Series 19

Template:Season The nineteenth season of the television series first aired on September 21st, 2015 in the UK, and on October 13th, 2015 in the US.

Episodes

Screenshot	UK title (top) US title (bottom)	Original UK release date	Episode number #
	"Who's Geoffrey?"	September 21st, 2015	#01
	Thomas blames his accident on a made up engine called Geoffrey.
	"The Truth About Toby"	September 22nd, 2015	#02
	A rumour about Toby circulates.
	"Lost Property"	September 23rd, 2015	#03
	Thomas helps return a lost pocket watch to a railway inspector.
	"Henry Spots Trouble"	September 24th, 2015	#04
	Henry worries about catching chickenpox.
	"Toad and the Whale"	March 14th, 2016	#05
	Toad spots a stranded whale.
	"Very Important Sheep"	March 15th, 2016	#06
	Percy's sheep escape.
	"Salty All At Sea"	March 16th, 2016	#07
	Salty lets his imagination run away with him.
	"Den and Dart"	March 17th, 2016	#08
	Den and Dart fear working apart.
File:HelpingHiro1.jpg	"Helping Hiro"	March 18th, 2016	#09
	Hiro has an accident and Thomas ventures into the woods and gets stuck.
	"Snow Place Like Home"	January 5th, 2016	#10
	Kevin gets stuck in the snow.
	"The Beast of Sodor"	January 6th, 2016	#11
	Henry faces off against an abominable snowman.
	"A Cranky Christmas"	January 4th, 2016	#12
	Thomas and Cranky drop an important Christmas crate.
	"Diesel's Ghostly Christmas Part One"	November 7th, 2016 (DVD)	#13
	Diesel gets a visit from some "ghostly" Christmas engines.
	"Diesel's Ghostly Christmas Part Two"	November 7th, 2016 (DVD)	#14
	Diesel learns his lesson after having an accident and meeting up with two more "ghostly" engines.
	"Slow Stephen"	March 14th, 2016 (DVD) July 11th, 2016 (Milkshake!)	#15
	Stephen proves he can save the day, despite the faster engines' criticisms.
	"Two Wheels Good"	March 14th, 2016 (DVD) July 12th, 2016 (Milkshake!)	#16
	The Duke and Duchess of Boxford have trouble getting to Callan Castle.
	"Reds vs. Blues"	March 14th, 2016 (DVD) July 13th, 2016 (Milkshake!)	#17
	Thomas and James help with a football match between Sodor and Barrow.
	"Best Engine Ever"	March 14th, 2016 (DVD) July 14th, 2016 (Milkshake!)	#18
	Emily imagines being fast like Caitlin.
	"The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead"	March 14th, 2016 (DVD) July 15th, 2016 (Milkshake!)	#19
	Philip is convinced that he beat Gordon in a race, but doesn't realise that Gordon never took part.
	"Philip to the Rescue"	March 14th, 2016 (DVD) July 18th, 2016 (Milkshake!)	#20
	Philip saves a scornful James from a nasty accident.
	"Rocky Rescue"	October 24th, 2016 (DVD)	#21
	When Rocky has an accident, the rest of the Sodor Search and Rescue team have to work together to rescue him.
	"Wild Water Rescue"	October 24th, 2016 (DVD)	#22
	Diesel gets jealous of Percy when he gets to take the Mayor to the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre.
	"The Other Side of the Mountain"	October 24th, 2016 (DVD)	#23
	Thomas wants to find out what is on the other side of a mountain on his branch line.
	"Goodbye Fat Controller" "Goodbye Sir Topham Hatt"	October 24th, 2016 (DVD)	#24
	Percy overhears some workmen talking and thinks the Fat Controller is leaving Sodor.
	"No Help At All"	October 24th, 2016 (DVD)	#25
	Bill and Ben say that Timothy is no help at all at the clay pits so they can have some fun.
	"Thomas the Babysitter"	October 24th, 2016 (DVD)	#26
	Thomas must deal with a noisy baby on his train.

Songs

• Let's Go!
• There's Snow Place Like Home
• Race with You
• Spring is Here!
• Down by the Docks (different arrangement)
• Engine Rollcall (different arrangement and footage)

Characters

• Thomas
• Edward
• Henry
• Gordon
• James
• Percy
• Toby
• Duck
• Oliver
• Bill and Ben
• Emily
• Spencer
• Whiff
• Stanley
• Hiro
• Scruff
• Belle
• Stephen
• Connor
• Caitlin
• Porter
• Timothy
• Diesel
• Mavis
• Salty
• Den
• Dart
• Paxton
• Flynn
• Stafford
• Winston
• Marion
• Victor
• Annie and Clarabel
• Henrietta
• Toad
• Rocky
• Bertie
• Butch
• Harold
• Cranky
• Kevin
• Captain
• Reg
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Stephen Hatt
• Bridget Hatt
• Sir Robert Norramby
• Dowager Hatt
• Farmer McColl
• The Duke and Duchess of Boxford
• Lord Callan
• Mr. Percival
• The Mayor of Sodor
• Sodor United Football Team
• The Blond-haired Boy
• The Ginger-haired Boy
• The Dock Manager
• The Bird Watcher
• Two Railway Inspectors
• The Grumpy Passenger
• Some Workmen
• The School Children
• The Wellsworth Stationmaster
• The Photographer
• Albert's Wife
• Knapford Station Speaker
• Lady Hatt (does not speak)
• The Teacher (not named; does not speak)
• Rosie (cameo)
• Charlie (cameo)
• Samson (cameo)
• Daisy (cameo)
• 'Arry (cameo)
• Norman (cameo)
• Trevor (cameo)
• Jack (cameo)
• Jem Cole (cameo)
• Farmer Trotter (cameo)
• The Dairy Manager (cameo)
• Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameo)
• The Great Composer (cameo)
• The Welsh Bird Watcher (cameo)
• The Lady with the Big Hat (cameo)
• The Fireman (cameo)
• The Policeman (cameo)
• The Great Railway Show Judge (cameo)
• The Search and Rescue Manager (mentioned)

Characters Introduced

• Philip
• Barrow Football Fan
• Barrow Football Team
• Albert
• Thomas the Baby

Half hour format

When Season 19 aired on PBS, each broadcast airs two episodes, a song and Mr. Perkins Railway Segments. When other episodes started airing on 18 October 2016, Mr. Perkins' Railway segments were replaced with The Earls Quiz and after the second episode, Learn with Thomas segments from the Official YouTube Channel were also added.

Telling Tales

• Who's Geoffrey?
• Song: Let's Go
• Mr. Perkins' Railway Segment: How Steam Engines Use Coal
• The Truth About Toby

Finders Keepers

• Lost Property
• Song: Really Useful Engine (The Adventure Begins version)
• Mr Perkins' Railway Segment: Jobs on the Railway
• Henry Spots Trouble

Lost and Found

• Toad and the Whale
• Song: Spring is Here!
• Mr Perkins' Railway Segment: Washdown
• Very Important Sheep

All at Sea

• Salty All At Sea
• Song: Let's Go
• Mr Perkins' Railway Segment: TBA
• Den and Dart

Slowly Wins the Race

• Slow Stephen
• Song: We Make A Team Together
• The Earl's Quiz: Samson Sent for Scrap and The Beast of Sodor
• Two Wheels Good
• Learn with Thomas: Everyone Helped the Duke and Duchess: Everyone is Useful

Competing Engines

• Reds vs. Blues
• Song: Race with You
• The Earl's Quiz: Thomas and the Emergency Cable and Not So Slow Coaches
• Best Engine Ever
• Learn with Thomas: Emily is Impressed with Caitlin: Helping Others

The Race is On

• The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead
• Song: Race with You
• The Earl's Quiz: Cranes & The Thomas Way
• Philip to the Rescue
• Learn with Thomas: Showing Off Doesn't Make James Look Clever: Not Showing Off

Christmas Time

• A Cranky Christmas
• Snow Place Like Home

Spooky Snow

• Helping Hiro
• The Beast of Sodor

Tis the Season to be Jolly

• Diesel's Ghostly Christmas Part 1
• Diesel's Ghostly Christmas Part 2

Cast

UK and AUS

• Mark Moraghan as the narrator
• John Hasler as Thomas
• Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Whiff, Salty, Den, Stafford, Bertie, Harold, Captain, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt, Lord Callan, Mr. Percival, the Grumpy Passenger, one of the Railway Inspectors, Albert, some Workmen, the Signalman, the Football fans, the Football Players, the Wellsworth Stationmaster, the Knapford Stationmaster, Stephen's Driver and Stephen's Fireman
• Nigel Pilkington as Percy
• Rob Rackstraw as Toby, Stanley, Flynn, some passengers, a Painter and a workman
• Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Belle, Mavis, Annie, Clarabel, the Duchess of Boxford, Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt, Albert's Wife and the Barrow football fan
• Matt Wilkinson as Spencer, Scruff, Winston, Rocky, Cranky, Butch, Kevin, Farmer McColl and the Duke of Boxford
• Steven Kynman as Duck, Porter, Dart, Paxton and the Bird Watcher
• Joe Mills as Oliver, Toad and a Knapford Station yard workman
• Togo Igawa as Hiro
• Bob Golding as Stephen and one of the Railway Inspectors
• Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
• Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
• Tim Whitnall as Timothy and Reg
• Jonathan Broadbent as Bill and Ben
• Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin
• Jonathan Forbes as Connor
• Kerry Shale as Diesel, the Man on the bridge and some workmen
• David Bedella as Victor and the Mayor of Sodor
• Christopher Ragland as the Troublesome Trucks
• Olivia Colman as Marion
• Oliver McCue as the Blonde-haired boy
• Ashna Kapur as the Blonde-haired Girl
• William Hope as a Workman
• Miranda Raison as the Knapford Station Speaker
• Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
• Glenn Wrage as Flynn (Toad and the Whale only)

US

• Mark Moraghan as the narrator
• Joseph May as Thomas
• William Hope as Edward, Toby, Whiff, Rocky, Farmer McColl, the Duke of Boxford and a Workman
• Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, Scruff, Diesel, Harold, Kevin, Mr. Percival, the Man on the bridge and some workmen
• Rob Rackstraw as James, Stanley, Flynn, some passengers, a Painter and a workman
• Christopher Ragland as Percy and the Troublesome Trucks
• Jules de Jongh as Emily, Albert's Wife and the Duchess of Boxford
• Steven Kynman as Duck, Dart, Paxton, Butch and the Bird Watcher
• Joe Mills as Oliver, Toad and a Knapford Station yard workman
• Keith Wickham as Salty, Den, Stafford, Bertie, Captain, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt, Lord Callan, one of the Railway Inspectors, the Grumpy Passenger, some Workmen, the Signalman, the Football fans, the Football Players, the Wellsworth Stationmaster, Stephen's Driver and Stephen's Fireman
• Glenn Wrage as Spencer, Cranky and Flynn (Toad and the Whale only)
• Togo Igawa as Hiro
• Matt Wilkinson as Winston
• Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
• Bob Golding as Stephen and one of the Railway Inspectors
• Jonathan Broadbent as Bill and Ben
• Tim Whitnall as Timothy and Reg
• Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin
• Jonathan Forbes as Connor
• David Bedella as Victor and the Mayor of Sodor
• Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Mavis, Annie, Clarabel, Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt, the Blonde-haired Boy and the Blonde-haired Girl
• Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
• David Menkin as Porter
• Olivia Colman as Marion
• Miranda Raison as the Knapford Station Speaker
• Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby

Trivia

• This season marks the first of several things:
  • The first season to utilize the new intro, credits and Engine Roll Call remix.
  • The first season to have Nigel Pilkington, Rasmus Hardiker, Oliver McCue and Ashna Kapur as part of the voice cast. Nigel Pilkington takes over the role of Percy from Keith Wickham.
  • The first season to have Glenn Wrage in the UK cast.
  • The first season to have David Bedella as the Mayor of Sodor in the UK.
  • The first season to have episodes solely directed by a woman.
  • The first season to have three directors.
  • The first season since the sixteenth season where Thomas appears in every episode, as well as speaking in all of them since the fifteenth season. This was because of the franchise's 70th anniversary.
  • The first season not to feature the Blue Mountain Quarry since its introduction in Blue Mountain Mystery.
  • Lord Callan and Daisy's first appearances in full CGI.
  • The first season to have a two-part episode, though not the first to feature a story arc that spans multiple episodes.
  • The first season to have a song featured in an episode, not sung by one of the characters.
  • The first season since the twelfth season to feature a member of The Pack in an episode.
  • The first season where 'Arry appears, without Bert.
• This is the fifth season to date, not to feature the Skarloey Railway engines since their introduction.
• This season has the most references, callbacks and shoutouts to previous episodes from the Classic Series as well as the New Series, such as the old engine themes, quotes and scenes.
• This season has the most new songs of any season since the tenth.
• This is the last season with music composed by Robert and Peter Hartshorne since their contracts ended after Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure. Chris Renshaw took over composing from Thomas & Friends in 4-D: Bubbling Boilers and The Great Race onwards.
• According to Ryan Hagan of SiF, the episodes in Dinos and Discoveries were going to be part of the season.

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