Sooty and Sweep
Puppet
20th century (made)
20th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
The puppet Sooty was created by Harry Corbett in 1948. The Sooty Show made its debut on BBC TV in 1955 and has been aired ever since, making it the longest running children’s TV show in the world. Sweep, a grey puppet dog, joined in 1957, followed by Soo (a panda) in 1964.
The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015.
The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015.
Object details
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| Title | Sooty and Sweep (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Synthetic fur, plastic eyes |
| Brief description | 'Sooty', glove puppet featured in the television series, Sooty and Sweep, ca. 1972-1992 |
| Physical description | Small gold bear hand puppet with black ears and a black nose. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Film Institute |
| Summary | The puppet Sooty was created by Harry Corbett in 1948. The Sooty Show made its debut on BBC TV in 1955 and has been aired ever since, making it the longest running children’s TV show in the world. Sweep, a grey puppet dog, joined in 1957, followed by Soo (a panda) in 1964. The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1713-2015 |
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| Record created | May 29, 2015 |
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