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Production on the new format of the television programme was aided by Connie Creighton, who had worked alongside Matthew's father and was given a co-star role on several episodes, [4] while following his mother's retirement from her role, the voice of Soo was cast to Brenda Longman; Sweep's handler was also replaced, with Brian Sanford replacing Matthew's brother. Episodes of the programme mostly were aimed at comedic value, but elements of education were included in some stories; a spin-off educational series generated for pre-school audiences, titled Learn With Sooty, was later released between 1989 and 1991. Although Matthew had dropped several characters from the show's old format, some returned in a guest capacity, while a new one was introduced in 1990 called Little Cousin Scampi – a character that Matthew devised as being part of Sooty's family, and who communicated in the same manner as Sooty. Die-hard Sooty fans will easily recognise Richard as Sooty’s best friend wherever he is, and in whatever context, so is it possible for him to ever spend a little time away from the bear? In June 2008, it was announced that Richard Cadell had bought the rights to Sooty, having been put up for sale by HIT Entertainment in October 2007. Plans for three new TV show formats are underway, with a reworking of one of Matthew Corbett's stage shows due to tour early next year. The illusionist and screenwriter also jokes that the secret to Sooty looking so good at 75 is ‘very good fabric conditioner’.

Matthew told me it was a family business, run around the kitchen table, and it needs that approach,” he says. 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. Sooty is currently aired on weekdays at 9.25am (repeats of Series 1) and 8.25am (repeats of Series 2) and brand new episodes air at 7.25am on weekends. As a magician, Cadell brings large-scale illusions to Sooty’s stage show, including a flying car in which an audience member can take flight with Sooty. “I think the audience come expecting to see a preschool kids show and come away with a little bit more than they expected,” he says. On 20 June 2014 the Radio Times confirmed that Sooty: The Movie was in production. [15] It was set to go in production in 2016. [16] [ bettersourceneeded]However, Richard also enjoys having some fun with Sooty’s recognisability factor on his own terms too, though.

Sooty, Sweep and Soo were the guest judges on the fifth episode of the second series of The Matt Lucas Awards, a TV programme originally shown on BBC One on Tuesday, 9 April 2013. Sweep, also white not grey, who walked on all fours like a normal dog, but could stand as a biped to play the bugle and so on. It’s something that was inspired by Harry Corbett’s attitude, who is known as ‘Sooty’s dad’ as the original, whereas Matthew and then Richard are ‘Sooty’s friend’. Sooty and Sweep appeared alongside Richard Cadell in June 2008, for a special 90th Birthday message for Nelson Mandela. In most illustrations which depict the puppet characters from head to toe, Sooty is often shown wearing red dungarees.In 2017, Sooty and Richard Cadell appeared on the BBC games show "Pointless Celebrities" where they read out a selection of questions on children's television, including "which member of the royal family did Sooty squirted in 1955 (Prince Philip). After this Sooty squirted the host, Alexander Armstrong with his water pistol.