Sooty (2011 TV series)
Sooty is a British children's slapstick television series that has aired on CITV since September 2011. It is the fifth such incarnation of the series to feature the titular character Sooty, and the first since the last series ended in 2004, it is also the first since presenter Richard Cadell bought the licensing rights to the brand in 2008. Synopsis. The series sees Richard starting a new job as a 'Mr Fix-It' at "Slater's Holiday Park" set in a British coastal resort, with Sooty, Sweep and Soo always ready and willing to help  him. Production. The series is filmed at Brean Leisure Park in Somerset, an amusement park that was co-owned by Cadell until 2014. Episodes. Pilot (2009). The series pilot, "The Big Day Out", was released in 2009. It concerns Richard taking Sooty, Sweep, and Soo to the seaside, but in true Sooty Show style – nothing goes to plan. Series 3 (2018). On 15 April 2018, the official Sooty Twitter account announced that a third series had been greenlit. The series was filmed in June 2018 over a two-week period and began airing in September of the same year. This  series airs on ITVBe's LittleBe programming strand instead of on CITV. Special (2022). On February 21, 2022, a special episode was produced to promote the upcoming "Sooty Land" theme park area at Crealy Theme Park, which opens in May 2022. Planned movie. A movie based on the series is due to be released in the future. The logline is, "Soo has been kidnapped by an evil showbiz impresario who will pull every trick in the book to turn her into a global superstar and Sooty and Sweep need her back." Brenda Longman announced in a Q&A with fans, that  it is in pre–production, but she is not sure of a release date.