No, we havent lost the plot.
We just think Fireman Sam is trapped in a Life On Mars-style purgatory…
ContainsLife On Marsspoilers.
Do Postman Pats superiors deliberately undermine their longest serving employee each week?
What adult connotations can be drawn from Makka Pakka and Igglepiggles tussle with a tiddle of water?
Thats what I love about this place Penny.
You never know what is going to happen next.
Fireman Sam leads an idyllic life in Pontypandy.
As Sam wrestles with a decision, disaster is never far away.
By my reckoning, Station Officer Steele is the guardian angel in this otherworldly domain for deceased firefighters.
A close confidant of Fireman Sam, Penny Morris is the nearest equivalent to Liz Whites Annie Cartwright.
Could it be our hero has already descended into the gates of hell?
This could go a long way to explaining Normans presence as a recurring fixture in Sams life.
Yet, Id rather offer a more bittersweet denouement to this supernatural take on childrens tv.
Im off for a lie-down.
