Children's TV favourites Sooty and Sweep are lined up to star in their own film.
The puppet duo are to feature alongside their friend Soo in the new adventure, currently being penned by puppeteer and rights owner Richard Cadell.
The Radio Times reports that the as-yet-untitled movie has the blessing of Matthew Corbett (son of Sooty's creator Harry Corbett), and will see the bear and dog attempting to rescue their panda pal from a ruthless and controlling entertainment manager.
"She has been kidnapped by an evil showbiz impresario who will pull every trick in the book to turn her into a global superstar," explained Cadell.
"The film will be peppered with spectacular locations, countless celebrity cameos and buckets of slapstick, without detracting from the charm of the nation's favourite teddy bear, Sooty and his dim-witted best friend Sweep."
The Sooty Show was previously decommissioned by ITV in 2005, but after the success of a number of new episodes that aired last year, it has been confirmed to return to the channel.
Two new series - featuring Cadell - are scheduled to be screened continuously over the next five years, and producers have also begun developing a third run.
Sooty celebrated his 65th birthday last year, and caught up with Digital Spy to celebrate the occasion. Watch a video of the interview below:
