Sooty Heights

Sooty Heights is a British children's television series that aired on ITV from 27 September 27 1999 until 11 December 2000. It replaced Sooty & Co that was presented by Mathew Corbett from 1993–1998. Corbett retired after selling the rights to Sooty.

Sooty Heights sees the return of the famous TV puppet, along with friends Sweep, Soo, and Scampi, as they attempt to run a hotel. The presenters of the show are Richard Cadell and Liana Bridges, who co-star with Matthew Corbett in the sixth and final series of Sooty & Co.

On Monday 7 January 2008, Sooty Heights received its first repeat run on the CITV Channel. It ran until Friday 8 February and was aired again from April to May. Then, one last time for 2008 in December. The repeats were often shown at 3 pm. In the week before Christmas in 2009, both Christmas specials (last episodes of Series 1 & 2) were repeated.

In 2001, Sooty Heights was renamed as Sooty. The show was still set in the same hotel, although redecorated. The hotel (but not the show) was then renamed again as "Hotel Sooty".

Characters

• 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 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. Voiced by Brenda Longman.
• 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.

Episodes

Series 1: 1999

• 1. Desperately Seeking Squeaky (27 September 1999)
• 2. The Hottest Place in Town (4 October 1999)
• 3. Water, Water Everywhere (11 October 1999)
• 4. The Best of Health (18 October 1999)
• 5. Hidden Treasure (25 October 1999)
• 6. Friends and Romans (1 November 1999)
• 7. Battle of the Bands (8 November 1999)
• 8. The Great Supremo (15 November 1999)
• 9. Jumble (22 November 1999)
• 10.Fast Food (29 November 1999)
• 11.Bumps in the Night (6 December 1999)
• 12.Double-O-Sooty (13 December 1999)
• 13.A Christmas Carrot (20 December 1999)

Series 2: 2000

• 1. To Care is to Share (18 September 2000)
• 2. Guard Dog Wanted (25 September 2000)
• 3. Vets and Pets (2 October 2000)
• 4. Manic Organic (9 October 2000)
• 5. Undercover Sooty (16 October 2000) (Stock footage From Jumble and Battle Of The Bands is used)
• 6. Vote for Soo (23 October 2000)
• 7. Too Many Cooks (30 October 2000)
• 8. A Sense of Business (6 November 2000)
• 9. Dog Brain of Britain (13 November 2000)
• 10.The Hounds of Music (20 November 2000)
• 11.You Must Be Joking! (27 November 2000)
• 12.The Quest (4 December 2000)
• 13.Sooty and the Beanstalk (11 December 2000)

Trivia

• Presenter Richard Cadell appeared, when he was just a teenager, as a guest magician on The Sooty Show, presented by Matthew Corbett, in the episode "Sooty's Christmas Special".
• The frontage shots of the Sooty Heights Hotel were filmed in Denton, just outside Greater Manchester and a number of miles away from the intended location of the previous series.

References

• Sooty Online
• MTEDb Sooty Heights