''Sooty Heights'' is a British children's television series, created and presented by

Richard Cadell Richard Cadell (born 23 March 1969) is a British illusionist, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter, best known for being the in-vision presenter and the hand of puppet Sooty since succeeding Matthew Corbett in 1998. He is a Gold Star Member of th ...

, co-stars

Liana Bridges Liana Bridges (born 25 December 1969) is a British actress and presenter. Best known for co-presenting '' Sooty & Co.'' with Matthew Corbett and Richard Cadell in 1998, and ''Sooty Heights'' with Richard Cadell from 1999 to 2000. When ''Sooty H ...

and Brenda Longman, produced by

Granada Television ITV Granada, formerly known as Granada Television, is the ITV franchisee for the North West of England and Isle of Man. From 1956 to 1968 it broadcast to both the north west and Yorkshire but only on weekdays as ABC Weekend Television was it ...

, and aired on

ITV Network ITV is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passin ...

from 27 September 1999 to 11 December 2000. It is the successor to the children's series ''

Sooty & Co ''Sooty & Co.'' is a British children's television series, created and presented by Matthew Corbett, produced by Granada Television, and aired on ITV from 6 September 1993 to 14 December 1998. It is the sequel to the children's programme ' ...

'' and the first programme to feature Cadell as

Sooty Sooty is a British children's television media franchise created by Harry Corbett incorporating primarily television and stage shows. The franchise originated with his fictional glove puppet character introduced to television in 1955, with the ...

's right-hand man (and subsequent owner), following the retirement of

Matthew Corbett Peter Graham "Matthew" Corbett (born 28 March 1948) is an English actor, singer, comedian, magician, puppeteer, television presenter and writer, best known for presenting ''The Sooty Show'' and later ''Sooty and Co''. He is the son of Sooty's ...

in 1998. The show focuses on Sooty,

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, 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 ''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 adv ...

'', 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 ''

'' in 2001.

Cast

– The programme's main presenter, who maintained many aspects of ''The Sooty Show'' and ''Sooty & Co'' in ''Sooty Heights'', including the sitcom format, various gags. *

– Cadell's co-presenter, who also handled the responsibility of narrator alongside Longman. *

Brenda Longman ''Sooty'' is a British children's television series, created and presented by Richard Cadell, and premiered on CITV on 5 November 2001, running for three series. The programme is the fourth programme in the Sooty, franchise of the same name, ...

– The voice of Soo on the programme, who also made a physical appearance as the character of Dotty, whom Longman devised to be an eccentric hotel owner who bore no rivalry with the others, and mainly offered help with problems running Sooty Heights.

Episodes

Series 1 (1999)

# "Desperately Seeking Squeaky" (27 September 1999) Guest Starring:

as Dotty # "The Hottest Place in Town" (4 October 1999) # "Water, Water Everywhere" (11 October 1999) # "The Best of Health" (18 October 1999) Guest Starring:

Kriss Akabusi Kezie Uchechukwu Duru Akabusi , MBE (born 28 November 1958), known as Kriss Akabusi, is a British former sprint and hurdling track and field athlete. His first international successes were with the British 4×400 metres relay team, winning a ...

# "Hidden Treasure" (25 October 1999) Guest Starring Paul Crone as TV Reporter # "Friends and Romans" (1 November 1999) Guest Starring:

Robin Parkinson Christopher Robin Parkinson (25 October 1929 – 7 May 2022) was an English actor known for his comedy roles. He was the second actor to portray Monsieur Ernest Leclerc in '' 'Allo 'Allo!'' (22 episodes: series 7 to 9), after the death of Derek ...

and

Marcia Warren Marcia Warren (born 26 November 1942) is an English stage, film and television actress. On stage, she appeared in '' Blithe Spirit'' as Madame Arcati and '' The Sea'' (2008) at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. She is currently appearing in Netflix' ...

as Mr and Mrs Spratley # "Battle of the Bands" (8 November 1999) Guest Starring:

Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, "Cleopatra the father-beloved"; 69 BC10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.She was also a ...

# "The Great Supremo" (15 November 1999) Guest Starring:

Stephen Mulhern Stephen Daniel Mulhern is an English television presenter, magician, and comedian. He began his television career on CITV, presenting the children's shows ''Finger Tips'' (2001–2004) and ''Tricky TV'' (2005–2010). Mulhern has presented vario ...

as The Great Supremo # "Jumble" (22 November 1999) Guest Starring Diana Payan as Auntie Juanita and Robert Duncan as Art Deeler # "Fast Food" (29 November 1999) Guest Starring:

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as Angry Man # "Bumps in the Night" (6 December 1999) # "Double-O Sooty" (13 December 1999) Guest Starring: Bob Sherman as Hyrem P. Shooter # "A Christmas Carrot" (20 December 1999)

Series 2 (2000)

# "To Share is to Care" (18 September 2000) Guest Starring:

Matthew Kelly Matthew Kelly (born David Allan Kelly, 9 May 1950) is an English actor and presenter. Having been trained as a theatre actor, he first came to public prominence as a television presenter of ITV light entertainment shows such as ''Game for a L ...

# "Guard Dog Wanted" (25 September 2000) # "Vets and Pets" (2 October 2000) Guest Starring: Eva Gray # "Manic Organic" (9 October 2000) # "Undercover Sooty" (16 October 2000) # "Vote for Soo" (23 October 2000) Guest Starring:

Larry Dann Larry Dann (born 15 May 1941 in London, England) is a British film and television actor. His acting career began by a fluke, with "a chance knock at the door looking for kids to work in films." He made his film debut age five in '' Adam and Evely ...

as Mr Whalley and

Lynn Robertson Bruce Lynn may refer to: People and fictional characters * Lynn (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Lynn (surname) * The Lynns, a 1990s American country music duo consisting of twin sisters Peggy and Patsy Lynn * Lynn (v ...

as Suds the Robot # "Too Many Cooks" (30 October 2000) Guest Starring:

Helen Leaderer Helen may refer to: People * Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world * Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress * Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places * Helen, G ...

as Mrs Frumpton # "A Sense of Business" (6 November 2000) Guest Starring:

Tim Whitnall Timothy Charles Whitnall (born 27 June 1961) is an English actor, playwright and screenwriter. He is known for playing Angelo in the long-running CITV series ''Mike and Angelo'' and narrating the BBC children's TV programme ''Teletubbies'' fro ...

as Mr Cross and

Abbi Dupre Abbi may refer to ;Given name or nickname *Abbi (musician) (born Absalom Nyinza), Kenyan Afro-jazz and Afro-fusion musician *Abbi (Saxon), 8th century Saxon warrior *Abbi Aitken (born 1991), Scottish cricketer *Abbi Fisher (born 1957), American alp ...

as Ms Starr # "Dog Brain of Britain" (13 November 2000) Guest Starring:

Liz Dawn Sylvia Ann Ibbetson (''née'' Butterfield; 8 November 1939 – 25 September 2017), known professionally as Elizabeth Dawn or Liz Dawn, was an English actress, best known for her role as Vera Duckworth in the long-running British soap opera ''C ...

as Liz,

Danielle Nicholls Danielle Audrey Nicholls is an English television presenter, radio host, model and singer best known for her presenting of CITV from 1998 to 2001, and Night Fever on Channel 5. She hosts and games on a Twitch channel, BiigNoobs, with her younge ...

as Nesta Table and

Steve Money ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve ...

as Security Officer # "The Hounds of Music" (20 November 2000) Guest Starring: Philip Delancy as Rolfe # "You Must Be Joking" (27 November 2000) Guest Starring:

Brian Blessed Brian Blessed (; born 9 October 1936) is an English actor, presenter, writer and mountaineer. Blessed is known for portraying PC "Fancy" Smith in ''Z-Cars'', Augustus in the 1976 BBC television production of ''I, Claudius'', King Richard IV i ...

# "The Quest" (4 December 2000) # "Sooty and the Beanstalk" (11 December 2000)

References

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