Sir Handel in Charge

"Bust my buffers!"

- Sir Handel

Sir Handel in Charge is the twenty-fifth (twelfth in Australia) episode of the eleventh season.

Plot
Sir Handel is given the job of overseeing an important special while the Thin Controller is at a meeting with the Fat Controller, but he daydreams and does not listen to the others. Thomas arrives to find the special unready and Sir Handel races to correct his errors.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * James
 * Sir Handel
 * Peter Sam
 * Duncan
 * Mighty Mac
 * Rusty
 * Mr. Percival
 * Skarloey (cameo)
 * Rheneas (cameo)
 * Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)

Locations

 * The Wharf
 * Transfer Yards
 * Mountain Village Station
 * Sodor Castle

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the twelfth episode of the eleventh season.

Goofs

 * When the narrator says "The other engines do as he tells them," Rheneas, Skarloey and Sir Handel are all set further back along the tracks, and then set back to their original positions just after that.
 * When Sir Handel finds Duncan and Peter Sam for the first time, Sir Handel and Duncan's steam platforms are visible.

Merchandise

 * TrackMaster (discontinued)
 * Books - Sir Handel is the Manager

Home Media Releases
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UK/AUS

 * Engines and Escapades (Direct-to-Home Video)
 * The Complete Eleventh Series

UK DVD Boxsets

 * 5 Exciting DVDs
 * Classic Collection
 * The Ultimate Collection

AUS DVD Boxsets

 * The Essential Collection (5 DVD Boxset)
 * The Great Adventures of Thomas and Friends

US

 * Engines and Escapades
 * The Greatest Stories

DVD Boxsets

 * 4-Disc DVD Box Set

GER/NL/SE/DK/NOR/FIN/SPN

 * Engines and Escapades

SA

 * Smoke and Mirrors (South African DVD)
 * Engines and Escapades

Arabic

 * Hero of the Rails

KOR

 * The Emergence of Dreadful Hector!

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 11 Vol.2

THA
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 37 (Thai DVD)
 * Thomas and the Storyteller (Thai DVD)