Peace and Quiet

"Please stop! I'd rather be back with the chatterbox engines!"

- Murdoch

Peace and Quiet is the seventeenth episode of the seventh season.

Plot
Murdoch is annoyed by Harvey and Salty's chatter and is relieved when he gets to take a goods train through the countryside, but he gets no happiness there when he is stopped by some sheep on the line! After Toby shoos the sheep, Murdoch appreciates the resulting quiet. When he returns to the sheds, he happily listens to one of Salty's tales.

Featured characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Harvey
 * Murdoch
 * Salty
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Toby (does not speak)
 * Percy (cameo)
 * Duck (cameo)
 * Douglas (cameo)
 * Emily (cameo)
 * Arthur (cameo)
 * Spencer (cameo)
 * Gordon (deleted scene cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (deleted scene cameo)

Trivia

 * This is the only episode to feature Harvey's angry face.
 * Stock footage from "Fish" is used.

Goofs

 * When Murdoch puffs into the coaling plant Duck is shunting trucks. In the next scene, Duck is on another line.
 * Trucks are called frieght cars in the UK version.
 * After Murdoch passes Percy and Duck his trucks change colour.
 * When Murdoch is about to depart from Brendam his eyes look strange.
 * Michael Angelis says "The farmer and his dog went to work", but the farmer has two dogs.
 * Murdoch could have just whistled at the sheep to get them out of his way.
 * When Toby puffs to the sheep accident. Murdoch says "Toby!" but Toby and Murdoch have never met before.

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