Thomas & Friends (series 15)
| Thomas & Friends (series 15) | |
|---|---|
 Official cover art for the series 15 DVD | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom, Canada |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 5 |
| Original release | 1 March – 12 March 2011 |
| Series chronology | |
Thomas & Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry.
This was Christopher Skala's last series as executive producer.
This article lists and details episodes from the fifteenth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 2011. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the U.K. audiences, while Michael Brandon narrates the episodes for the U.S. audiences.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | TV Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 349 | 1 | "Gordon and Ferdinand" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 1 March 2011 | 801a |
| The Fat Controller gives Ferdinand the honour of helping Gordon take the Lion of Sodor to the summerhouse. Gordon, however, gets very jealous, which causes a nasty accident on the track. | ||||||
| 350 | 2 | "Toby and Bash" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 1 March 2011 | 801b |
| Bash is rewarded by the Fat Controller for being a Really Useful Engine. His prize is to spend the day with Toby. Bash enjoys himself so much that Toby thinks his friend would like to live on Sodor. Together, the pair set out to find Bash the perfect new home. | ||||||
| 351 | 3 | "Emily and Dash" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 2 March 2011 | 802b |
| Emily is given the job of looking after Dash on a trip to the steam fair. Dash shows Emily how to make special tweeting noises with his whistle, but he does it so often, he runs out of fuel and gets stuck. Emily thoughtlessly goes on to the fair without him. Will she remember her job and come back? | ||||||
| 352 | 4 | "Percy's New Friends" | Greg Tiernan | Gerard Foster | 2 March 2011 | 802a |
| Percy wants to make friends with the wild animals on Sodor, but they are frightened of him and run away. Percy realises that if he is gentle and quiet rather than fast and loud, he will stop scaring them - and he is soon covered in friendly animals. | ||||||
| 353 | 5 | "Edward the Hero" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 3 March 2011 | 803b |
| Edward is given a special job to do, so he decides that he needs to become a hero like Harold. He soon discovers that heroes come in all shapes and sizes. | ||||||
| 354 | 6 | "James to the Rescue" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 3 March 2011 | 803a |
| James rejects Toby's help and refuses to work as part of a team when Gordon needs rescuing. However, James soon has to swallow his pride and ask Toby to assist him. | ||||||
| 355 | 7 | "Happy Hiro" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 4 March 2011 | 804b |
| Thomas tries to cheer Hiro up when he sees that he does not look very happy. Hiro tells Thomas he is sad because he misses his home, so Thomas takes him on a trip to forget his woes. | ||||||
| 356 | 8 | "Up, Up and Away!" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 4 March 2011 | 804b |
| Thomas and Percy are chosen to deliver a giant balloon. But Percy thinks it would be done a lot easier if the balloon carried the engine with it. So Percy is tied to the balloon and whisked into the sky by the wind but soon Percy is in trouble when he does know how to lower the balloon or himself to the ground. | ||||||
| 357 | 9 | "Henry's Happy Coal" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 5 March 2011 | 805a |
| Henry is given the special task of taking a very important visitor around on a tour, but finds himself teased about the special coal he has to use. | ||||||
| 358 | 10 | "Let It Snow" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 5 March 2011 | 805a |
| Gordon and Thomas collect logs for an animal shelter and sing a song about snow in the hope that they can make snow clouds appear. | ||||||
| 359 | 11 | "Surprise, Surprise" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 8 March 2011 | 806a |
| Thomas must help his friends be repaired in time for the Christmas party. He decides to get all of his friends that needs help, to the Sodor Steamworks to get fixed, and finally gets the idea that they can have the Christmas Party at the Steamworks. | ||||||
| 360 | 12 | "Spencer the Grand" | Greg Tiernan | Jessica Sandys Clarke | 8 March 2011 | 806b |
| It is a very foggy day and the engines are asked to stay put until the weather clears. However, Spencer and Percy do not heed the warning. | ||||||
| 361 | 13 | "Stop That Bus!" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 9 March 2011 | 807a |
| Thomas feels sorry for Bertie, so he takes him on a tour. Bertie then realises that he needs to go and collect a group of people and cannot be late. | ||||||
| 362 | 14 | "Stuck on You" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 9 March 2011 | 807b |
| Thomas meets Butch, who has a magnet attached to his crane arm. However, he and Butch do not listen to Victor about how to use the magnet, witch suddenly makes Thomas get stuck to the magnet. Eventually they try to figure out a way to use the magnet properly. | ||||||
| 363 | 15 | "Big Belle" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 10 March 2011 | 808a |
| A new engine called Belle attempts to befriend Toby when she discovers that they have something in common. However, her bolshy behaviour overwhelms Toby. | ||||||
| 364 | 16 | "Kevin the Steamie" | Greg Tiernan | Laurie Israel and Rachel Ruderman | 10 March 2011 | 808b |
| When Kevin is left in charge of the Steamworks, he decides to use the space to practise his shunting skills with disastrous results. | ||||||
| 365 | 17 | "Wonky Whistle" | Greg Tiernan | Neil Ben | 11 March 2011 | 809a |
| Thomas' whistle is broken, so he goes to the Steamworks to have it repaired. However, he rushes off on a delivery before it is properly fixed. | ||||||
| 366 | 18 | "Percy the Snowman" | Greg Tiernan | Lizzie Ennever | 11 March 2011 | 809b |
| Thomas is charged with the important task of transporting the Fat Controller to the town square to switch on the Christmas lights. | ||||||
| 367 | 19 | "Tree Trouble" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 12 March 2011 | 810b |
| The steam engines compete against the diesels to find the best Christmas tree in Sodor. Can the trains transport the trees back to town in one piece? | ||||||
| 368 | 20 | "Fiery Flynn" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 12 March 2011 | 810b |
| A new enthusiastic fire truck called Flynn tries to impress the Diesels with his bravado, but his actions have potentially disastrous consequences, starting with that he ignores the Rescue manager's message of witch blue engine who has a fire. First Flynn goes to Edward, but it is not him who is on fire, and he later arrives by Gordon and his express, but it isn't him either. Finally Flynn reaches the Dieselworks, where he finds Thomas; which is the blue engine on fire. | ||||||
Characters
Introduced
Belle
Flynn
Butch
Den
Dart
Paxton
Norman
Voices
Rupert Degas joined the voice cast. Degas originally voiced Diesel 10 in Misty Island Rescue, but was replaced by Matt Wilkinson.
| Actor/Actress | Region | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Angelis | UK | The Narrator | |
| Michael Brandon | US | Diesel, Mr. Bubbles and the Narrator | |
| Ben Small | UK | Thomas, Toby and Ferdinand | |
| US | Stanley | ||
| Martin Sherman | Thomas and Percy | ||
| Keith Wickham | UK | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Dash, Harold, the Fat Controller, Mr. Bubbles and the Railway Coal Inspector | |
| UK/US | Salty, Norman, Den, Captain and Dowager Hatt | ||
| Kerry Shale | UK | Diesel | |
| US | Henry, Gordon, James, Dash, Harold, Kevin, Sir Bertram Topham Hatt and the Railroad Coal Inspector | ||
| UK/US | 'Arry and Bert | ||
| William Hope | US | Edward, Toby, Whiff, Bash, Rocky, Farmer McColl, the Duke of Boxford and the Maithwaite Stationmaster | |
| UK/US | A Steamworks worker and the Farm Hands | ||
| Teresa Gallagher | Belle | ||
| UK | Emily, Rosie, Mavis, Lady Hatt, Some Children, The Ginger Haired Boy and The Blonde Haired Boy | ||
| Jules de Jongh | US | Emily, Rosie, Mavis, Lady Hatt, Some Children and The Blonde Haired Boy | |
| The Ginger Haired Boy | Emily and Dash and Percy the Snowman | ||
| Matt Wilkinson | UK | Spencer, Stanley, Charlie, Bash, Victor, Rocky, Cranky, Butch Kevin, Farmer McColl, the Duke of Boxford, the Maithwaite Stationmaster, and The Sodor Search & Rescue Centre Manager | |
| Glenn Wrage | US | Spencer, Charlie, Ferdinand, Cranky, Butch and The Sodor Search & Rescue Centre Manager | |
| David Bedella | Victor | ||
| Togo Igawa | UK/US | Hiro | |
| Rupert Degas | Dart, Flynn and Bertie | ||
| Pierce Brosnan | The Narrator | Originally |
References
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