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The eighteenth series of Thomas & Friends first aired on TV on 25 August 2014 in the UK and on 4 November 2014 in the US. It contained twenty-six episodes. Like the seventeenth series, five episodes were released on DVD in the US the April before airing on television. It concluded airing on TV in the UK on 31 July 2015.

Episodes

Screenshot UK title (top)
US title (bottom)
Written by Episode number #
OldReliableEdwardpromo6 Old Reliable Edward Andrew Brenner #01
Gordon teases Edward about being old and slow, so Thomas decides to make a plan to pay him out.
NotSoSlowCoachespromo Not So Slow Coaches Paul Larson
Laura Beaumont
#02
Annie and Clarabel unexpectedly become part of Caitlin's high-speed train.
FlatbedsofFearpromo2 Flatbeds of Fear Paul Larson
Laura Beaumont
#03
Salty tells Thomas a story of some flatbeds which he called the "Flatbeds of Fear", causing paranoia among him, Henry and Emily.
DisappearingDieselspromo2 Disappearing Diesels Andrew Brenner #04
The diesels hide from Paxton as a joke, but Paxton takes the joke too seriously, as he believes that all of them had disappeared.
SignalsCrossedpromo2 Signals Crossed Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
#05
Toby is nervous of Knapford Junction, as he does not know which signal is his.
Toad'sAdventurepromo Toad's Adventure Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
#06
After Oliver brags about his own adventure from escaping the scrapyard, Toad decides he wants his own and soon gets one while being James' brake van.
DuckintheWaterpromo2 Duck in the Water Andrew Brenner #07
When James collects Rocky to help Duck, he becomes impatient and causes trouble when Rocky's crane arm is not secured.
DuckandtheSlipCoachespromo Duck and the Slip Coaches Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
#08
James steals Duck's idea of bringing special slip coaches to the railway.
ThomastheQuarryEnginepromo3 Thomas the Quarry Engine Andrew Brenner #09
Diesel shows Mavis the sights of Sodor, while Thomas does all the work at the quarry.
ThomasandtheEmergencyCablepromo3 Thomas and the Emergency Cable Andrew Brenner #10
One of Thomas' passengers pulls the emergency cable and damages Annie's wheel, so Clarabel is the only coach on the branch line.
EmilySavestheWorldpromo3 Emily Saves the World Paul Larson
Laura Beaumont
#11
Emily has to take a giant globe to the animal park, but when she wants to show her friends, the globe comes off her flatbed.
DuncantheHumbugpromo1 Duncan the Humbug Davey Moore #12
The Thin Controller makes Duncan promise to be cheerful at Christmas time in order to get a new coat of paint, which proves to be very difficult for him.
DuncanandtheGrumpyPassengerpromo3 Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger Davey Moore #13
Duncan gets fed up with a particularly grumpy passenger.
LastTrainforChristmaspromo3 Last Train for Christmas Andrew Brenner #14
All the engines have to work hard during Christmas Eve to clear the snow for Connor's last train.
MarionandtheDinosaurs122 Marion and the Dinosaurs Andrew Brenner #15
Marion is spooked by some lifelike dinosaur models and thinks they are real dinosaurs, until she meets a new engine from the Mainland named Samson.
MarionandthePipepromo4 Marion and the Pipe Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
#16
Marion damages a water pipe and does not tell anyone.
MissingGatorpromo Missing Gator Andrew Brenner #17
Percy misses his friend Gator and struggles to forget about him.
TimothyandtheRainbowTruckpromo3 Timothy and the Rainbow Truck
Timothy and the Rainbow Car
Davey Moore #18
Bill and Ben send Timothy on a wild goose chase for a rainbow coloured truck, but their trick gets them in trouble.
SamsonSentforScrappromo4 Samson Sent for Scrap Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
#19
Harvey and Samson have to clean up the island of scrap, but Samson takes the job too seriously.
SamsonatYourServicepromo2 Samson at Your Service Davey Moore #20
Samson takes the express coaches by mistake but refuses to admit it and does not listen to the other engines.
ThePerfectGiftpromo5 The Perfect Gift Davey Moore #21
Percy looks to find Reg the perfect Christmas gift.
MillieandtheVolcanopromo Millie and the Volcano Andrew Brenner #22
After being laughed at, Millie is determined to get back at Samson.
NoSteamWithoutCoalpromo3 No Steam Without Coal Davey Moore #23
Bill and Ben forget the coal shipment and make fun of Timothy for using oil instead.
Spencer'sVIPpromo4 Spencer's VIP Andrew Brenner #24
All the engines compete to get to take a Deputy Minister home to the Mainland, but they show off just like Spencer, and make silly mistakes.
LongLostFriendpromo4 Long Lost Friend Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
#25
On Christmas, Gator returns to the island and is very eager to see Percy.
Toad'sBrightIdeapromo1 Toad's Bright Idea Davey Moore #26
Oliver breaks down, so Gator is sent to take his train with Toad, but has a faulty lamp which keeps going out.

Screenshot Title Written by Original UK release date Episode number #
OldReliableEdwardpromo6 Old Reliable Edward Andrew Brenner 25 August 2014 #01
Gordon teases Edward about being old and slow, so Thomas decides to make a plan to pay him out.
NotSoSlowCoachespromo Not So Slow Coaches Paul Larson
Laura Beaumont
26 August 2014 #02
Annie and Clarabel unexpectedly become part of Caitlin's high-speed train.
FlatbedsofFearpromo2 Flatbeds of Fear Paul Larson
Laura Beaumont
27 August 2014 #03
Salty tells Thomas a story of some flatbeds which he called the "Flatbeds of Fear", causing paranoia among him, Henry and Emily.
DisappearingDieselspromo2 Disappearing Diesels Andrew Brenner 28 August 2014 #04
The diesels hide from Paxton as a joke, but Paxton takes the joke too seriously, as he believes that all of them had disappeared.
SignalsCrossedpromo2 Signals Crossed Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
29 August 2014 #05
Toby is nervous of Knapford Junction, as he does not know which signal is his.
Toad'sAdventurepromo Toad's Adventure Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
1 September 2014 #06
After Oliver brags about his own adventure from escaping the scrapyard, Toad decides he wants his own and soon gets one while being James' brake van.
DuckintheWaterpromo2 Duck in the Water Andrew Brenner 2 September 2014 #07
When James collects Rocky to help Duck, he becomes impatient and causes trouble when Rocky's crane arm is not secured.
DuckandtheSlipCoachespromo Duck and the Slip Coaches Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
3 September 2014 #08
James steals Duck's idea of bringing special slip coaches to the railway.
ThomastheQuarryEnginepromo3 Thomas the Quarry Engine Andrew Brenner 4 September 2014 #09
Diesel shows Mavis the sights of Sodor, while Thomas does all the work at the quarry.
ThomasandtheEmergencyCablepromo3 Thomas and the Emergency Cable Andrew Brenner 5 September 2014 #10
One of Thomas' passengers pulls the emergency cable and damages Annie's wheel, so Clarabel is the only coach on the branch line.
DuncanandtheGrumpyPassengerpromo3 Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger Davey Moore 8 September 2014 #11
Duncan gets fed up with a particularly grumpy passenger.
MarionandthePipepromo4 Marion and the Pipe Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
9 September 2014 #12
Marion damages a water pipe and does not tell anyone.
MissingGatorpromo Missing Gator Andrew Brenner 10 September 2014 #13
Percy misses his friend Gator and struggles to forget about him.
NoSteamWithoutCoalpromo3 No Steam Without Coal Davey Moore 11 September 2014 #14
Bill and Ben forget the coal shipment and make fun of Timothy for using oil instead.
Spencer'sVIPpromo4 Spencer's VIP Andrew Brenner 12 September 2014 #15
All the engines compete to get to take a Deputy Minister home to the Mainland, but they show off just like Spencer, and make silly mistakes.
Toad'sBrightIdeapromo1 Toad's Bright Idea Davey Moore 15 September 2014 #16
Oliver breaks down, so Gator is sent to take his train with Toad, but has a faulty lamp which keeps going out.
LongLostFriendpromo4 Long Lost Friend Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
23 December 2014 #17
On Christmas, Gator returns to the island and is very eager to see Percy.
LastTrainforChristmaspromo3 Last Train for Christmas Andrew Brenner 24 December 2014 #18
All the engines have to work hard during Christmas Eve to clear the snow for Connor's last train.
DuncantheHumbugpromo1 Duncan the Humbug Davey Moore 25 December 2014 #19
The Thin Controller makes Duncan promise to be cheerful at Christmas time in order to get a new coat of paint, which proves to be very difficult for him.
ThePerfectGiftpromo5 The Perfect Gift Davey Moore 26 December 2014 #20
Percy looks to find Reg the perfect Christmas gift.
EmilySavestheWorldpromo3 Emily Saves the World Paul Larson
Laura Beaumont
27 July 2015 #21
Emily has to take a giant globe to the animal park, but when she wants to show her friends, the globe comes off her flatbed.
TimothyandtheRainbowTruckpromo3 Timothy and the Rainbow Truck Davey Moore 28 July 2015 #22
Bill and Ben send Timothy on a wild goose chase for a rainbow coloured truck, but their trick gets them in trouble.
MarionandtheDinosaurs122 Marion and the Dinosaurs Andrew Brenner 29 July 2015 #23
Marion is spooked by some lifelike dinosaur models and thinks they are real dinosaurs, until she meets a new engine from the Mainland named Samson.
SamsonatYourServicepromo2 Samson at Your Service Davey Moore 30 July 2015 #24
Samson takes the express coaches by mistake but refuses to admit it and does not listen to the other engines.
SamsonSentforScrappromo4 Samson Sent for Scrap Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
31 July 2015 #25
Harvey and Samson have to clean up the island of scrap, but Samson takes the job too seriously.
MillieandtheVolcanopromo Millie and the Volcano Andrew Brenner 31 July 2015 #26
After being laughed at, Millie is determined to get back at Samson.

Screenshot Title Written by Original US release date Episode number #
FlatbedsofFearpromo2 Flatbeds of Fear Paul Larson
Laura Beaumont
4 November 2014 #01
Salty tells Thomas a story of some flatbeds which he called the "Flatbeds of Fear", causing paranoia among him, Henry and Emily.
DisappearingDieselspromo2 Disappearing Diesels Andrew Brenner 4 November 2014 #02
The diesels hide from Paxton as a joke, but Paxton takes the joke too seriously, as he believes that all of them had disappeared.
DuncantheHumbugpromo1 Duncan the Humbug Davey Moore 17 December 2014 #03
Mr. Percival makes Duncan promise to be cheerful at Christmas time in order to get a new coat of paint, which proves to be very difficult for him.
ThePerfectGiftpromo5 The Perfect Gift Davey Moore 17 December 2014 #04
Percy looks to find Reg the perfect Christmas gift.
LastTrainforChristmaspromo3 Last Train for Christmas Andrew Brenner 18 December 2014 #05
All the engines have to work hard during Christmas Eve to clear the snow for Connor's last train.
LongLostFriendpromo4 Long Lost Friend Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
18 December 2014 #06
On Christmas, Gator returns to the island and is very eager to see Percy.
MarionandthePipepromo4 Marion and the Pipe Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
9 March 2015 #07
Marion damages a water pipe and does not tell anyone.
MissingGatorpromo Missing Gator Andrew Brenner 9 March 2015 #08
Percy misses his friend Gator and struggles to forget about him.
DuncanandtheGrumpyPassengerpromo3 Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger Davey Moore 10 March 2015 #09
Duncan gets fed up with a particularly grumpy passenger.
Spencer'sVIPpromo4 Spencer's VIP Andrew Brenner 10 March 2015 #10
All the engines compete to get to take a Deputy Minister home to the Mainland, but they show off just like Spencer, and make silly mistakes.
OldReliableEdwardpromo6 Old Reliable Edward Andrew Brenner 12 May 2015 #11
Gordon teases Edward about being old and slow, so Thomas decides to make a plan to pay him out.
NotSoSlowCoachespromo Not So Slow Coaches Paul Larson
Laura Beaumont
12 May 2015 #12
Annie and Clarabel unexpectedly become part of Caitlin's high-speed train.
Toad'sAdventurepromo Toad's Adventure Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
13 May 2015 #13
After Oliver brags about his own adventure from escaping the scrapyard, Toad decides he wants his own and soon gets one while being James' brake van.
DuckandtheSlipCoachespromo Duck and the Slip Coaches Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
13 May 2015 #14
James steals Duck's idea of bringing special slip coaches to the railway.
ThomastheQuarryEnginepromo3 Thomas the Quarry Engine Andrew Brenner 14 May 2015 #15
Diesel shows Mavis the sights of Sodor, while Thomas does all the work at the quarry.
DuckintheWaterpromo2 Duck in the Water Andrew Brenner 14 May 2015 #16
When James collects Rocky to help Duck, he becomes impatient and causes trouble when Rocky's crane arm is not secured.
SignalsCrossedpromo2 Signals Crossed Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
15 May 2015 #17
Toby is nervous of Knapford Junction, as he does not know which signal is his.
ThomasandtheEmergencyCablepromo3 Thomas and the Emergency Cable Andrew Brenner 15 May 2015 #18
One of Thomas' passengers pulls the emergency cable and damages Annie's wheel, so Clarabel is the only coach on the branch line.
NoSteamWithoutCoalpromo3 No Steam Without Coal Davey Moore 18 May 2015 #19
Bill and Ben forget the coal shipment and make fun of Timothy for using oil instead.
Toad'sBrightIdeapromo1 Toad's Bright Idea Davey Moore 18 May 2015 #20
Oliver breaks down, so Gator is sent to take his train with Toad, but has a faulty lamp which keeps going out.
TimothyandtheRainbowTruckpromo3 Timothy and the Rainbow Car Davey Moore 9 May 2016 #21
Bill and Ben send Timothy on a wild goose chase for a rainbow colored car, but their trick gets them in trouble.
SamsonSentforScrappromo4 Samson Sent for Scrap Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
9 May 2016 #22
Harvey and Samson have to clean up the island of scrap, but Samson takes the job too seriously.
MarionandtheDinosaurs122 Marion and the Dinosaurs Andrew Brenner 10 May 2016 #23
Marion is spooked by some lifelike dinosaur models and thinks they are real dinosaurs, until she meets a new engine from the Mainland named Samson.
MillieandtheVolcanopromo Millie and the Volcano Andrew Brenner 10 May 2016 #24
After being laughed at, Millie is determined to get back at Samson.
EmilySavestheWorldpromo3 Emily Saves the World Paul Larson
Laura Beaumont
11 May 2016 #25
Emily has to take a giant globe to the animal park, but when she wants to show her friends, the globe comes off her flatbed.
SamsonatYourServicepromo2 Samson at Your Service Davey Moore 11d May 2016 #26
Samson takes the express coaches by mistake but refuses to admit it and does not listen to the other engines.

Screenshot Title Written by Original JPN release date Episode number #
OldReliableEdwardpromo6 たよりになるエドワード (Old Reliable Edward) Andrew Brenner 5 October 2014 #01
Gordon teases Edward about being old and slow, so Thomas decides to make a plan to pay him out.
NotSoSlowCoachespromo はやすぎよ おそすぎよ (Not So Slow Coaches) Paul Larson
Laura Beaumont
5 October 2014 #02
Annie and Clarabel unexpectedly become part of Caitlin's high-speed train.
FlatbedsofFearpromo2 きょうふのかしゃのおと (Flatbeds of Fear) Paul Larson
Laura Beaumont
12 October 2014 #03
Salty tells Thomas a story of some flatbeds which he called the "Flatbeds of Fear", causing paranoia among him, Henry and Emily.
DisappearingDieselspromo2 きえたディーゼルきかんしゃたち (Disappearing Diesels) Andrew Brenner 12 October 2014 #04
The diesels hide from Paxton as a joke, but Paxton takes the joke too seriously, as he believes that all of them had disappeared.
SignalsCrossedpromo2 トビーとしんごう (Signals Crossed) Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
19 October 2014 #05
Toby is nervous of Knapford Junction, as he does not know which signal is his.
Toad'sAdventurepromo トードのぼうけん (Toad's Adventure) Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
19 October 2014 #06
After Oliver brags about his own adventure from escaping the scrapyard, Toad decides he wants his own and soon gets one while being James' brake van.
ThomastheQuarryEnginepromo3 いしきりばのトーマス (Thomas the Quarry Engine) Andrew Brenner 26 October 2014 #07
Diesel shows Mavis the sights of Sodor, while Thomas does all the work at the quarry.
ThomasandtheEmergencyCablepromo3 トーマスときんきゅうじたい (Thomas and the Emergency Cable) Andrew Brenner 26 October 2014 #08
One of Thomas' passengers pulls the emergency cable and damages Annie's wheel, so Clarabel is the only coach on the branch line.
MissingGatorpromo ゲイターにあいたい (Missing Gator) Andrew Brenner 2 November 2014 #09
Percy misses his friend Gator and struggles to forget about him.
NoSteamWithoutCoalpromo3 せきたんかないビルとベン (No Steam Without Coal) Davey Moore 2 November 2014 #10
Bill and Ben forget the coal shipment and make fun of Timothy for using oil instead.
LongLostFriendpromo4 きみはたいせつなともだち (Long Lost Friend) Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
21 December 2014 #11
On Christmas, Gator returns to the island and is very eager to see Percy.
DuncantheHumbugpromo1 ダンカンはもんくばっかり (Duncan the Humbug) Davey Moore 21 December 2014 #12
Mr. Percival makes Duncan promise to be cheerful at Christmas time in order to get a new coat of paint, which proves to be very difficult for him.
DuncanandtheGrumpyPassengerpromo3 ダンカンとふきげんなおきゃくさん (Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger) Davey Moore 28 December 2014 #13
Duncan gets fed up with a particularly grumpy passenger.
MarionandthePipepromo4 ショベルきかんしゃマリオン (Marion and the Pipe) Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
28 December 2014 #14
Marion damages a water pipe and does not tell anyone.
DuckintheWaterpromo2 みずにつかったダック (Duck in the Water) Andrew Brenner 4 January 2015 #15
When James collects Rocky to help Duck, he becomes impatient and causes trouble when Rocky's crane arm is not secured.
DuckandtheSlipCoachespromo ダックとスリップコーチ (Duck and the Slip Coaches) Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
4 January 2015 #16
James steals Duck's idea of bringing special slip coaches to the railway.
Spencer'sVIPpromo4 スペンサーとふくだいじん (Spencer's VIP) Andrew Brenner 11 January 2015 #17
All the engines compete to get to take a Deputy Minister home to the Mainland, but they show off just like Spencer, and make silly mistakes.
Toad'sBrightIdeapromo1 ゲイターとトード (Toad's Bright Idea) Davey Moore 11 January 2015 #18
Oliver breaks down, so Gator is sent to take his train with Toad, but has a faulty lamp which keeps going out.
EmilySavestheWorldpromo3 エミリーちきゅうをすくう? (Emily Saves the World) Paul Larson
Laura Beaumont
18 January 2015 #19
Emily has to take a giant globe to the animal park, but when she wants to show her friends, the globe comes off her flatbed.
TimothyandtheRainbowTruckpromo3 ティモシーとにじいろのかしゃ (Timothy and the Rainbow Truck) Davey Moore 18 January 2015 #20
Bill and Ben send Timothy on a wild goose chase for a rainbow colored truck, but their trick gets them in trouble.
MarionandtheDinosaurs122 マリオンときょうりゅう (Marion and the Dinosaurs) Andrew Brenner 25 January 2015 #21
Marion is spooked by some lifelike dinosaur models and thinks they are real dinosaurs, until she meets a new engine from the Mainland named Samson.
SamsonatYourServicepromo2 サムソンがおとどけ (Samson at Your Service) Davey Moore 25 January 2015 #22
Samson takes the express coaches by mistake but refuses to admit it and does not listen to the other engines.
SamsonSentforScrappromo4 サムソンとスクラップ (Samson Sent for Scrap) Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
29 March 2015 #23
Harvey and Samson have to clean up the island of scrap, but Samson takes the job too seriously.
MillieandtheVolcanopromo ミリーときょうりゅうパーク (Millie and the Volcano) Andrew Brenner 29 March 2015 #24
After being laughed at, Millie is determined to get back at Samson.
ThePerfectGiftpromo5 レッジのクリスマスプレゼント (The Perfect Gift) Davey Moore 18 December 2016 #25
Percy looks to find Reg the perfect Christmas gift.
LastTrainforChristmaspromo3 クリスマスのさいしゅうれっしゃ (Last Train for Christmas) Andrew Brenner 18 December 2016 #26
All the engines have to work hard during Christmas Eve to clear the snow for Connor's last train.

Songs

Screenshot Title Composers Original release date
ThomastheQuarryEngine129 I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside Robert Hartshorne 4th September 2014 (UK)
Santa'sLittleEngine129 It's Christmas Time Eggplant LF 17th December 2014 (US)
Spencer'sVIP141 The Best Friends Express Eggplant LF 11th May 2015 (US)

Characters

Returning Characters

Characters Introduced

Locations

Half Hour Format

When Series 18 aired on PBS Kids in the US, each broadcast included two episodes, a song, a Mr. Perkins' Railway segment and Guess Who? Puzzle segments. When the series was broadcast on Nick Jr., the segments were omitted.

Fast & Reliable

There's Always a Good Explanation

  • Flatbeds of Fear
  • Song: Searching Everywhere
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Sounds of the Railway
  • Disappearing Diesels
  • Guess Who? Puzzles - Toad and Jack

Special Friends

  • Toad's Adventure
  • Song: Hey, Hey Thomas!
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: End of the Day
  • Duck and the Slip Coaches
  • Guess Who? Puzzles - Jack and Marion

Please Be Patient

  • Thomas the Quarry Engine
  • Song: On a Journey Today
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Wash Down
  • Duck in the Water
  • Guess Who? Puzzles - Bill and Ben and Samson

Signals & Alarms

  • Signals Crossed
  • Song: Hey, Hey Thomas
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Railway Signals
  • Thomas and the Emergency Cable
  • Guess Who? Puzzles - Duncan and Harvey

Going Underground

  • Marion and the Pipe
  • Song: Let's Be Brave
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Miniature Railway
  • Missing Gator
  • Guess Who? Puzzles - Dash and Flynn

Christmas Cheer

  • Duncan the Humbug
  • Song: It's Christmas Time
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Who Works on the Railway?
  • The Perfect Gift
  • Guess Who? Puzzle - Percy

Passengers

  • Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger
  • Song: Working Together
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Different Types of Engines
  • Spencer's VIP
  • Guess Who? Puzzles - Dash and Luke

Illuminating Minds

  • No Steam Without Coal
  • Song: Monsters Everywhere
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: How Steam Engines Use Coal
  • Toad's Bright Idea
  • Guess Who? Puzzles - Toad and Porter

Coming Home for Christmas

  • Last Train for Christmas
  • Song: It's Christmas Time
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Railway Maintenance
  • Long Lost Friend
  • Guess Who? Puzzles - Skarloey and Connor

Recycle Recycle Recycle!

  • Timothy and the Rainbow Car
  • Song: Let's Be Brave
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Different Types of Engines
  • Samson Sent for Scrap
  • Guess Who? Puzzles - Duck and Porter

Jurassic Sodor

  • Marion and the Dinosaurs
  • Song: Monsters Everywhere
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: How Steam Engines Use Water
  • Millie and the Volcano

Special Deliveries

  • Emily Saves the World
  • Song: Searching Everywhere
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Turning Around
  • Samson at Your Service

Cast

UK

US

  • Martin Sherman as Thomas, Percy and Diesel
  • William Hope as Edward, Toby, Rocky and the Dock Manager
  • Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, James, Scruff, Sir Topham Hatt, Mr. Percival, Some Passengers and Some Workmen
  • Keith Wickham as Harvey, Salty, Den, Stafford, Skarloey, Bertie, Captain, Dowager Hatt, the Wellsworth Stationmaster, Some Passengers, Thomas' Guard, the Grumpy Passenger, the Groundsman, the Postman and the Bird Watcher
  • Teresa Gallagher as Mavis, Annie, Clarabel, the Teacher, the Lady with the Big Hat, Station Speakers, Some Passengers and Some Children
  • Jules de Jongh as Emily, the Blond-haired Boy, Some Passengers and Some Children
  • Steven Kynman as Duck, Paxton, Dart, Peter Sam and the Third Slip Coach
  • Jonathan Forbes as Connor
  • Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin and the Second Slip Coach
  • Togo Igawa as Hiro
  • Ben Small as Stanley, Charlie, Rheneas, the Troublesome Trucks and Owen
  • Michael Legge as Luke
  • Miranda Raison as Millie and the Knapford Station Speaker
  • Jonathan Broadbent as Bill, Ben and the First Slip Coach
  • Bob Golding as Stephen and Sidney
  • David Menkin as Porter
  • Glenn Wrage as Spencer, Cranky, one of Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants, Gator's Driver and the Steamworks Worker
  • Matt Wilkinson as Rusty, Some Passengers and Some Workmen
  • Olivia Colman as Marion
  • Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
  • Clive Mantle as Gator
  • Tim Whitnall as Timothy, Reg, the Deputy Minister and the Man with the Hat
  • Joe Mills as Oliver, Toad and the Welsh Bird Watcher
  • Tom Stourton as Duncan
  • David Bedella as Victor
  • Robert Wilfort as Samson
  • Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby

Trivia

  • Episodes one to ten have a copyright of 2013; the rest have a copyright of 2014.
  • The final six episodes of this series were sold to PBS, Milkshake, ABC, FOUR, Minimax and JimJam as part of the Series 19 block, despite being produced with eighteenth series.
  • This series marks the first of a few things:
    • Duncan, Toad and Tom Tipper's first appearances in full CGI.
    • Crovan's Gate, Sodor Castle, Rheneas Viaduct, the Woodland Way and Glennock's first appearances in full CGI.
    • Henrietta gains a face for the first time in the television series since the The Railway Series.
    • The first series to have an episode set during the events of the series's special.
    • The first series to have Tim Whitnall, Olivia Colman, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Joe Mills, Tom Stourton and Robert Wilfort as part of the voice cast.
    • The first series in which Sir Handel and Winston appear, but do not speak since their introductions.
    • The first series in which Connor speaks in all of his appearances.
    • The first series in which Diesel 10 does not appear since his first appearance in an episode in the seventeenth series.
    • The first series in which Belle appears without Flynn.
    • This is the first series not to feature Flynn since his debut although he is mentioned in one episode.
    • The first series of the CGI series not followed in chronological order by a special, as the next special, The Adventure Begins, is a retelling of the Railway Series.
    • The first series to not have a half-hour airing in Latin America and Brazil.
  • This series marked the only of a few things:
    • The only series to have Clive Mantle as part of the voice cast.
    • The only series in which Whiff, Ferdinand and Kevin appear, but do not speak since their introductions.
    • The only series since the twelfth series in which the Sodor Island intro is used at the start of some broadcasts.
  • This series marked the last of a few things:
    • The last series to have Ben Small and Martin Sherman as part of the voice cast:
    • The last series to have episodes written by Paul Larson and Laura Beaumont until the twenty-fourth series. This is also the only series, since he returned in the seventeenth series, not to have any episodes written by Lee Pressman until the twenty-third series.
    • The last series to have Keith Wickham as the voice of Percy in the UK dub. Nigel Pilkington takes over the role starting with the nineteenth series.
    • The last series to have Sir Topham Hatt and James voiced by Kerry Shale in the US. Keith Wickham and Rob Rackstraw took over the respective roles beginning in The Adventure Begins.
    • The last series to have Malay dub.
    • The last series to have three Russian versions of the series, two Russian dubs from Carousel and JimJam and the Baltic RUssian voice-over is from Kidzone TV that created by Estonia.
    • The last series to have a Russian re-dub that produced by JimJam.
    • The final series where the original CGI intro and credits from the Nitrogen era are used. This is also the final series with the original rendition of the Engine Roll Call. Despite this, a few latest DVD releases which contained nineteenth series (with some sixteenth series or eighteenth series) episodes retain these. When the six episodes from Dinos and Discoveries aired on PBS Kids in May 2016, it used the nineteenth series Engine Roll Call, opening and ending.
    • The last series to feature Ferdinand physically.
    • The last series where the word "Whistle" is not translated in Korean.
  • This is the second series not to feature Stephen Hatt.
  • Like the seventeenth series, although Arc Productions had officially taken over the animation aspects of the television series, the episodes still used the opening titles and closing credits made by Nitrogen Studios. This was the final series to use their opening and closing footage and from the nineteenth series, the opening and closing footage were made by Arc Productions.
  • According to Ryan Hagan of SiF, the episodes in Spills and Thrills were going to be part of this series.
  • In the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Baltic Russian and Vietnamese voice-overs, the UK dub can be heard in the background as a dubbing track was not used.
  • In the Romanian, Norwegian, Estonian(voice-over), Latvian(voice-over), Lithuanian(voice-over), Hungarian, Serbian, Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Baltic Russian(voice-over), Greek, Turkish, Indonesian, Thai, Chinese Mandarin, Taiwanese Mandarin and Cantonese dubs, credited Mark Moraghan as the narrator, even though they were re-dubbed their respective languages.
  • In the European Portuguese and Russian dubs of JimJam airings, credited Mark Moraghan as the narrator, even though they were re-dubbed their respective languages.

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