A collection of original 1960s Sooty, Sweep and Soo puppets belonging to the son of children's entertainer Harry Corbett have sold at auction for nearly £15,000. The famous yellow bear and his pals ...

IT was an iconic kids’ show that defined a generation but the family run Sooty Show did not come without its secrets. Show star, Matthew Corbett, son of the character’s creator Harry, has admitted the ...

A Sooty glove puppet, brought home by a stagehand on the top children’s TV show as a gift for his son, has been sold at auction for more than £1,000. Brian Kent, who built sets for The Sooty Show in ...

One of 12 episodes filmed in Harry Corbett's era with the intention of selling the shows concept to the American market. These episodes never aired on television, although several ended up being hired ...

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Izzy Wizzy Let’s get busy – The Sooty Show! Sooty heads into town in a magical new show to delight the whole family! Joining the nations favourite bear will be the legendary Sweep and Soo. Sooty’s ...

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Set builder Brian Isaacs got the puppet from The Sooty Show as a gift for his son. A Sooty puppet thought to have been used on the children’s TV show will go up for sale later this month (Hansons/PA) ...