| Fireman Sam | ||||
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| Format | Stop-motion | |||
| Created by | Dave Gingell Dave Jones Rob Lee |
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| Written by |
Nia Ceidiog Rob Lee |
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| Country of origin | Wales | |||
| No. of series | 4 | |||
| No. of episodes | 33 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Ian Frampton John Walker |
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| Running time |
10 minutes (series)
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| Production company(s) | Bumper Films and S4C (1985-1994) | |||
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| Original channel |
S4C (Wales) BBC One (United Kingdom) CBeebies (United Kingdom) ABC (Australia) |
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| Original run | 17 November 1987 – 9 December 1994 | |||
Fireman Sam is a British animated children's series about a fireman called Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other townspeople in the fictional Welsh rural town of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real Welsh towns, Pontypridd and Tonypandy, which are situated approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) apart in the South Wales valleys) and is the most iconic series produced by Bumper Films.
The original idea for the show came from two ex-firemen from London, England. They took their idea to writer and artist Rob Lee who developed the concept and the show was commissioned. Fireman Sam first appeared as Sam Tân (Fireman Sam in Welsh) on S4C in 1987 and at the same time on BBC One. The original series finished in 1994, and a new series which expanded the character cast commenced in 2005. The series has been sold to over 40 countries, from Australia to Norway and is used across the United Kingdom to promote fire safety.
The people that worked on Fireman Sam also worked on Star Hill Ponies.