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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

The plot of Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie begins with a wave of mysterious and exciting events hitting the quiet Welsh town of Pontypandy. The residents are abuzz with the talk of UFOs and alien activity, which sets the stage for a town caught up in the excitement of the unknown. Strange lights in the sky and unusual sounds pique the curiosity of the townsfolk, who are eager to believe that visitors from outer space have arrived in their midst.

The excitement reaches a fever pitch with the arrival of a celebrity alien hunter, Buck Douglas. Voiced by David Tennant, this flamboyant TV presenter is the host of the popular show Alien Quest. Douglas comes to Pontypandy with his film crew, promising to uncover the truth behind the sightings and bring international fame to the small town. His arrival galvanizes the residents, who are all too happy to assist in his highly publicised "investigation."

As Buck Douglas engages in his flamboyant search, the town experiences more and more bizarre happenings. Items go missing, strange figures are spotted in the shadows, and the belief in aliens strengthens with each incident. The children of the town, particularly the ever-mischievous Norman Price, get swept up in the hysteria, often adding to the confusion with their own antics and pranks.Amidst the growing excitement and widespread belief in extraterrestrial life, Fireman Sam remains the voice of reason. A man of logic and practicality, Sam is skeptical of the alien claims. While the rest of the town is stargazing and searching for little green men, Sam quietly begins his own investigation, determined to find a rational, earthly explanation for all the strange occurrences.

The situation escalates dramatically when Buck Douglas stages a final, elaborate event to "contact" the aliens. This grand publicity stunt, involving bright lights and special effects in the nearby forest, goes terribly wrong. The special effects malfunction and inadvertently cause a significant forest fire, creating a genuine emergency that quickly spirals out of control and puts the town at risk.

In the climax of the film, Fireman Sam and the brave Pontypandy fire team must spring into action. They work tirelessly to extinguish the dangerous blaze and ensure the safety of all the townspeople who had gathered for the "alien" event. During the rescue operations, Sam uncovers the truth behind the entire affair: the alien sightings were all an elaborate hoax orchestrated with special effects, orchestrated largely by a double of Buck Douglas for ratings.

The film concludes with the fake Buck Douglas being exposed and apprehended, while the real Buck Douglas arrives to put things right. The residents of Pontypandy learn a valuable lesson about critical thinking and the dangers of media hype. The movie ends on a lighthearted note, with everyone sharing a laugh about their close encounter of the "hoax" kind and the valuable work of Fireman Sam and his team.

​Characters

Characters Introduced

Vehicles

Cast

UK; English

US

Trivia

  • This special marks few last things:
  • 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.
  • This is the first time the team is seen conducting fire investigation procedures.
  • 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 and Fourteen 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.
  • The US dub of this special was hard to find:
    • It was released to Amazon Prime in the US, but has the UK dub instead. However, the special was then released to WildBrain's VOD service as the US dub. The US dub can also be found elsewhere (via Internet Archive).
  • This special was given a 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 special where Sam doesn’t get to drive Jupiter in a fire or an emergency.
  • 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.
  • The only special dubbed in Korean.
  • The last special to be dubbed into Welsh.
  • The first time where the citizens have mobile phones.

Goofs

  • Sarah refers to her Uncle Sam as "Fireman Sam" at one point, but corrects herself later on. James also calls him Fireman Sam near the climax.
  • 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
Czech Pozor mimozemšťané
Danish Besøg fra rummet!
Dutch UFO Alarm!
Finnish Vieras Avaruudesta
French Alerte Extraterrestre!
German Achtung Ausserirdische!
Hebrew תעלומה מהחלל
Hungarian Marslakó riadó
Italian Invasione Aliena
Korean 외계인 대소동
Norwegian Besøk fra verdensrommet!
Romanian Alertă extraterestră
Serbian Uzbuna sa vanzemaljcima
Slovenian Pozor, vesoljci!
Swedish Varning för rymdisar
Welsh Estroniaid Arall Fydol

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