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{{Short description|British children's television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Finley_the_Fire_Engine_logo.jpg
| genre                = [[Animation]]<br>[[Preschool]]<br>[[Comedy]]<br>[[Children's animation]]
| country              = United Kingdom<br>United States
| language             = English
| company              = Balley Beg Animation Studios<br>[[RHI Entertainment]]<br>Kickstart Productions<ref>{{cite web |title=Animation Services |url=https://www.kickstartent.com/animation-services/ |website=Kickstart Entertainment |access-date=December 13, 2020}}</ref>
| network              = [[BBC One]]<br>[[BBC Two]]<br>[[CBeebies]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2007|7|23|df=yes}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2012|11|30|df=yes}}
| num_seasons        = 2
| num_episodes       = 78
}}

'''''Finley the Fire Engine''''' is an American-British animated children's television series produced by Balley Beg Animation Studios<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/company/co0212012/ Balley Beg animation studios]</ref> in [[Douglas, Isle of Man]].

==Synopsis==
The show is about talking vehicles in a fictional town called Friendlyville. 78 episodes have been aired, each running for 15 minutes. A British dub of the series was shown in the UK by the [[BBC]]'s children's channel, [[CBeebies]], from 23 July 2007 until 30 November 2012, with the voice recording studio and final mix being provided by Ten Pin Alley Limited.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=finley+the+fire+engine#search|title=Search Results - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk|access-date=2017-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007vhwd/broadcasts/2012/11|title=Finley the Fire Engine - Next on - BBC - CBeebies|publisher=BBC|access-date=2017-10-06}}</ref> The show also aired on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] in Australia from 18 March 2008 until 4 May 2014.

==Characters==
===Main===
*Finley (voiced by Chancellor Miller in the US) is a red male [[fire engine]]. He is good-willed and generous, lives in Fire Station No. 5, and loves nothing better than having fun with his highway pals. He sometimes sleeps with his [[teddy bear]], Diesel.
*Dex (sometimes known as Dexter) (voiced by  [[Richard Steven Horvitz]] in the US) is a blue male [[dump truck]] who is the semi-[[Antihero|anti hero]] of the show. Despite being a bit of a bully, Dex has a softer side and is grateful for Finley's kindness towards him.
*Captain Parker (voiced by [[Justin Fletcher]] in the UK and Dean Smith in the US) is a senior male fire engine and Finley's older brother, who always keeps the gang in check. He is based on 1951 Mack fire truck.
*DJ is a female orange [[front end loader]] who enjoys nothing better than digging. It reveals in "Lights Out" that she sometimes sucks her scooper when she goes to sleep.[[Cristina Pucelli]] voices her in the US.
*Jesse is a yellow-and-pink female [[tow truck]] with a siren shaped like a bow and a red nose. She is usually timid and shy, but is always ready and raring to come to the rescue. She is voiced by [[Cristina Pucelli]] in the US.
*Isabelle is a green-and-purple [[ice cream van]] girl who is very polite, bubbly, lovable and girly. She is voiced by [[Tara Strong]] in the US.
*Abigail (voiced by Janet James in the UK and [[Tara Strong]] in the US) is a white female [[ambulance]] who is kind, gentle, and sweet.
*Miguel is a silver male [[mail truck]] who is very professional and organized. In "Lights Out", it is revealed that he sleeps with his parking lights on. He is voiced by [[James Arnold Taylor]] in the US.
*Gorby  is a green male recycling truck who is Finley's best friend. He can be a bit cheeky and goofy however, he is hardworking, reliable, and dutiful. [[Quinton Flynn]] voices him in the US.
*Scooty  is a yellow male [[school bus]] and Miguel's best friend who can get a bit nervous. Voiced by [[Carlos Alazraqui]] 
*Hubert is a blue-and-white male [[police car]] who solves mysteries.[[Quinton Flynn]] voices him.
*Scout is a male [[Dalmatian (dog)|Dalmatian]] who is both Finley's best friend and also the latter and Captain Parker's pet Dalmatian with a few blue spots on his white fur.

===Recurring===
*Carl is a blue male [[lorry]].
*Suds (voiced by [[Jay Simon]] in the UK and Michael Dobson in the US) is a purple-and-pink male talking car wash.
*Mr. Bell is a male yellow talking [[Station bell|fire station bell]] who usually spends the day sleeping, although one time he couldn't do so, until he could finally get to sleep as Abigail squirts oil onto him.
*Lyle and Lois are talking [[fuel pump]]s. Lyle is male and blue, while Lois is female and orange.
*Polly is a silver female talking [[fireman's pole]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007vhwd/episodes/guide Episode guide] at BBC

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