A Close Shave

"A Close Shave" ("A Close Shave for Duck" - North America) is a second season episode.

Plot
Edward feels sorry for Duck, and asks him to act as a "banker" for his goods train. Duck is delighted to help, but when he's running back down the trucks break away and chase Duck. Duck manages to gain control, but is horrified to see James on the line in front of him. Miraculously, the points are switched and Duck runs onto a siding and into a barber's shop. The furious barber lathers Duck's face, but when the Fat Controller tells the repentant barber about how Duck saved the day the barber cleans Duck's face. As if that weren't happy enough, Diesel has been sent away and the others want Duck back.

Featured Characters

 * Edward
 * Duck
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Thomas (does not speak)
 * James (does not speak)
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * Percy (cameo)
 * Diesel (mentioned)
 * Spiteful Breakvan (continuity error*)

Goofs

 * At the beginning of the episode, a light is reflecting off Duck's eyebrow.
 * The brake van loses its face once the trucks catch up with Duck.
 * When Duck speeds through Wellsworth, the middle track is raised higher than the others.
 * James inexplicably stops as soon as he starts to leave the station.
 * When it is said that Duck shut his eyes, his eyes are still open.
 * Even though the barber is furious at Duck, he doesn't show it until the Fat Controller arrives. To add to that, none of the customers seem cross at Duck's unorthodox entry.
 * Duck was meant to be upset whilst being caked in shaving foam, but he has a broad grin on his face.
 * When the derailed trucks are shown, you can see that the coal slab has been deliberately placed.
 * In the close-up of Thomas' wheels when he is pulling Duck from the barber shop, a wire can be seen sticking out near his wheels.
 * The barber washes half of the shaving cream off Duck's face, but when Duck is pulled back onto the rails the shaving cream is back all over his face again.
 * The face on Duck's larger model has a round nose instead of a pointed one like Duck always has!
 * When it says that the barber lathers Duck's face all over, he actually only lathers half of his face from his chin up to his nose.
 * In the picturebook Diesel's Devious Deed Duck is smiling instead of surprised when he is 2 feet from the barber shop.
 * The Spiteful Breakvan appears in this episode, even though he was crushed by Douglas in Breakvan.*
 * Why would a barber shop be placed right in front of the track?