List of Fireman Sam characters
This article lists the characters from the British children's television series "Fireman Sam". Pontypandy Fire Service. Fireman Sam. Fireman Samuel "Sam" Peyton-Jones is the title character of the series. He is a senior firefighter for the Pontypandy Fire Service. He is a competent and brave firefighter, who helps keep the people of Pontypandy safe. He considers his job to be 'the best job in the world', and often helps out in emergencies even on his days off. However, he does have an inventive streak which sometimes gets him in trouble when one of  his inventions goes haywire: since the sixth series, he has stopped inventing, though he can be creative from time to time, such as fashioning a barbecue out of an oil drum in the episode Sausages vs. Shrimps. He has been a mascot for British fire services used to promote fire safety to children. In the original series, he lives alone in Pontypandy and has nephew and niece Sarah and James. Elvis Cridlington. Elvis Cridlington is a firefighter in Pontypandy and the station mess manager. He is sort of Sam's sidekick and learns skills from Sam. He enjoys cooking and  playing guitar. Station Officer Steele. Station Officer (Fire Captain in the US dub of the CGI series) Basil Steele (Norris Steele in the CGI series) is the most station officer in the Pontypandy Fire Service. Penny Morris. Penny Morris was the only female firefighter from 1990 to 2015. Originally from Newtown, Penny moved to Pontypandy in Series 3. She is a trained lifeguard and certified scuba diver. Adults. Trevor Evans. Trevor Evans is the bus driver of Pontypandy. He drives an 1985 Ford Transit Dormobile and is also an auxiliary firefighter in the original series. Dilys Price. Dilys Price is  the shopkeeper of the local store. She is a single mother to a son, Norman. Her original appearance was similar to that of "Coronation Street" character Hilda Ogden. Bella Lasagne. Bella Lasagne is an original character from the series. She is an Italian citizen living in Wales and runs "Bella's Café", a pizzeria in Pontypandy. She lives opposite the Price Family and has a pet cat named Rosa. She appeared from Series 1 to Series 5. She was absent from the reboot series but returned in Series 10. Children. Norman Price. Norman Stanley Price is the son of shopkeeper  Dilys Price. He is a mischievous redhead who loves to play practical jokes and skateboarding. From Series 6, Norman became more troublesome. He has shown interest in becoming a firefighter himself one day, but he also has said he was going to be a shepherd when he grows up as stated in the episode Sheepdog Trials. has also shown to be interested in science, as seen in episode Chemistry Set. He is based of Dennis the Menace from "The Beano". Sarah and James. Sarah and James Jones are twin siblings. Sarah is the older twin and James is the younger  twin. They are the niece and nephew of Sam, the daughter and son of Charlie and Bronwyn Jones, and the granddaughter and grandson of Gareth Griffiths. In the first five series, the two of them respected each other very much and were very well-behaved, but as of the sixth series, they have a sibling rivalry with each other and are not as well-behaved as they used to. Originally, Sarah and James were very similar to each other, but later series developed them to having their own personalities. Sarah developed into being very outgoing, way more tough and braver  than James and being a bit of a tomboy. While James developed into being sensitive and cautious, as he is often scared of many things and lacks confidence. Both Sarah and James have also changed appearance throughout the original series, the fifth series and the CGI series, mostly with the clothing. The two are always portrayed with short blonde hair and Sarah is usually slightly taller than James.