Alien Alert (also known as Alien Alert: The Movie) is a feature-length special. It was released in Australia on 5th October 2016, was released in the UK cinema on 17th June 2017, was released on DVD in the UK on 2nd October, was released in South Korea at cinema on 8th November 2018 and was released on 10th April 2019 on DVD in South Korea. It takes place between Series 10 and Series 11.
Plot
Pontypandy is hit by a raft of UFO sightings and Fireman Sam is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery.
Characters
- Fireman Sam
- Penny Morris
- Elvis Cridlington
- Arnold McKinley
- Ellie Phillips
- Station Officer Steele
- Tom Thomas
- Ben Hooper
- Sarah and James
- Bronwyn Jones
- Charlie Jones
- Gareth Griffiths
- Hannah Sparkes
- Lizzie Sparkes
- Joe Sparkes
- Mandy Flood
- Helen Flood
- Mike Flood
- Norman Price
- Dilys Price
- Lily Chen
- Mrs. Chen
- Trevor Evans
- Moose Roberts
- Bella Lasagne
- Nipper
- Radar
Characters Introduced
Vehicles
- Jupiter
- Venus
- Hydrus
- Mercury
- Phoenix
- Neptune
- Titan
- Wallaby 2
- Juno
- Mountain Rescue Ambulance
- Nurse Flood's Car
- Trevor's Bus
- Mike's Van
- Veterinary 4x4
- Charlie's Fishing Boat
- The Pontypandy Flyer
- The Skiff
- Dilys' car
- Buck's Jet Ski
Cast
UK; English
- Steven Kynman as Sam, Elvis, Norman and Charlie
- David Carling as Station Officer Steele, Trevor, Tom and Mike
- Su Douglas as Dilys, Mandy, Helen and Lily
- Tegwen Tucker as Penny, Sarah, Bronwyn and Mrs. Chen
- John Hasler as James, Arnold and Cameraman
- Harriet Kershaw as Ellie and Bella
- Alex Lowe as Ben and Joe
- David Tennant as Buck Douglas
- Nigel Whitmey as Moose
- Jo Wyatt as Hannah and Lizzie
US
- Andrew Hodwitz as Sam and Elvis
- Jonah Ain as James
- Margaret Brock as Bronwyn, Hannah, Lizzie and Mrs. Chen
- David Carling as Tom
- Lily Cassano as Sarah, Mandy and Lily
- Christa Clahane as Ellie
- Jacob James as Charlie and Ben
- Harriet Kershaw as Bella
- Scott Lancastle as Mike
- Ashley Magwood as Penny
- Dave Pender Crichton as Fire Captain Steele
- Mike Pongracz as Trevor and Joe
- Becky Shrimpton as Helen
- Sarah Lynn Strange as Dilys
- David Tennant as Buck Douglas
- Carter Treneer as Norman
- Adam Turgeon as Arnold
- Nigel Whitmey as Moose
Trivia
- This is the last Fireman Sam project to be animated by Xing Xing and produced by HIT Entertainment. Mattel Creations would take over as the distributer and DHX Media would animate the show from Series 11 onwards.
- This special takes place between the tenth series and eleventh series.
- This special introduces Buck Douglas and his cameraman.
- This special also introduces Wallaby 2, Nurse Flood's 4x4 Ambulance and the Search and Rescue team.
- First time Dilys is seen driving a vehicle.
- This is the first time since Snow Business that Bella is featured in a special.
- It was broadcast on Channel 5 on the 28th of October 2017 and on Cartoonito on the 11th of November 2017.
- Buck Douglas' name is partially a reference to the titular character of Buck Rogers.
- His character model is based on the Tenth Doctor (as played by his voice actor, David Tennant, in the popular BBC Sci-Fi Series Doctor Who"
- James' line, 'In the woods, no one can hear you scream', is a reference to the quote 'in space, no one can hear you scream', a tagline used to advertise Ridley Scott's 1979 cult Sci-Fi/Horror movie, Alien.
- This is the first time a child character breaks a bone.
- This special was released in the US on Amazon as the UK English dub.
- This special was released to WildBrain's VOD service in the US as the US dub.
- This special was used the different voice cast in South Korea.
- This is the first time a Land Vehicle is on Pontypandy Island.
- This is the first time Venus was in another area except Pontypandy.
- This is the first time Wallaby 2 lifted a Vehicle.
- This is the first special where Chief Fire Officer Boyce doesn't appear.
- This is the last special to have a Russian dub.
Goofs
- Sarah refers to her Uncle Sam as "Fireman Sam" at one point, but corrects herself later on.
- In the scene where Sam is riding Mercury to the Ocean Rescue Centre with Venus, you can see that the Series 5-Heroes of the Storm fire service logo is on Mercury’s riding helmet instead of the series 10-onwards fire service logo.
In Other Languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Dutch | UFO Alarm! |
| German | Achtung Ausserirdische! |
| Italian | Invasione Aliena |
| Korean | 외계인 대소동 |
Gallery
Wallaby 2 being introduced
Arnold: Oh, it's got a fully integrated Satellite Navigation System!
Buck Douglas filming Alien Quest
Nurse Flood receives her new ambulance
Buck interviews Sam, for later cut it off
Wallaby 2 leaving the mountain rescue centre at night
"The Alien" spotted
Sam chasing "The Alien"
Norman not realizing Sarah is in extreme pain from the nasty fall
Norman: We need to call Fireman Sam!
Nurse Flood rescues Sarah from the ravine
Wallaby 2 racing to Pontypandy Island to put out an island fire
"The Alien" tries to escape...
...But ends up being caught by Sam
Norman telling his friends that they won't be Alien Space Spotters
Buck Douglas unmasked as the "Alien"
Norman calling Buck Douglas a big liar
Buck Douglas feels very ashamed of himself
Promotion and Marketing
Promo
UK DVD cover
UK DVD back cover
Australian DVD cover
Back of the Australian DVD box
"Coming Soon" promo endboard
Amazon US poster
Italian DVD cover
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Dutch poster
German DVD cover
German Blu-Ray cover
Korean poster
Korean DVD cover
DVD Menus
DVD Menu
Scene Selection
Scene Selection 2
