The Sooty Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Sooty Show is a British children's television series that aired on BBC Television from 1955 until 1967, and on ITV from 1968-1992 It features the glove puppet characters Sooty, Sweep (who first appeared in 1957) and Soo (first appeared in 1964), and follows them in their many mischievous adventures. The show was presented from the 1955 to 1975 by Harry Corbett, and from 1976 to 1992 by his son, Matthew, as he bought the rights for Sooty for £35,000 from his father, and acted as the token human being. In 1981, The Sooty Show changed from a sketch-based format with a studio audience into a more sitcom-based format set in the Sooteries cottage.

Series details

• Title: The Sooty Show
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 1968-07-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-11-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 20 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8379
• TVDB ID: 74461

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1968-07-30; final listed air date 1968-12-31; episode order: 23.
• Season 2: premiered 1969-08-06; final listed air date 1969-10-29; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1970-04-29; final listed air date 1970-07-27; episode order: 14.
• Season 4: premiered 1970-09-04; final listed air date 1970-12-18; episode order: 16.
• Season 5: premiered 1971-01-06; final listed air date 1971-03-31; episode order: 13.
• Season 6: premiered 1971-07-14; final listed air date 1971-10-06; episode order: 13.
• Season 7: premiered 1972-01-04; final listed air date 1972-03-14; episode order: 11.
• Season 8: premiered 1972-09-12; final listed air date 1972-12-05; episode order: 13.
• Season 9: premiered 1973-04-11; final listed air date 1973-07-04; episode order: 13.
• Season 10: premiered 1973-09-25; final listed air date 1973-12-18; episode order: 13.
• Season 11: premiered 1974-03-06; final listed air date 1974-05-29; episode order: 13.
• Season 12: premiered 1974-12-31; final listed air date 1975-03-25; episode order: 13.
• Season 13: premiered 1975-09-24; final listed air date 1975-12-17; episode order: 13.
• Season 14: premiered 1976-10-06; final listed air date 1976-12-29; episode order: 13.
• Season 15: premiered 1977-09-06; final listed air date 1977-11-29; episode order: 13.
• Season 16: premiered 1978-09-20; final listed air date 1978-12-13; episode order: 13.
• Season 17: premiered 1980-02-06; final listed air date 1980-04-02; episode order: 8.
• Season 18: premiered 1981-01-05; final listed air date 1981-02-16; episode order: 7.
• Season 19: premiered 1981-09-14; final listed air date 1981-12-21; episode order: 13.
• Season 20: premiered 1983-01-05; final listed air date 1983-05-11; episode order: 13.
• Season 21: premiered 1983-10-14; final listed air date 1984-03-02; episode order: 20.
• Season 22: premiered 1985-01-03; final listed air date 1985-03-28; episode order: 13.
• Season 23: premiered 1985-04-08; final listed air date 1986-07-01; episode order: 13.
• Season 24: premiered 1987-01-07; final listed air date 1987-04-01; episode order: 13.
• Season 25: premiered 1988-01-07; final listed air date 1988-03-31; episode order: 13.
• Season 26: premiered 1988-09-06; final listed air date 1988-12-26; episode order: 14.
• Season 27: premiered 1989-09-05; final listed air date 1989-11-28; episode order: 13.
• Season 28: premiered 1990-09-03; final listed air date 1990-11-26; episode order: 13.
• Season 29: premiered 1991-09-23; final listed air date 1991-12-16; episode order: 13.
• Season 30: premiered 1992-09-07; final listed air date 1992-11-30; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

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