THE TRUMPTONSHIRE TRILOGY
CAMBERWICK GREEN,TRUMPTON AND CHIGLEY
ON THIS PAGE - Pugh,Pugh,Barney McGrew,Cuthbert,Dibble and Grubb.
Along with Windy Miller,the most famous inhabitants of Trumptonshire.And a chance to seperate fact from urban legend.
So.......No fires.
And not a single drop of water from the fire hose for any other task either.Although the makers turned it into a running gag as the firemen often enthusiastically un-rolled it as a matter of course,only to be told by Captain Flack that it wasn't needed.So it was almost always the hoist that took centre stage,with Fireman Cuthbert usually in situ and Flack giving the commands "El_eee_vate" and "Deee-scend"
"funny looking doughnut "
Coming Soon.........
Trumpton Firemen Factfile.
Q. Is it true they never put out a fire ? A. Yes.Fire & water too tricky to animate (see world of water page for more)
Q. Is it true they spent a lot of their time getting cats down out of trees ? A. No. In fact,they didn't rescue a single cat
Q. So,what did they do then ? A. Good question,and here's a complete list................
Camberwick -aired before Trumpton when they were first introduced,so no appearances.
Trumpton -they appear in all 13 episodes,as follows....... (full details on episode guide page)
Episode 3.
Extract a tree branch from Mrs.Cobbit's roof
Episode 1.
Stick up posters for the band concert
Episode 2.
Rescue the Mayor's hat from a tree
Episode 4.
Repair Queen Vic statue in Town Square
Episode 6.
Hoist-up drive around looking for "the artist"
Episode 7.
Fire at Minton's cottage - False alarm !
Episode 8.
Hoist off item from top of bonfire pile
Episode 5.
Remove paint pot blocking clock chimes
Episode 9.
Rescue window cleaner from roof
Episode 10.
Hoist search for Cuthbert in Trumpton Pk
Episode 11.
Replace Town Hall water tank with hoist
Episode 12.
Fallen tree removal near Minton house
Episode 13.
Demolish greenhouse chimney Trptn Pk.
Chigley...........................Episode 11.
Harvest Lord Belborough's apple crop
Chigley was the 3rd of the 3 series and,like the other 2,ran for 13 episodes.
And it featured lots of familiar characters from both Camberwick and Trumpton.
But,despite their popularity,the firemen only managed to chalk up one appearance -
in episode 11,"Apples Galore",where their hoist and ladders were put to good use gathering in the apple harvest.Perhaps just the price you pay for being a scene stealer !
Captain Flack takes the call for help and flips the little white switch on his board (hidden in pic).The alarm bell sounds,the concertina fire station doors open by folding back on themselves and the firemen slide down the pole.
Flack emerges via the side door,blows his whistle,shouts the immortal "Pugh,Pugh,Barney McGrew,Cuthbert,Dibble and Grubb" roll call,they all get on board and off they go.
The names are called out in the order they're lined up by the way.
So,from left to right,there are....
The 2 Pugh twins.
Barney McGrew,who always did the driving.And who was a fair bit older than the others and generally less enthusiastic, which was reinforced by a rather magnificent beard and the fact that he was invariably shown with his eyes closed -even when at the wheel !
Cuthbert who always rode in the hoist bucket and is a bit dopey.Again,physically reinforced by a fringe which always covers his eyes.And who even got a whole episode based around him whne his equally soppy aunty came to Trumpton for a visit.
Dibble.Much taller than the others.The short and quite roly poly Grubb.And all led by Captain Flack,who's keen and business-like but probably not the brightest flame in the fire.
Trumpton Fire Brigade Brass Band
The brigade also doubles as the brass band that puts on the concert in Trumpton that ends every Trumpton episode.
Welcome to T3
But whilst that's everything they were called upon to do,this is the bit most people actually remember.......
Yes. It's the sequence from where Captain Flack takes the call for help upto their arrival at the scene.
And it's hardly surprising it's so indelibly etched in people's memories.Because it was effectivley the same bit of looped footage (except for a few minor tweeks from time to time).And it preceded every single call-out.
WIth the most famous bit being the short roll call sequence that wrote Pugh,Pugh,Barney McGrew,Cuthbert,Dibble and Grubb into tv folklore................
