Trumpton to name them for fear of the area being "inundated with tourists". Episode titles were given in "Radio Times" but were not shown on-screen. Unusually, Trumpton Fire Brigade has two theme songs. The first, commencing with the famous roll call of firemen's names, accompanies every turnout of the Brigade; the second, ending every episode, forms the habitual tune played by the Brigade at the Thursday band concerts. The Fire Brigade appears in every episode. Captain Flack always has a speaking part, as do Fireman Grubb in episode 1 and Fireman Cuthbert in episode 10. In episode 4 the Mayor states
The Grub Street Opera problems within the literary community; the title links the play with the "Grub Street Journal", a periodical that satirised inept writers that frequent Grub Street. It also links the play with Fielding's previous attacks on the London theatre and inept writers. In particular, Fielding satirises bad imitations of Gay's "The Beggar's Opera" and those who do not understand what Gay's play was originally about especially in regards to its mockery of the Italian opera tradition. The virtue of the female servants is a point of humour in the play. Traditionally, female servants were depicted in comedic works as those lacking