Engie Benjy
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Engie Benjy was a pre-school children's television
show, broadcast on ITV
's children's strand, CITV
. Engie Benjy is a blue haired boy, a mechanic who helps fix problems with his friends' vehicles. His dog is Jollop. Other characters include Pilot Pete and Astronaut Al. The vehicles included in the show are a van (Dan the van), a bus, a bike, a plane, a boat, a tractor and a spaceship.
Engie Benjy has a few catch phrases: "whadda-we-do-Dan?", "This is an emergency!" and "Great work team!" Engie also has a song he sings when solving a problem: "There's a problem here without a doubt, let's look around and check it out... Spin the screws, hear the hum, check the temperature.."
The main character voices are provided by television double act, Ant and Dec
. In the first series Dec voiced the title role of Engie Benjy while Ant voiced his dog, Jollop. In the third series another character was added for Ant to voice called Trucker Troy, Engie Benjy's cousin.
Many of the other characters are voiced by the entertainer Les Dennis
.
The theme tune is sung by Ant and Dec and performed by Clint Boon
, the keyboard player with the Inspiral Carpets
.
The show was produced by Bridget Appleby, Cosgrove Hall Films
and first shown on CITV
, and it is also seen on Nick Jr. It has been sold in over 80 territories worldwide.
. He is partners with Jollop (a dog) and Dan (a car). He is cousins with Trucker Troy.
. He is partners with Boat. He talks silly like Astronout Al.
. She is part of the cooking team and partners with Cooking Van.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
show, broadcast on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's children's strand, CITV
CITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
. Engie Benjy is a blue haired boy, a mechanic who helps fix problems with his friends' vehicles. His dog is Jollop. Other characters include Pilot Pete and Astronaut Al. The vehicles included in the show are a van (Dan the van), a bus, a bike, a plane, a boat, a tractor and a spaceship.
Engie Benjy has a few catch phrases: "whadda-we-do-Dan?", "This is an emergency!" and "Great work team!" Engie also has a song he sings when solving a problem: "There's a problem here without a doubt, let's look around and check it out... Spin the screws, hear the hum, check the temperature.."
The main character voices are provided by television double act, Ant and Dec
Ant & Dec
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly , known collectively as Ant & Dec, are an English comedy and TV presenting duo from Newcastle upon Tyne, England...
. In the first series Dec voiced the title role of Engie Benjy while Ant voiced his dog, Jollop. In the third series another character was added for Ant to voice called Trucker Troy, Engie Benjy's cousin.
Many of the other characters are voiced by the entertainer Les Dennis
Les Dennis
Les Dennis is an English comedian, television presenter and actor best known as the host of Family Fortunes for 15 years.-Early life:...
.
The theme tune is sung by Ant and Dec and performed by Clint Boon
Clint Boon
Clint Boon is an English musician and DJ. Boon originally rose to notability as the keyboards player with Inspiral Carpets.-Career:...
, the keyboard player with the Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets are an alternative rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1983. The band is named after a clothing shop on their Oldham estate...
.
The show was produced by Bridget Appleby, Cosgrove Hall Films
Cosgrove Hall Films
Cosgrove Hall Films was a British animation studio based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, that once was a major producer of children's television programmes. Cosgrove Hall's programmes are still seen in over eighty countries...
and first shown on CITV
CITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
, and it is also seen on Nick Jr. It has been sold in over 80 territories worldwide.
Series guide
- Series 1: 13 editions - First shown from 4 September 2002
- Series 2: 13 editions - First shown from 9 September 2003
- Series 3: 13 editions - First shown from 22 March 2004
- Series 4: 13 editions - First shown from 6 September 2004
Characters
- Al and Jason the Spaceship
- Dotty and Gus the Bus
- Engie, Troy, Big Rig, Jollop and Dan
- Celia and Jan the Van
- Fred and Macta the Tractor
- Finn and Ploat the Boat
- Mo and Mike the Bike
- Keith and Mooking Ran the Cooking Van
- Pete and Shane the Plane
- Lou and Laking Stan the Baking Van
Trucker Troy
Troy is a lorry driver. He is Engie Benjy's cousin and partners with Big Rig.Engie Benjy
Engie is a mechanicMechanic
A mechanic is a craftsman or technician who uses tools to build or repair machinery.Many mechanics are specialized in a particular field such as auto mechanics, bicycle mechanics, motorcycle mechanics, boiler mechanics, general mechanics, industrial maintenance mechanics , air conditioning and...
. He is partners with Jollop (a dog) and Dan (a car). He is cousins with Trucker Troy.
Fisherman Finn
Finn is a fishermanFisherman
A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish farmers. The term can also be applied to recreational fishermen and may be used to describe both men...
. He is partners with Boat. He talks silly like Astronout Al.
Cooking Celia
Celia is a cookCook (profession)
A cook is a person who prepares food for consumption. In Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Canada this profession requires government approval ....
. She is part of the cooking team and partners with Cooking Van.
External links
- Engie Benjy at itv.com/citvItv.comitv.com is the main website of ITV plc, the UK's largest commercial television broadcaster which operates 11 out of 15 regions on the ITV network under the ITV1 brand. The website offers on-line streaming, ITV archive, news, sport, entertainment, games, soaps, lifestyle, drama and an interactive TV...
- Engie Benjy at NickJr.co.uk
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