Toby and the Flood

"Help!"

- Toby

Toby and the Flood is the tenth episode of the fifth season.

Plot
During many days of rain, Toby is asked to investigate a dam during rainy weather, and discovers it is about to burst its banks. Toby hurries to get to higher ground, but the bridge he is on is swept away after the dam collapes. Harold drops a rope to be tied to Toby's bufferbeam and gives the other end to Percy. Toby is saved and when the flood subsides a party is held in Toby's honour.

Characters

 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Harold
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Rheneas (cameo)
 * Bertie (cameo)
 * Caroline (cameo)
 * Trevor (cameo)
 * Jem Cole (cameo)

Locations

 * The Dam

Trivia

 * Stock footage from Gallant Old Engine is used.
 * The footage of Percy racing after Toby is sped up.

Goofs

 * In the UK version, Michael Angelis' name is missing in the intro.
 * The narrator mentions that Toby has his own branchline, but Toby dosen't have his own branchline anymore.
 * Railway lines shouldn't have been put across a dam.
 * Toby's driver could have driven Toby off the bridge before it was swept away, but Toby just sat on the bridge for a few seconds, allowing himself to be carried downriver.
 * Toby's driver is grinning when he says "It's our only chance!"
 * Harold is smiling when he follows Toby.
 * Toby should have been pulled to safety with the rope tied to the bridge.
 * How can Toby be "safe at last" when he is still on the bridge in the water?
 * In the UK narration, Toby says "Help!" long before he is swept downriver.
 * In two scenes, Toby's driver has a different model. This different model seems to resemble Ringo Starr.
 * Trevor is asleep at the party.
 * Percy said he could never have been so brave, but he proved himself to be very brave in previous episodes.