himself

Ken Goodwin
Himself

Bernard Cribbins
Himself

Gerry Marsden
Self

Dora Bryan
Herself

Billy Dainty
Himself

Derek Franks
Self

Rosemary Squires
Herself

Mel Harvey
Himself

Denise Coffey
Himself

Geoffrey Hayes
Himself

Roy Skelton
Zippy / George (voice)

Stanley Bates
Bungle

Annette Mason
Herself

Ivor Wynne
Himself

Rod Burton
Self

Jane Tucker
Self

Bernard Bresslaw
Himself

Larry Parker
Himself

Sylvia Marion Dash-Lee
Herself

Bryan Burden
Himself

Shahid Malik
Himself

Billy McComb
Himself

Paul Fox
Himself

Clive Webb
Himself

Dawson Chance
Herself

Terry Hall
Himself

Richard Lockwood
The Vicar / Other

Peter Jago
Window Cleaner / Other / Writer

Bonnie Langford
Herself

Steve Steen
Himself

Jim Sweeney
Himself

Geoff Capes
Himself

Percy Edwards
Himself

Mark Chamberlain
Himself

Duncan Goodhew
Self

Richard Cadell
Himself

Roger Walker
Himself / Simon Smartypants

Bernie Clifton
Himself

Alvin Stardust
Himself

Spike Milligan
Himself

Duncan Trillo
Himself

Paul Goddard
Himself

June Whitfield
Aunty

Frank Thornton
Dr. Hugh / Mr Wolfe

Connie Creighton
Self

Anna Karen
Mrs Woodhead

Terri Carol
Herself

Nicko McBrain
Himself

Mike Reid
Banana Briggs

Dennis Taylor
Himself

Derek Deadman
Himself
Media.


Details.
Release DateJanuary 16, 1955
StatusEnded
Seasons42
Episodes604
Running Time15m
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
The Sooty Show is a British children's television series, created by Harry Corbett, and produced for the BBC from 1955 to 1967, and then for ITV from 1968 until 1992. The show, part of the Sooty franchise, focuses on the mischievous adventures of the glove puppet character of the same name, alongside his friends Sweep and Soo, and their handler. Between 1955 and 1975, Corbett presented the programme until his retirement, before it was taken over by his son Matthew Corbett. It also co-starred Marjorie Corbett as the voice of Soo from the character's debut in 1964, until her retirement in 1981, whereupon Brenda Longman replaced her.
The show originally focused on a sketch-based format featuring slapstick comedy, music, and stories, along with additional puppet characters, and later the incorporation of a studio audience. In 1981, Matthew changed the format towards a sitcom setting, in which he and the characters lived within a country cottage and engaged in a new adventure in each episode. The new arrangement retained some elements from the original format such as songs, while introducing narration in a number of scenes featuring the puppets only. In both formats, guests are featured in episodes, alongside the involvement of prop items for gunging and making messes of human performers and guest stars.
The Sooty Show proved a success with children's television, due to the popularity of Sooty, spawning additional sequels including Sooty & Co. in 1993, as well as several stage shows, and a spin-off educational series titled Learn With Sooty. The programme itself was later made available on VHS and DVD, featuring episodes from primarily the 1980s to 1990s.
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