Sooty Heights

Sooty Heights
Presented by	Richard Cadell Liana Bridges
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Running time	20 minutes
Production companies	Sooty Films (Gullane Entertainment for Series 2) Granada Television
Original release
Network	ITV Network (CITV)
Release	27 September 1999 (1999-09-27) – 11 December 2000 (2000-12-11)

Sooty Heights is a British children's television series, created and presented by Richard Cadell, co-stars Liana Bridges and Brenda Longman, produced by Granada Television, and aired on ITV Network from 27 September 1999 to 11 December 2000. It is the successor to the children's series Sooty & Co and the first programme to feature Cadell as Sooty's right-hand man (and subsequent owner), following the retirement of Matthew Corbett in 1998. The show focuses on Sooty, Sweep, Soo, Scampi, Richard, and Liana running their new home and business place, the Sooty Heights hotel. The programme operated on the same sitcom format first used by The Sooty Show, and retained some elements from the previous show such as Sooty's camper van and the characters' bedroom.

The series ran for two series, with each consisting of 13 episodes. At its conclusion, Bridges left the programme, while the show was revamped and renamed to Sooty in 2001.

Cast

• Richard Cadell – presenter
• Liana Bridges – 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. Usually wears a red skirt. Voiced by Brenda Longman.
• Little Cousin Scampi – he is very cheeky and is also a serial troublemaker. He wears a navy blue school uniform and, like Sooty, is mute.
• Dotty (played by Brenda Longman) – an eccentric woman who owns a hotel of her own in the area, but there's no rivalry between her and Sooty Heights as she often pops round to help them with any hotel related problems.
• Portia du Pont (played by Eva Gray) – a glamorous and beautiful presenter of a TV show "Vets and Pets". The presenters and the puppets are her fans and very excited when she comes to stay at "Sooty Heights".

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 Share is to Care" (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)
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)

References

• Sooty Online
• MTEDb Sooty Heights