Sooty (2001 TV series)
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 franchise of the same name, and replaced "Sooty Heights", with Cadell supported by co-presenter Vicki Lee Taylor, and Brenda Longman during the first series, and Sheila Clark for the remaining series. The programme focuses on the exploits of the titular character and his puppet friends in their running of the hotel, and features many elements used in previous programmes. The show  saw the return of a puppet character from the franchise, as well as the creation of a new character. The programme was originally produced by Gullane Entertainment, before the production company was bought up by HIT Entertainment following the first series. HIT's decision to cut costs and make changes to the programme, including using new puppets, resulted in several members of production leaving the programme, and "Sooty" being eventually cancelled in January 2004 due to falling viewing figures. Premise. "Sooty" focuses on the misadventures of the titular character of the programme and his friends – Sweep, Soo, and Little Cousin  Scampi – managing a hotel alongside their close friends Richard Cadell and Vicki Lee Taylor. Along with them, the group are also joined by Butch – another dog whom the group have been with before, who attempts various jobs that the group find themselves assigning to him – and Miki – a Brazilian cat who joins the hotel as its chef. The programme functions on the same format as "Sooty Heights" and previous programmes in the "Sooty" franchise, including slapstick humour, guest stars, and music and songs. Episodes. Series 1 (2001). Source: Series 3 (2003–2004). All episodes were filmed and produced in 2002. Sooty