ˌSooty and ˈSweep
two glove puppets who have appeared on British children's television for over 40 years. Sooty is an orange bear who behaves badly and whispers (=speaks very quietly) into the puppeteer's ear, and Sweep is a black and grey dog who makes squeaky noises instead of speaking. The last new Sooty and Sweep programmes were broadcast in 2004 although they are often repeated.

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