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

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, co-stars Liana Bridges and Brenda Longman, produced by

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, and aired on the

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

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'' and the first programme to feature Cadell as

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

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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 ''

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

Series 2 (2000)

References

Sooty Online

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