Engie Benjy


Engie Benjy is a British pre-school children's television show, broadcast on ITV's children's strand, CITV. Engie Benjy is a blue haired Young-adult boy, a mechanic who helps fix problems with his friends' vehicles. In series 3 and 4, he interacts with children audiences as he tells them to do some stuff to help him on his adventures, His dog is Jollop and his breakdown van is Dan the Van. Other characters include Driver Dottie, Astronaut Al and Farmer Fred. The vehicles included in the show are Dan the Breakdown Van, Bus, Bike, Plane, Boat, Tractor, Big Rig the Truck and Spaceship. It was aired on CITV In 2002.
The main character voices were provided by television double act, Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. In the first series, Dec voiced the title role of Engie Benjy while Ant provided the vocal effects for his dog, Jollop. In the third series after a pay dispute, another character was added for Ant to voice: Trucker Troy, Engie Benjy's cousin. Astronaut Al and Pilot Pete were voiced by Family Fortunes presenter, Les Dennis, Driver Dottie by Teresa Gallagher, and Fisherman Fin, Farmer Fred, and Messenger Mo by David Holt.
The theme tune was composed and sung by Clint Boon, the keyboard player with the Inspiral Carpets, with character voices by Ant and Dec.
The show was created by Bridget Appleby at Cosgrove Hall Films, and first shown on CITV, and it is also seen on Nick Jr. Four series of 13 episodes were made, with first broadcasts from 2002 to 2004. It has been sold in over 80 territories worldwide.
In Canada, the show was aired on YTV.
In 2009, Engie Benjy along with several other well known children's characters appeared on The Official BBC Children in Need Medley by Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band.
The final episode aired on November 29, 2004.
Since September 2018, reruns of the series air on ITVBe's children's block LittleBe.

Episode list

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Series 4

DVD and VHS releases

Six VHS tapes and DVDs of all the episodes were issued between 2003 and 2005 by VCI and Granada Ventures.