Backstage With Sooty Sooty Is Brought To Life With The Help Of Harry Corbett And Also Bill Garrett The Engineer Behind The Show Footage

BACKSTAGE WITH SOOTY Sooty is brought to life with the help of Harry Corbett and also Bill Garrett, the engineer behind the show.
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	Catalog #:	171330
	Clip Number:	171330-1
	Orginal Film:	CP 596
	Timecode:	01:34:19 - 01:37:08
	Location:	London and Leeds.
	Year Shot:	1966 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	Yes
	Headings:	ENTERTAINMENT: Puppets ENTERTAINMENT/TELEVISION: Production & Behind the Scenes LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England TOYS: Remote Control Toys
	Description:	BACKSTAGE WITH SOOTY Sooty is brought to life with the help of Harry Corbett and also Bill Garrett, the engineer behind the show. London and Leeds. A workshop in Leeds provides the mechanics behind the Sooty and Sweep show. Various shots as a lid flips up on a little house and Sweep looks round, he is radio controlled by Harry Corbett who waves at him and he waves back. MS Roof of dovecote opens automatically to reveal Sweep pans to Harry Corbett. C.S. Sweep working automatically turning from side to side and waving behind his ear. C.S. Boy laughing (Nigel.) MS Harry Corbett with control equipment laughing and waving to Sweep. MS Harry Corbett waving to Sweep and Sweep waving back. MS Harry Corbett tapping on the Sooteries and listening. C.S. Harry Corbett looking behind the Sooteries pan down to see Sooty popping his head out. C.S. Machinery in workshop Sooty appears to work controls. C.S. Partly built model of James Bond type car on work bench pan across to variety of tools. MS Bill Garrett fixing ladder to model fire engine the operating it. C.S. His hand moving leader. MS Mrs. Garrett sewing furniture for interior of Sootys caravan. C.S. Pieces of equipment on workbench hand comes in and picks them up. C.S. Enery the Robot being fitted with metal hat and aerial. C.S. Two small bulbs and moustache on work bench hand picks them up. C.S. Fitting bulbs to Enerys eyes. C.S. Hands operating head controls at foot of robot. C.S. Enerys head switching aerial turning smoke coming out of ears etc. C.S. Little girl waving wand. LS Kids watching Harry C. as he revolves the Sooteries to become a piano keyboard. MS Up pops Sooty with oil can to oil keyboard. Harry C. snatches oil can away then trick notes start. C.S. Sooty bashing down notes. MS Sooty prizing up trick keyboard. He disappears and suddenly emerges at front of piano. C.S. Little girl smirking. C.S. Sooty using screw-driver to touch off explosions. C.S. Sooty with hammer hits control panel there is a big explosion and Sooty flings hammer into the air.