Matthew Corbett

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Matthew Corbett OBE (real name Peter Corbett, born 28 March 1948 in Yorkshire) is an English television personality known for The Sooty Show. He took over Sooty from his father, Harry Corbett in 1976. Once he retired in the late-1990s, he hand picked Richard Cadell to replace him.

He also appeared in the 1971 Doctor Who serial The Dæmons and appeared in the children's show Rainbow for a number of years in the mid-70s before his Sooty days.

[edit] References

  • Tibballs, Geoff (1990). The Secret Life of Sooty. Letchworth, UK: Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-56-2.

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