Unscheduled Stops

Unscheduled Stops is the tenth episode of the twenty-first season.

Plot
When Bertie breaks down while they are racing, Thomas takes on his passengers. One elderly man says that Bertie always drops him off between stops. Soon Thomas is getting requests for lots of other unscheduled stops, which makes him run late and upsets his own passengers and the Fat Controller.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Bertie
 * Bulgy
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Albert's Wife
 * Thomas the Baby
 * Bertie's Driver
 * Farmer McColl (does not speak)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * Philip (cameo)
 * The Teacher (cameo)
 * The Bird Watcher (cameo)
 * The Ginger-haired Boy (cameo)
 * Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameo)
 * The Great Composer (cameo)
 * Farmer Trotter (mentioned)

Locations

 * Thomas' Branch Line
 * Dryaw
 * The Windmill
 * Crowe's Farm Crossing
 * Maithwaite
 * Ffarquhar
 * Knapford
 * McColl Farm
 * Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm

UK

 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel and Albert's Wife
 * Keith Wickham as Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt and the passengers
 * Colin McFarlane as Bulgy and Bertie's driver
 * William Hope as a Passenger
 * Nigel Pilkington as a Passenger

US

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel and Albert's Wife
 * Keith Wickham as Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt and the Passengers
 * Colin McFarlane as Bulgy and Bertie's driver
 * William Hope as a Passenger
 * Nigel Pilkington as a Passenger

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first of a few things for Bulgy:
 * His first full appearance in CGI.
 * His first appearance in the series since the twelfth season episode, Excellent Emily.
 * His first speaking role since the seventh season episode, Bulgy Rides Again.
 * References to the third season episode, Bulgy and the seventh season episode, Bulgy Rides Again are made.
 * Going by production order, this is the eleventh episode of the twenty-first season.