Sooty show sex row

Plans to introduce a female puppet to TV show Sooty were so controversial that the BBC’s director-general had to announce a “no touch” rule, it has emerged.

Sooty creator Harry Corbett wanted to launch a female puppet on the famous children’s TV show in the 1960s.

But according to BBC News, a new documentary has revealed that the show’s producer and a BBC governor were against Sooty having a girlfriend. Producer Trevor Hill dismissed the idea on the grounds that “sex would be creeping into the programme”.

Introducing a female puppet caused controversy.