In its desperation to combine celebrities with overseas road trips, the BBC have announced children’s favourites Sooty and Sweep will feature in a new six part series, filmed in some of the world’s most dangerous locations.
Whether it’s cooking up a mess in a Guatemalan meth lab, or trying their hand at a drive-by water pistol shooting in Mexico, the game-for-a-laugh pensioners certainly threw themselves into the adventure.
When asked what they enjoyed most, Sweep confirmed it was definitely looking for sausages in Gaza. On the other hand, Sooty found Somalia an eye opener after whipping out his wand in Mogadishu and waving it about. Sadly, “Izzy whizzy let’s get busy” didn’t work its magic as it used to, and the British Embassy had to help the little scamp out of jail.
Both furry friends agreed that Belarus was definitely one to visit and somewhere they felt right at home in a puppet state, while things didn’t go quite as smoothly in Afghanistan where the art of the custard pie in the face was lost on the Taliban. Sweep explained they had to escape in a car hidden in the glove compartment.
If this series proves popular with viewers the Beeb have more former children’s entertainers lined up for overseas jollies, with Muffin the Mule tackling U.S. Customs, and Bill and Ben chasing Weed in Canada.