The Runaway

"Stop! Stop!"

- Annie and Clarabel

The Runaway is the tenth episode of the second season. It first aired on Shining Time Station in the episode Mapping it Out in 1989.

Plot
Thomas is ill and Duck does his work while Thomas is at the Works. But when Thomas returns, his handbrake is not fixed properly and when a relief fireman forgets to put it on Thomas runs away with Annie and Clarabel in tow. Harold chases after him with an inspector to stop the runaway Thomas.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Terence
 * Harold
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Edward (does not speak)
 * Henry (does not speak)
 * Percy (does not speak)
 * Toby (does not speak)
 * Duck (does not speak)
 * Bertie (mentioned)

Trivia

 * Stock footage from Thomas and Bertie, Old Iron, and Percy and Harold is used - fooatge from the latter isn't cut properly because you can briefly see Percy coming round the bend.
 * In the US version, Thomas whistles when he passes Duck, and whistles when he is at the station, but in the UK version, he doesn't.
 * In the restored version, the fade effect when Harold departs is missing.

Goofs

 * The brakevan behind Duck appears to be derailed when Thomas passes.
 * Duck's eyes look wonky when he stops next to Terence.
 * When Thomas returns to the sheds Percy's eyes are wonky.
 * Henry is smiling the whole time while entering the junction, even when Thomas is running away.
 * Just before he runs away, Thomas' "1" seems to have peeled off slightly.
 * When Harold lands at the station, Thomas isn't seen coming into the station.
 * Thomas can be seen coming into the station when the inspector was on the platform, but Thomas comes into the station again.
 * After the scene when Terence speaks to Duck, Annie is facing the wrong way.