<P> The show's production companies were Hit Entertainment and Siriol Productions (2005--present), and its distributors were the BBC and S4C . </P> <P> The series was revamped in 2008 which saw the show convert to CGI . Pontypandy is now a seaside fishing village instead of a village set deep in the hills as in the early series, though most of the locations have retained their appearances . Another change in this series is that the twins' parents appear for the first time; their new - age mother Bronwyn, and fisherman father Charlie, Sam's brother, who run a café / fish - and - chip shop called' Whole Fish Café' . The series is produced by Hibbert Ralph Animation in association with HIT Entertainment . </P> <P> Jupiter was updated again, now loosely based on a Volvo FL 6 . A yellow stripe as well as a grille were added to the front of the fire engine . Minor changes were made to Venus which included a water nozzle added to the top of its roof . Trevor's bus was updated to a more modern look with angled headlights . New vehicles introduced included Mike Flood's Van in the sixth season onwards, as well as Mercury, Saturn, Pontypandy Flyer, and Bessie which were introduced from the eighth season onwards . </P> <P> The outfits were updated throughout the series (except for Norman Price). This included an update to the firefighter's outfits which added reflective stripes and extra badges to their tunics . Dilys Price received a large makeover which saw her getting makeup, glasses, black hair, a necklace and an updated outfit . The rest of the characters also received minor updates to their clothing . </P>

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