Mr. Percival

"You have caused delay and confusion!"

- Mr. Percival, Duncan's Bluff, tenth season



Mr. Peregrine Percival, also called the "Thin Controller" ("Narrow-gauge Controller" in the US), is the current manager of the Skarloey Railway in the television series. He was hired sometime between the events of the seventh and ninth season to help Sir Topham Hatt manage the ever-increasing size of this railway industry.

Mr. Percival has had five children with his wife Polly.

Appearances

 * Season 9 - Mighty Mac, Tuneful Toots, Rheneas and the Dinosaur, Duncan and the Old Mine, and Skarloey the Brave
 * Season 10 - A Smooth Ride, Duncan Drops a Clanger (cameo), Fearless Freddie (does not speak), Duncan's Bluff, and Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out
 * Season 11 - Engines and Escapades, Duncan Does it All, Sir Handel in Charge, Cool Truckings, Ding-a-Ling, Skarloey Storms Through, and Wash Behind Your Buffers
 * Season 12 - Mountain Marvel, The Party Surprise, Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon, The Man in the Hills, and Push Me, Pull You
 * Season 13 - Hiro Helps Out (mentioned)
 * The Great Discovery

He will next appear, in person, in the sixteenth season alongside the original narrow gauge engines.

Trivia

 * Mr. Percival hates cars, which explains his signature bicycle. Oddly, his Take-Along model features him inside a red car.
 * Mr. Percival's hero is Sir Topham Hatt.
 * In the Japanese dub of the TV Series, Mr. Percival is voiced by Rokuro Naya.
 * He appeared on the theatrical poster for Splish, Splash, Splosh!, but he did not appear in any season 13 episodes at all.

Merchandising

 * Take-Along (with red car)