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Children's ITV (later known as CITV) was the children's strand of British terrestrial television network ITV, where Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends was originally broadcast in the UK. One of the ITV franchises, Central Independent Television, commissioned Clearwater Features to produce the first two series which premiered in 1984 and 1986 respectively. It repeated episodes of the first two series between 1987 and 1991. The channel later picked up with the third series in 1992 and 1993 (which was commissioned by Thames Television who also provided post production services), before Thomas left terrestrial television for satellite channel Cartoon Network.

Thomas & Friends returned to terrestrial television on 6 January 2003, when ITV began broadcasting repeats of the sixth series (which had premiered on Nick Jr. the year before). CiTV continued to broadcast Thomas with the seventh and eighth series until 28 July 2006.

On 10 March 2023, ITV announced the CITV channel was closing in favour for an expanded streaming service on ITVX. At 9:00pm on 1 September 2023, the channel ceased broadcasting with a loop informing viewers of the move to ITVX.[1]

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1984

1985

  • (8 January 1985) - Off the Rails / Down the Mine
  • (18 November 1985) - Thomas and Gordon (Repeat)
  • (19 November 1985) - Edward and Gordon (Repeat)
  • (20 November 1985) - The Sad Story of Henry (Repeat)
  • (21 November 1985) - Edward, Gordon and Henry (Repeat)
  • (22 November 1985) - Thomas' Train (Repeat)
  • (25 November 1985) - Thomas and the Trucks (Repeat)
  • (26 November 1985) - Thomas and the Breakdown Train (Repeat)
  • (27 November 1985) - James and the Coaches (Repeat)
  • (28 November 1985) - Troublesome Trucks (Repeat)
  • (29 November 1985) - James and the Express (Repeat)
  • (2 December 1985) - Thomas and the Guard (Repeat)
  • (3 December 1985) - Thomas Goes Fishing (Repeat)
  • (4 December 1985) - Thomas, Terence and the Snow (Repeat)
  • (5 December 1985) - Thomas and Bertie (Repeat)
  • (6 December 1985) - Tenders and Turntables (Repeat)
  • (9 December 1985) - Trouble in the Shed (Repeat)
  • (10 December 1985) - Percy Runs Away (Repeat)
  • (11 December 1985) - Coal (Repeat)
  • (12 December 1985) - The Flying Kipper (Repeat)
  • (13 December 1985) - Whistles and Sneezes (Repeat)
  • (16 December 1985) - Toby and the Stout Gentleman (Repeat)
  • (17 December 1985) - Thomas in Trouble (Repeat)
  • (18 December 1985) - Dirty Objects (Repeat)
  • (19 December 1985) - Off the Rails (Repeat)
  • (20 December 1985) - Down the Mine (Repeat)
  • (9:50) (24 December 1985) - Thomas's Christmas Party (Repeat)

1986

1987

  • (8 July 1987) - Thomas and Gordon / Edward and Gordon (Repeat)
  • (15 July 1987) - The Sad Story of Henry / Edward, Gordon and Henry (Repeat)
  • (22 July 1987) - Thomas' Train / Thomas and the Trucks (Repeat)
  • (29 July 1987) - Thomas and the Breakdown Train / James and the Coaches (Repeat)
  • (5 August 1987) - Troublesome Trucks / James and the Express (Repeat)
  • (12 August 1987) - Thomas and the Guard / Thomas Goes Fishing (Repeat)
  • (19 August 1987) - Thomas, Terence and the Snow / Thomas and Bertie (Repeat)
  • (26 August 1987) - Tenders and Turntables / Trouble in the Shed (Repeat)
  • (2 September 1987) - Percy Runs Away / Coal (Repeat)
  • (9 September 1987) - The Flying Kipper / Whistles and Sneezes (Repeat)
  • (9:30) (30 December 1987) - Thomas's Christmas Party (Repeat)

1988

  • (6 April 1988) - Thomas, Percy and the Coal / Cows (Repeat)
  • (13 April 1988) - Bertie's Chase / Saved from Scrap (Repeat)
  • (20 April 1988) - Old Iron / Thomas and Trevor (Repeat)
  • (4 May 1988) - Percy and the Signal / Duck Takes Charge (Repeat)
  • (11 May 1988) - Percy and Harold / The Runaway (Repeat)
  • (18 May 1988) - Percy Takes the Plunge / Pop Goes the Diesel (Repeat)
  • (25 May 1988) - Dirty Work / A Close Shave (Repeat)
  • (8 June 1988) - Better Late Than Never / Break Van (Repeat)
  • (15 June 1988) - The Deputation / Thomas Comes to Breakfast (Repeat)
  • (22 June 1988) - Daisy / Percy's Predicament (Repeat)
  • (29 June 1988) - The Diseasel / Wrong Road (Repeat)
  • (6 July 1988) - Edward's Exploit / Ghost Train (Repeat)
  • (13 July 1988) - Woolly Bear / Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree (Repeat)
  • (5 December 1988) - Thomas and Gordon / Edward and Gordon (Repeat)
  • (8 December 1988) - The Sad Story of Henry / Edward, Gordon and Henry (Repeat)
  • (12 December 1988) - Thomas' Train / Thomas and the Trucks (Repeat)
  • (15 December 1988) - Thomas and the Breakdown Train / James and the Coaches (Repeat)
  • (19 December 1988) - Troublesome Trucks / James and the Express (Repeat)
  • (22 December 1988) - Thomas and the Guard / Thomas Goes Fishing (Repeat)

1989

  • (9 January 1989) - Thomas, Terence and the Snow / Thomas and Bertie (Repeat)
  • (16 January 1989) - Tenders and Turntables / Trouble in the Shed (Repeat)
  • (23 January 1989) - Percy Runs Away / Coal (Repeat)
  • (30 January 1989) - The Flying Kipper / Whistles and Sneezes (Repeat)
  • (6 February 1989) - Toby and the Stout Gentleman / Thomas in Trouble (Repeat)
  • (13 February 1989) - Dirty Objects / Thomas's Christmas Party (Repeat)
  • (20 February 1989) - Off the Rails / Down the Mine (Repeat)
  • (27 February 1989) - Thomas' Train / Thomas and the Trucks (Repeat)
  • (6 March 1989) - Thomas, Percy and the Coal / Cows (Repeat)
  • (13 March 1989) - Bertie's Chase / Saved from Scrap (Repeat)
  • (20 March 1989) - Old Iron / Thomas and Trevor (Repeat)
  • (4 April 1989) - Percy and the Signal / Duck Takes Charge (Repeat)
  • (11 April 1989) - Percy and Harold / The Runaway (Repeat)
  • (18 April 1989) - Dirty Work / A Close Shave (Repeat)
  • (25 April 1989) - Better Late Than Never / Break Van (Repeat)
  • (8 May 1989) - The Deputation / Thomas Comes to Breakfast (Repeat)
  • (15 May 1989) - Daisy / Percy's Predicament (Repeat)
  • (22 May 1989) - The Diseasel / Wrong Road (Repeat)

1990

  • (30 July 1990) - The Sad Story of Henry / Edward, Gordon and Henry (Repeat)
  • (6 August 1990) - Thomas, Terence and the Snow / Thomas and Bertie (Repeat)
  • (13 August 1990) - Percy Runs Away / Coal (Repeat)
  • (20 August 1990) - Toby and the Stout Gentleman / Thomas in Trouble (Repeat)

1992

2003

2004

2005

2006

Trivia[]

  • When Series 8 was broadcast on CITV in 2005-2006 and repeated on the CITV Channel in the same year, the episodes were shown with a different theme arrangement, excluded the Engine Roll Call sing-along at the end and used a Nick Jr. endboard.
  • Whenever the end credits to Series 6 episodes in 2003 were not cut off by the address for CITV headquarters, the Nick Jr. endboard was revealed.
  • The video Trust Thomas features a caption on the front cover, "As Seen On ITV." The caption on Brave Little Engines was slightly different, reading "AS SEEN ON CITV." The Chocolate Crunch also had a sticker with this newer caption on the cover at one point.

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