Farmer McColl (T&F)

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Farmer McColl
Background Information
First Appearance	Toby Had a Little Lamb (2002)
Last Appearance	Cleo the Road Engine (2021)
Creator(s)	Jenny McDade Phil Fehrle
Voice Actors
UK Voice Actor	Matt Wilkinson (2010-2021) William Hope (2017)
US Voice Actor	William Hope (2010-2021) Matt Wilkinson (Thomas and the Beanstalk)
Other Voice Actors	Rob Rackstraw (Percy and the Enormous Pumpkin)
Character Overview
Name	Mr. McColl
Gender	Male
Eye colour	Green
Country of Origin	Island of Sodor
Residence	McColl Farm
Biographical Background
Occupation	Farmer
Spouse(s)	Mrs. McColl

Farmer McColl is a farmer who owns a farm on Thomas' Branch Line. He also owns the field across the line from the farm and a field along the Main Line. Toby enjoys visiting him, his farm and his animals.

Biography

Farmer McColl is known to own a loyal and friendly sheepdog named Katie, sheep, ducks, chickens, pigs and cows, amongst other animals. He is good friends with Farmer Trotter. He relies on the Fat Controller's railway to distribute his produce. He regularly attends many of Sodor's events including country fairs where his animals go on show.

Personality

Farmer McColl is a friendly and responsible man who is deeply dedicated to his farm. He loves his animals very much and enjoys seeing the engines of Sodor. However, he can be strict and stern when work does not go to plan or when the engines cause havoc around his animals.

Attire

Farmer McColl wears a long green hooded jacket, over a cream woollen jumper, with brown trousers, black boots and a green flat cap.

Appearances

• Television Series
• Other Media

Thomas & Friends Series 6 - Toby Had a Little Lamb (not named in original versions) Series 7 - Emily's New Coaches (deleted scene cameo), Edward's Brass Band (cameo) and Bad Day at Castle Loch (cameo) Series 8 - Thomas Gets it Right, Emily's Adventure, Chickens to School (does not speak) and Too Hot for Thomas (does not speak) Series 9 - Thomas Tries His Best (does not speak) Series 10 - Toby's New Shed (mentioned), Big Strong Henry (does not speak), Topped Off Thomas (mentioned) and Thomas' Frosty Friend Series 11 - Don't be Silly, Billy, Edward and the Mail (does not speak) and Toby's Triumph (cameo) Series 12 - Heave Ho Thomas! (does not speak) and Excellent Emily (does not speak) Series 13 - Thomas and the Pigs, Time for a Story (mentioned), The Biggest Present of All (cameo), Henry's Good Deeds, Buzzy Bees (mentioned) and Hiro Helps Out (mentioned) Series 14 - Thomas' Tall Friend (does not speak), James in the Dark (does not speak), Pingy Pongy Pick Up (mentioned), Thomas and the Snowman Party (does not speak), Merry Misty Island (cameo) and Henry's Magic Box (mentioned) Series 15 - Toby and Bash (mentioned), Edward the Hero, Happy Hiro (cameo), Let it Snow (mentioned), Stuck on You, Wonky Whistle and Percy the Snowman (mentioned) Series 16 - Race to the Rescue (cameo), Percy and the Monster of Brendam (cameo), Thomas Toots the Crows, Muddy Matters and Whiff's Wish Series 17 - Steamie Stafford and Thomas' Shortcut (cameo) Series 18 - Not So Slow Coaches (cameo) and Flatbeds of Fear (cameo) Series 19 - The Truth About Toby (cameo), Lost Property (cameo), Henry Spots Trouble (cameo) and Very Important Sheep Series 20 - Blown Away (cameo) and Three Steam Engines Gruff (does not speak) Series 21 - Unscheduled Stops (does not speak) and Philip's Number Series 22 - Seeing is Believing (cameo; fantasy) Series 23 - Diesel Do Right (does not speak) Series 24 - Cleo the Road Engine Specials 2005 - Calling All Engines! (does not speak) 2009 - Hero of the Rails (mentioned) 2010 - Misty Island Rescue (cameo) 2011 - Day of the Diesels 2015 - The Adventure Begins (cameo) 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor Music Videos Series 8 - Emily and A World Around You Calling All Engines! - The Dream Song Series 9 - Party Time Series 10 - Favourite Place Series 15 - Hear the Engines Coming Series 16 - Go, Go Thomas Series 17 - Hey, Hey Thomas! and On a Journey Today Thomas' YouTube World Tour - Thomas' Anthem The Adventure Begins - Really Useful Engine (cameo) Series 19 - Spring is Here! Series 21 - Set Friendship in Motion and Little Engines Nursery Rhymes - Six Little Trains (not named; does not speak), Tunnels, Bridges, Tracks and Hills (cameo), Old McColl's Farm (does not speak), My Name is Thomas (cameo) and Thomas Found a Little Lamb (cameo) Learning Segments Series 9 - What Does Toby See? (mentioned) Series 10 - What Makes Salty Happiest? (cameo) Videos 2019 - Meet Emily (mentioned) and Meet Nia (cameo)

Books 2011 - The Spring Surprise 2018 - Full Steam Ahead! 2019 - Thomas and the Spring Surprise Magazine Stories 2004 - Toby and the Lambs (not named), Thomas Gets It Right and Monster Mistake! (cameo) 2005 - Emily's Adventure 2006 - Thomas Tries His Best (mentioned) 2007 - The Lost Spring and Thomas' Frosty Friend 2008 - Edward's Mail (does not speak) 2010 - Buzzy Bees (mentioned), Going First, Piggy-in-the-middle!, Henry's Good Deeds (cameo) 2012 - Thomas Toots the Crows, Thomas and the Pigs (does not speak), Edward the Hero (does not speak), Wonky Whistle (does not speak), Muddy Matters (speaks in speech bubble only), The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 650) and Percy the Snowman (mentioned) 2013 - The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 661), Time For a Story (mentioned), Steamie Stafford and The Snowman's Hat 2014 - Thomas Takes a Shortcut (cameo) and Muddy Matters (does not speak) 2015 - Toby and Bash (mentioned) 2016 - Thomas Toots the Crows 2021 - Cleo the Road Engine (does not speak) Farmer McColl also appeared in the magazine story, Seal Passenger. 2023 - Very Important Sheep 2024 - Very Important Sheep

Official Description

• 2013

From Official Media:

“

Farmer McColl: Farmer McColl owns McColl's Farm and the field next to it. He is usually accompanied by Katie, his sheepdog. Farmer McColl is known to have sheep, ducks, chickens and a prize cow, along with other animals on his farm. He regularly transports his animals and produce on Sir Topham Hatt's Railway.

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Trivia

• In the magazines, he owns a bull named Hector.
• In the My Thomas Story Library book, The Spring Surprise, he owns a green land rover with a tan canvas roof.
• His small scale figurine used to be on display at Drayton Manor. It was put back on display in late 2023 alongside his close-up figurine
• His last name has often been misspelt as "McCall".
• With the CGI switch, Farmer McColl's hat changed colour from grey to green and his jacket changed to a hoodie.

Voice Actors

• Matt Wilkinson (UK; thirteenth series onwards, excluding Journey Beyond Sodor and Philip's Number; US; Thomas and the Beanstalk only)
• William Hope (US; thirteenth series onwards, excluding Thomas and the Beanstalk; UK; Journey Beyond Sodor and Philip's Number only)
• Rob Rackstraw (Percy and the Enormous Pumpkin)
• Naoki Tatsuta (Japan; sixth series only)
• Yasuhiko Kawazu (Japan; eighth series only)
• Daiki Nakamura (Japan; tenth - twenty-fourth series)
• Sławomir Pacek (Poland; thirteenth series onwards)
• Joshy Peters (Germany; thirteenth series onwards)
• Christoffer Staib (Norway; thirteenth - sixteenth series)
• Gadi Levy (Israel; fifteenth series onwards)
• Jorge Santos (Latin America; thirteenth series only)
• Luis Alfonso Padilla (Latin America; fifteenth series only)
• Igor Cruz (Latin America; sixteenth series onwards)
• Roberto Cuadrado (Spain; thirteenth series onwards)
• Jukka Voutilainen (Finland; thirteenth series onwards)

Merchandise

• Wood (discontinued)
• Bachmann
• Discover Junction (discontinued)
• Take-n-Play (discontinued; picture in Knapford set)

References

Ffarquhar Branch Line

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* David Mitton map only | ** Sam Wilkinson map only