Once again I have been spending my summer chatting with people about their memories of working in children's television in the UK. I wasn't sure if I was going to be doing another series but a few opportunities came up which I couldn't refuse, so here we go! This time around though it is a much shorter series of interviews, however it's still a great bunch. To start off in this edition I am chatting with actor and voice artist Brenda Longman.
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Brenda Longman is best known as being the voice of Soo the panda, Sooty's girlfriend. Brenda has been part of the Sooty team since 1981, taking over the role from the original voice of Soo, Marjorie Corbett. Not only has Brenda been the voice of Soo but she has also appeared on screen as Mo From T'Market in Sooty and Co and Dotty in Sooty Heights. As well as appearing as several extras and bit part characters throughout The Sooty Show.
Brenda started out in classical singing and has a long career in acting on stage alongside her role as Soo. We talk about all of this and many Sooty topics including how she became the voice of Soo, the story of Soo winning The Weakest Link and that infamous episode of Sooty and Co which caused a bit of a stir at the time. Enjoy listening/watching, it's a great episode with some wonderful anecdotes from one of the UK's most iconic kids TV shows.
