Twist of Fate

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Twist of Fate

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Release Details

Series

5 (ENG)
4 (WEL)

Series no.

5.03 (ENG)
4.02 (WEL)

Released

October 2003 (WEL, UK)
6 April 2005 (ENG, UK)^[1]
22 April 2006 (AUS)

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Twist of Fate is the third episode of the fifth series in the English dub and the second episode of the fourth series in the Welsh dub.

Plot[]

When Station Officer Steele gets stuck in a cave with Mandy and Norman due to him being overweight, a grease gun saves the day.

Characters[]

Cast[]

John Sparkes as Fireman Sam, Elvis Cridlington, Station Officer Steele, Norman Price, Dilys Price, Dusty, Tom Thomas, and Trevor Evans
Sarah Hadland as Penny Morris, Mandy Flood, and Bella Lasagne
Joanna Ruiz as Helen Flood

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Trivia[]

This episode marks the first appearances of Helen Flood and Dusty.
Just before Norman, Station Officer Steele and Mandy head inside Big Cave, Mandy says to Steele "All present and correct sir!", referring to them having all the necessary equipment. This is a reference to a line Fireman Sam would usually say in the first series to the fourth series to Steele confirming all personnel aboard Jupiter.
This episode has one of the shortest response sequences in fifth series, going from the bell being sounded to pulling out of the station in a matter of seconds.
The trolley Penny uses at the beginning is the Automatic Motorized Skateboard from the second series episode The Great Inventor.
Sarah and James' kite from The Kite can be seen on the wall in Norman's room. Dilys' father's old sea chest from Rich and Famous (Which in turn, used to be a prop in Rocky Hollow) can also be seen in Norman's room.
Tom and his Mountain Rescue 4x4 can be seen passing by in the background (albeit blurry) when Dusty attempts to eat Norman's sandwiches, but he doesn't appear again in the episode after that.
- This is actually the very first appearance of Tom's Mountain Rescue 4x4 (not counting the intro) even though it is not seen clearly until Carnival of Junk and is only used in an emergency in Deep Water.
The Norwegian title of this episode translates to "Good luck by bad luck".
The title used in the Welsh translation translates to "Lost in a Dark Cave".
When Trevor's bus passes Dilys' shop, it can be seen with its visible license plate from the Bumper Films era, implying it to be the same prop, despite the different headlights, since it still uses the same basis from this era (Ford Transit Mk2).

Goofs[]

In the first shot inside the fire station, the clock reads, 3:15, then a few shots later the clock reads 3:00.
Jupiter's side logo is missing when Penny is fixing the wheel.
When Jupiter leaves the station, Fireman Sam, Penny and Elvis are all in Jupiter; however when they arrive at the Floods' house, only Fireman Sam is aboard Jupiter. Sam is also missing his helmet when speaking to Helen.
In the following episode (A Real Live Wire) it is said that Helen is allergic to fur even though she does not react to Dusty when she is near him in this episode.
When Jupiter pulls out of the station, Sam turns right, despite the fact that the road is straight ahead and turning right would lead them nowhere.