Telly Trouble is the eighth episode of the first series of Fireman Sam in the Welsh dub, while it is the seventh episode of the first series of Fireman Sam when it aired in the English dub.
Summary[]
TV stardom comes to Station Officer Steele and everyone in Pontypandy is tuning in to watch him talk about preventing fire hazards. Then Bella's television catches fire and Sam and Elvis are on the job to prove all of Station Officer Steele's televised words of wisdom correct.
Characters[]
- Fireman Sam
- Elvis Cridlington
- Station Officer Steele
- Sarah and James
- Bella Lasagne
- Dilys Price
- Norman Price
- Trevor Evans
- The Talk Show Host (unnamed, voice only)
- Doris Steele (mentioned)
Vehicles[]
Locations[]
Trivia[]
- The PTV1 logo is based on BBC One's former logo (1985-1991).
- Due to being on the talk show, this is the first episode where Station Officer Steele isn't involved in an emergency.
- The Welsh title of this episode is "Y Teledu" (The Television).
- The water that sprays from the broken tap is actually cling film.
- Despite being produced as part of the first series in 1987 and released on VHS during the first series, this episode (along with Lost Cat) aired on television in England as part of the second series in 1988. It aired between the episodes Safe With Sam and Treasure Hunt.
- A Cote soft drink tin can be seen on the table next to James in Bella's café, which is obviously based off of a Coca-Cola/Coke tin.
- The photographs signed by Steele are copies of the one above the teleprinter in his office.
- Recording date: February 26, 1985 and April 20, 1987.
Home Media Releases[]
- Fireman Sam 2 - Lost Cat
- Spot of Bother and Five Other Stories
- 2 on 1
- Fireman Sam's Bumper Video - Telly Trouble!
- BBC Children's Favourites with Toybox Magazine
- Norman's Tricky Day
- Telly Trouble
In Other Languages[]
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Croatian | Nevolja s Televizor |
| Czech | Trápení s televizí |
| Danish | TV-trængsler |
| Dutch | Televisie Toestanden\De Commandant Wordt Beroemd |
| Finnish | Tv-Ongelmia |
| French | Problèmes de transmissions |
| Hebrew | המון צרות |
| Hungarian | Az Elromlott TV |
| Italian | Stelle in TV |
| Japanese | テレビはトラブル？ |
| Korean | 볼이난 텔레비전 |
| Norwegian | TV-Trøbbel |
| Polish | Problem z telewizorem (TV) Komendant w Telewizji (VHS) |
| Slovak | Príhoda s televízorom |
| Swedish | TV trubbel |
| Swiss-German | De Fernseh Spinnt |
| Welsh | Y Teledu |
Episode[]
Y Teledu
Welsh Version