Editing Tooting (section)

==Cultural references==
In [[André Charlot]]'s [[West End theatre|West End]] [[revue]] ''The Charlot Show of 1926'', [[Jessie Matthews]] and Henry Lytton, Jnr. sang "Silly Little Hill", which features the lyric "there's no fishing, there’s no shooting dear / and no cyclists fresh from Tooting dear", which they also recorded that year.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ZwWaBJOtWkM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20191109175654/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwWaBJOtWkM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media |title=Silly Little Hill (Remastered) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwWaBJOtWkM&app=desktop|date= 23 June 2015 |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The [[Ealing Studios]] film ''[[Kind Hearts and Coronets]]'' (1949), starring [[Alec Guinness]], references Tooting Bec as the residence of one of the characters.

The [[BBC]] [[comedy]] series ''[[Hugh & I]]'' (1962–67) was set in the fictional Lobelia Avenue in Tooting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/shows_ho_to_hu.htm|title=Television Heaven: Reviews|work=Television Heaven|access-date=21 May 2016|archive-date=23 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623220802/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/shows_ho_to_hu.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The BBC comedy series ''[[Citizen Smith]]'' (1977–80) was set in Tooting and popularised the cry "Freedom for Tooting!". The lead character in the series, Wolfie Smith ([[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]]), was the founder of a fictional revolutionary socialist political organisation, the Tooting Popular Front.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/citizensmith/|title=Citizen Smith|work=BBC Comedy|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref>

The [[Kitchens of Distinction]] (who formed in the area) recorded "On Tooting Broadway Station" on their album ''[[The Death of Cool]]'' (1992).

In 2005, a 28&nbsp;km diameter [[Tooting (crater)|crater]] on Mars was named after Tooting.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4395660.stm |title=Mars crater named after Tooting|publisher=BBC News|date=1 November 2005|access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref> A [[geological map]] of Tooting Crater was published in 2015 by the [[U.S. Geological Survey]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3297/ |title=Geologic Map of Tooting Crater, Amazonis Planitia Region of Mars|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|date=29 April 2015|access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref>

The phrase "Ting Tong from Tooting" is associated with the character Ting Tong from the UK comedy sketch show ''[[Little Britain (sketch show)|Little Britain]]''.

Tooting was the setting for the eponymous 2013 British-Tamil [[crime drama]] ''[[Gangs of Tooting Broadway]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tootingbroadwayfilm.com/|work=TootingBroadwayFilm.com|access-date=21 May 2016|title=Tooting Broadway Film|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222172234/http://www.tootingbroadwayfilm.com/|archive-date=22 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the film ''[[Johnny English Reborn]]'', Agent Tucker lives in Tooting.<ref>{{cite AV media | people = Parker, Oliver (Director) | date = 21 October 2011 | url = http://www.johnnyenglishreborn.co.uk | title = Johnny English Reborn | medium = Motion picture | access-date = 28 August 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110815102033/http://www.johnnyenglishreborn.co.uk/ | archive-date = 15 August 2011 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

[[Channel 4]]'s award-winning documentary series ''[[24 Hours in A&E]]'' was filmed at [[St George's Hospital]] in Tooting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/tag/24-hours-in-ae/|title=24 hours in A&E|publisher=St George's, University of London|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref>

In the BBC comedy drama ''[[Fleabag]]'', the title character's sister Claire says she is from Tooting.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fraser |first1=Emma |title=Emmys 2019: Fleabag's Sian Clifford was the Secret MVP of Season 2 |url=https://www.primetimer.com/features/emmys-2019-fleabag-s-sian-clifford-was-the-secret-mvp-of-season-2 |website=primetimer.com|date=21 June 2019}}</ref>

In the second season of [[Apple TV]] comedy ''[[Ted Lasso]]'', Tooting is referenced as the home of a fictional Greek restaurant called A Taste of Athens.<ref>[https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Ted-Lasso-It-Starts-On-The-Page.pdf Ted Lasso. It starts on the page]</ref>

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