Engie Benjy
Engie Benjy is a British stop motion animated pre-school children's television series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for ITV's strand, CITV. The series aired from September 2002 until November 2004, airing for four series and fifty-two episodes.
Characters
The series features a wide range of characters, from the main humans to the vehicles.Main
Engie Benjy, The main protagonist of the series, he is a blue-haired mechanic who fixes problems with his friends' vehicles.Jollop the Dog, Engie Benjy's pet dog.Dan the Van, Engie Benjy's breakdown van.Recurring
Astronaut Al, the owner of Spaceship.Driver Dottie, the owner of Bus.Farmer Fred, the owner of Tractor.Fisherman Fin, the owner of Boat.Messenger Mo, the owner of Bike.Pilot Pete, the owner of Plane.Trucker Troy, Engie Benjy's cousin and the owner of Big Rig the Truck. He was introduced in the third series as another character that McPartlin could voice following a pay dispute.Development
The theme tune was composed and sung by Clint Boon, the keyboard player with the Inspiral Carpets, with character voices by Ant and Dec.The show was created by Bridget Appleby at Cosgrove Hall Films, and first shown on CITV, and it is also seen on Nick Jr. (British and [Irish TV channel)|Nick Jr]. It also aired in Welsh on S4C. Four series of 13 episodes were made, with first broadcasts from 2002 to 2004. It has been sold in over 80 territories worldwide.
Broadcast
Internationally, the show aired in Australia on ABC and Nick Jr. (Australian and [New Zealand TV channel)|Nick Jr], TVNZ in New Zealand, Central in Singapore, Sveriges Television in Sweden, France 5 and Piwi+ in France, YLE in Finland, NRK in Norway, Discovery Kids (Latin [American TV channel)|Discovery Kids] in Latin America, RTP in Portugal, Islamic [Republic of Iran Broadcasting|IRIB] in Iran, NPO Zappelin in the Netherlands, Çufo, Bang Bang and Top Channel in Albania, Rai Yoyo in Italy, KIKA in Germany, Alter Channel in Greece, Hop! Channel in Israel, EBS in South Korea, TVP in Poland, Radio Television of Serbia in Serbia, Radio and Television of Slovakia in Slovakia, Télé-Quebec in Canada, Radiotelevizija Slovenija in Slovenia, Stöð 2 in Iceland and Sonce TV in Ukraine.Reruns of the series aired on ITVBe's children's block LittleBe between September 2018 and July 2021.