Sweep bags Sooty while dousing his opponent

An early Sooty glove puppet used by Harry Corbett for the 1950s children's TV show was sold by at auction by Hanson's at the Mackworth Hotel, Derby, on October 29 for £3100.

The buyer in the room was Sweep – or rather Richard Cadell, the owner of the rights to Sooty, who bi…

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