Series 7

The seventh season of Thomas & Friends began filming in 2002 and later aired in October 2003 in the UK. It first premiered on DVD and VHS in the UK the same day it aired on TV in the same month. All twenty-six episodes were narrated by Michael Angelis with original music in the UK and Michael Brandon with new music in the US. Michael Angelis also narrated four episodes for the US release, New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures. This season was filmed during HiT Entertainment's acquisition of Gullane Entertainment. An episode is paired with the eighth and ninth season airings on PBS and Nick Jr airings on weekends.

Songs

 * Five New Engines in the Shed
 * The Red Balloon
 * There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Salty
 * The Whistle Song

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Donald and Douglas
 * Oliver
 * Bill and Ben
 * Harvey
 * Diesel
 * 'Arry and Bert
 * Mavis
 * Salty
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Peter Sam
 * Duncan
 * Rusty
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Toad
 * Bertie
 * Bulgy
 * Elizabeth
 * Harold
 * Cranky
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Lady Hatt
 * Refreshment Lady
 * The Tailor
 * Tiger Moth's Pilot
 * Harold's Pilots
 * The Lighthouse Keeper
 * The Fisherman
 * The Dockyard Manager
 * The Captain
 * Stephen Hatt (not named)
 * The Storyteller (not named)
 * One Member of the Railway Board (not named)
 * Stepney (does not speak)
 * Terence (does not speak)
 * Trevor (does not speak)
 * Jem Cole (does not speak)
 * The Vicar of Wellsworth (does not speak)
 * The Coaling Plant Manager (speaks only in Japanese dub; does not speak in other dubs)
 * Farmer Trotter (not named; does not speak)
 * Big Mickey (not named; does not speak)
 * Henrietta (cameo)
 * George (cameo)
 * Butch (cameo)
 * Tiger Moth (cameo)
 * Bridget Hatt (cameo)
 * Mrs. Kyndley (cameo)
 * Farmer McColl (cameo)
 * Farmer Finney (cameo)
 * Nancy (cameo)
 * Cyril the Fogman (cameo)
 * Miss Jenny (cameo)
 * The Special Visitor (cameo)
 * One of the stone-dropping boys (cameo)
 * The Butler (cameo)
 * Headmaster Hastings (cameo)
 * Three other members of the Railway Board (cameo)
 * Duke (stock footage cameo)
 * The Crovan's Gate Policeman (stock footage cameo)
 * The Dryaw Policeman (stock footage cameo)
 * Daisy (music video cameo)
 * BoCo (music video cameo)
 * Class 40 (music video cameo)
 * S.C. Ruffey (music video cameo)
 * Bulstrode (music video cameo)
 * The Elsbridge Cricket Club (music video cameo)

Characters introduced

 * Emily
 * Fergus
 * Arthur
 * Murdoch
 * Spencer
 * Sodor Brass Band
 * Lord Callan
 * The Teacher
 * Dusty Miller (not named)
 * The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (do not speak)
 * The Mayor of Sodor (mentioned)

Trivia

 * This was the final season of several things:
 * David Mitton's final season as director.
 * Phil Fehrle's last season as producer.
 * Peter Urie's last season as executive producer.
 * The final season to have Britt Allcroft involved in production.
 * The final season to have Britt Allcroft as head writer.
 * The final season to include music composed by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell.
 * The final season to use music composed with Proteus 2, Proteus 2000 and Proteus 3.
 * The final season to use 35mm film.
 * The final season in 4:3 fullscreen in Japan (as well as the last season to be released on Japanese video tapes).
 * The final season to use the original opening credits and theme.
 * The final season of the Classic Series.
 * This was also the first season of several things:
 * Michael Brandon's first season as narrator.
 * Jocelyn Stevenson's first season as executive producer.
 * Jan Page's first and only season as script editor.
 * The first season to use the Thomas & Friends logo in the opening titles.
 * The first season not dubbed in Norwegian or Slovenian.
 * The first season filmed under HiT Entertainment.
 * The US version of this season uses the eighth season intro and music, and is the only classic season to use music from the New Series.
 * This was the only season to have different soundtracks in different regions. In the US, the episodes were recomposed with music by Robert Hartshorne and using Engine Rollcall as the theme.
 * US versions of Gordon and Spencer, Emily's New Coaches, The Spotless Record, Peace and Quiet, Harold and the Flying Horse, Bulgy Rides Again, and Salty's Stormy Tale scored by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell were released on the New Friends for Thomas and Thomas and the Jet Engine VHS/DVDs respectively in 2004.
 * UK versions of the season, excluding Snow Engine, A Bad Day at Castle Loch, The Refreshment Lady's Tea Shop, The Grand Opening and The Runaway Elephant, with music recomposed by Robert Hartshorne were broadcast on Nick Jr. between episodes from the eighth or ninth seasons and included on the Bumper Party Collection! DVD.
 * This season is Jan Page's only season as script editor.
 * This season uses more stock footage than any other season.
 * This season has the most episodes broadcast out of production order.
 * This season was never shown in Norway, Spain or Germany.
 * The CiTV broadcasts of this season saw the return of two episodes being compiled into one 10-minute block. The only difference is that the opening titles were shown again at the end of the first episode. At the same time, CiTV also compiled the previous episodes from the sixth season into 10 minute blocks.
 * This season was produced in association with Nickelodeon UK, as indicated by the endboard seen on Nick Jr. airings of the episodes.

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