Engie Benjy facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Engie Benjy |
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| Genre | Animation Children's |
| Created by | Bridget Appleby |
| Developed by | Granada plc |
| Written by | Sascha Paladino Nathan Cockerill Jonathan Davis Christian Donlan Robin Kingsland Marc Seal Gillian Corderoy Anthony Hatfield Colin Davies |
| Directed by | Chris Taylor Lyndon Evans |
| Starring | Ant and Dec Les Dennis Teresa Gallagher David Holt |
| Opening theme | "Engie Benjy" by Clint Boon |
| Ending theme | "Engie Benjy" by Clint Boon (Instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Rowland Lee |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mark Hall |
| Producer(s) | Bridget Appleby Debbie Peers |
| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Cosgrove Hall Films |
| Distributor | Granada Media International |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV1 (CITV) |
| Audio format | Mono (2002) Stereo (2004) |
| Original release | 4 September 2002 – 29 November 2004 |
Engie Benjy is a fun British animated TV show made for younger children. It was shown on ITV's children's channel, CITV. The main character, Engie Benjy, is a friendly mechanic with blue hair. He helps fix all sorts of problems with his friends and their special vehicles.
Engie Benjy has a loyal dog named Jollop and drives a cool breakdown van called Dan the Van. Other characters include Driver Dottie, Astronaut Al, and Farmer Fred. Each character has their own unique vehicle that sometimes needs Engie Benjy's help!
Characters and Voices
Many well-known actors lent their voices to the characters in Engie Benjy. The famous TV duo, Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (Ant and Dec), voiced the main characters.
In the first series, Dec was the voice of Engie Benjy himself. Ant made the sounds for Engie Benjy's dog, Jollop. Later, in the third series, Ant also voiced a new character, Trucker Troy, who is Engie Benjy's cousin.
Other voices you might recognize include Les Dennis, who voiced Astronaut Al and Pilot Pete. Driver Dottie was voiced by Teresa Gallagher. David Holt provided the voices for Fisherman Fin, Farmer Fred, and Messenger Mo.
Music and Production
The catchy theme song for Engie Benjy was created and sung by Clint Boon. He is famous for being the keyboard player in the band Inspiral Carpets. Ant and Dec also added their character voices to the theme tune.
The show was created by Bridget Appleby at a company called Cosgrove Hall Films. It first aired in the UK on CITV and was also shown on Nick Jr.
There were four series of Engie Benjy, with 13 episodes in each series, making a total of 52 episodes. The show was first broadcast in 2002 and the final episode aired in 2004. Engie Benjy became very popular and was sold in over 80 countries around the world! In Canada, for example, it was shown on YTV.
Fun Facts
In 2009, Engie Benjy and several other popular children's characters appeared in a special music video. This was for The Official BBC Children in Need Medley by Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band, which helped raise money for charity.
Even after the show ended, reruns of Engie Benjy started airing again in September 2018 on ITVBe's children's block, LittleBe. This means new generations of kids can still enjoy Engie Benjy's adventures!
