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Fireman Sam
Fireman Sam opening title
Format Stop-motion
Created by Dave Gingell
Dave Jones
Rob Lee
Written by

Nia Ceidiog

Rob Lee

Country of origin Wales
No. of series 4
No. of episodes 33
Production
Producer(s) Ian Frampton
John Walker
Running time

10 minutes (series)


20 minutes (Christmas special episode)

Production company(s) Bumper Films and S4C (1985-1994)
Broadcast
Original channel

S4C (Wales)

BBC One (United Kingdom)

CBeebies (United Kingdom) 

ABC (Australia)

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 towns, Pontypridd and Tonypandy, which are situated approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) apart in the South Wales valleys). 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. 

After Joshua Jones ended, many sets and props from the show made their way into Series 4 of Fireman Sam, such as boxes from Bigot's Wharf seen in "Trevor's Boot Sale" and Daphne Peacock's house being repurposed for Penny Morris', Many of the crewmembers also worked on Joshua Jones including Maldwyn Pope, who sung lyrics for both show's theme tunes.

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