| Fireman Sam | |
|---|---|
| [1] | |
| Format | Stop-motion |
| Created by | Dave Gingell Dave Jones Rob Lee |
| Written by |
Nia Ceidiog Rob Lee |
| Narrated by |
John Alderton (English) Gareth Lewis (Welsh) |
| Country of origin | Wales |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 33 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ian Frampton John Walker |
| Running time |
10 minutes (series)
|
| 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 (Welsh: Sam Tân) is a Welsh stop-motion children's television 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 Kent. They took their idea to artist/writer Rob Lee who developed the concept for them. The finished concept was then presented to S4C who saw potential in the series and commissioned it. Fireman Sam first appeared in Welsh on S4C in 1985 and later in English on BBC1 in 1987. The original series finished in 1994, but 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.
Many of the crewmembers also worked on Joshua Jones.