Fireman Sam

Fireman Sam is an animated television series, first appeared in 1985 in Welsh language and then in 1987 in English. In Scotland the series has been dubbed in Gaelic. The show originally appeared in 31 episodes of ten-minutes each. The various fire-fighters in the show include Elvis Cridlington, Station Officer Basil Steele, Penny Morris and Trevor Evans. The other characters in the show include Dilys Price, Bella Lasagne, Mandy Flood, Mike Flood, Jupiter, Tom Thomas, Dusty and Wooley, among others. The narration and voice-over for the characters are offered by English actor John Alderton.

In April 2007 this classic series was released on DVD. The original episodes of the series are made available on VHS by BBC video in the UK and in other countries as well. Some of the VHS titles of the UK releases include Fireman Sam - The Hero Next Door, Fireman Sam 2 - Lost Cat, Fireman Sam 3 ñ Sam’s Day Off and Fireman Sam 4 - Snow Business, among others. Between the year 2003 and 2005 some brand new episodes of Fireman Sam was created by the production house, Siriol Productions. DVDs of the various series and toys of Fireman Sam are available on sale on many online shopping portals and websites.