In 1988, the series was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Short Animated Film. The single was put together by Peter Kay. In 2009, Fireman Sam teamed up with over 100 animated characters, such as Big Chris (from Roary the Racing Car), Bagpuss, Postman Pat, Peppa Pig, Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps, Ben 10, Thomas the Tank Engine and SpongeBob SquarePants for a Children In Need single. The show’s production companies were Bumper Films and Siriol Productions (2002–present), and its distributors were British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Sianel 4 Cymru (S4C). The theme tune (excluding the lyrics) and characters are the same. The show was broadcast in English and Welsh at the same time, but on two different channels – in English on the BBC, in Welsh on S4C. In 1996, a stage production was turned into a feature, Fireman Sam In Action and released on BBC Video.įireman Sam has recently been adapted into a Live musical theatre show, which began touring the UK in June 2011. 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 series was also shown in Gaelic in Scotland, where it was known as Sam Smalaidh. The original series finished in 1994, but a new series which expanded the character cast commenced in 2008. The finished concept was then presented to S4C who saw the potential in the series and commissioned it.įireman Sam first appeared in Welsh on S4C in 1985 and later in English on BBC1 in 1987. They took their idea to artist/writer Rob Lee who developed the concept for them. The original idea for the show came from two ex-firemen from Kent.
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