The Big Freeze

"Diesel engines, to the rescue!"

- Paxton

The Big Freeze is an episode from the twenty-first season.

Plot
When a big freeze hits Sodor, Diesel finally proves himself to be a hero.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Emily
 * Diesel
 * Paxton
 * Sidney
 * Den
 * Dart
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Bertie
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Daisy (cameo)
 * 'Arry and Bert (cameo)
 * Salty (cameo)
 * Norman (cameo)
 * Philip (cameo)
 * Henrietta (cameo)
 * Cranky (cameo)
 * The Bird Watcher (cameo)
 * The Ginger-haired Boy (cameo)

Locations

 * Vicarstown Dieselworks
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Knapford
 * Knapford Station Yard
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Kellsthorpe Road
 * Knapford Yards
 * Vicarstown Bridge

UK

 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, Den, Bertie and the Fat Controller
 * Rob Rackstraw as James, Toby and a Signalman
 * Nigel Pilkington as Percy
 * Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Annie, Clarabel and some children
 * Kerry Shale as Diesel
 * Steven Kynman as Paxton and Dart
 * Bob Golding as Sidney

US

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * William Hope as Edward and Toby
 * Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon and Diesel
 * Rob Rackstraw as James and a Signalman
 * Christopher Ragland as Percy
 * Jules de Jongh as Emily
 * Steven Kynman as Paxton and Dart
 * Bob Golding as Sidney
 * Keith Wickham as Den, Bertie and Sir Topham Hatt
 * Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel and some children

Trivia

 * Annie and Clarabel sing the Christmas carol, We Three Kings.
 * This is the second episode where every member of the Steam Team speaks, the first being the nineteenth season episode, The Truth About Toby.
 * This episode is based on the music, "Greased Lightning" from the 1978 musical film, "Grease".
 * When Diesel slows down and comes to a stop, a bump sound effect originally used in Seasons 4-7 can be heard.
 * Carly is absent from her gantry rails at Brendam Docks, meaning that this episode probably took place before Cranky at the End of the Line.

Goofs

 * Den and Dart have 'Arry and Bert's horns when they arrive at Kellsthorpe with the express with Sidney.
 * Thomas is not emitting steam at the end.
 * Throughout the episode, Henry is missing his brake pipe and lamp irons.
 * In the US dub, when Annie says, "And how will Sir Topham Hatt keep the railway running without any coal?", her lips move to say "the Fat Controller".

UK/US

 * Christmas On Sodor (Direct-to-Home Video)