Farmer Trotter is the owner and operator of a pig farm . He also keeps beehives and has been known to herd sheep. According to a magazine article, he also keeps cows and chickens and grows carrots and potatoes. Jem Cole , Terence and Trevor sometimes work on his farm.
Biography Thomas & Friends Farmer Trotter is good friends with Farmer McColl and Jem Cole. He presumably worked on several other farms before he got his own farm, including Farmer McColl's and another along the Skarloey Railway . He was part of the team that found Duke and has also driven Trevor on occasion.
Farmer Trotter also has his own field which does not appear to be located near his pig farm. The field is occupied by cows which presumably belong to him.
Personality Farmer Trotter is very proud and upbeat about looking after his very own farm. He is very protective of his pigs and always puts them ahead of himself.
Attire Farmer Trotter wears a dark green waistcoat over a white t-shirt, with brown trousers and black boots.
Appearances
Series 3 A Scarf for Percy (cameo ) , Henry's Forest (cameo ) , Buzz, Buzz (cameo ) , Oliver Owns Up (cameo ) , Bulgy (not named ) , Heroes (cameo ) and Percy, James and the Fruitful Day (cameo )
Series 4 Sleeping Beauty (not named ) , Bulldog (cameo ) , Home at Last (cameo ) , Passengers and Polish (cameo ) , Paint Pots and Queens (cameo ) and Special Attraction (cameo )
Series 5 Horrid Lorry (cameo ) , Bye George! (cameo ) , Baa! (not named ) , Toby and the Flood (cameo ) , Toby's Discovery (cameo ) , Thomas and the Rumours (cameo ) , A Surprise for Percy (cameo ) , Make Someone Happy (cameo ) and Busy Going Backwards (cameo )
Series 6 Twin Trouble (cameo ) , The World's Strongest Engine (cameo ) , Scaredy Engines (cameo ) , Percy and the Haunted Mine (cameo ) , Middle Engine (cameo ) , James and the Red Balloon (cameo ) , Percy's Chocolate Crunch (cameo ) , Thomas, Percy and the Squeak (cameo ) , Thomas the Jet Engine (cameo ) and Edward the Very Useful Engine (cameo )
Series 7 Emily's New Coaches (deleted scene cameo ) , Percy Gets it Right (stock footage cameo ) , Bill, Ben and Fergus (pre-filmed footage cameo ) , Edward's Brass Band (cameo ) , Bad Day at Castle Loch (cameo ) , Salty's Stormy Tale (cameo ) , Something Fishy (cameo ) , Peace and Quiet (not named; does not speak ) , Fergus Breaks the Rules (cameo ) , Bulgy Rides Again (cameo ) , Harold and the Flying Horse (cameo ) , Best Dressed Engine (cameo ) , Gordon and Spencer (cameo ) and Three Cheers for Thomas (cameo )
Series 8 Thomas and the Firework Display (cameo ) , Emily's Adventure (cameo ) and Too Hot for Thomas (cameo )
Series 10 Big Strong Henry (cameo )
Series 11 Toby's Triumph (cameo ) and Thomas and the Runaway Car (cameo )
Series 12 Mountain Marvel (cameo )
Series 13 Thomas and the Pigs , Henry's Good Deeds , Buzzy Bees and Hiro Helps Out (mentioned )
Series 14 James in the Dark (does not speak ) and Diesel's Special Delivery (does not speak )
Series 15 Big Belle (mentioned )
Series 16 Race to the Rescue (cameo ) , Flash Bang Wallop! (does not speak ) and Happy Birthday Sir!
Series 19 Very Important Sheep (cameo )
Series 21 Unscheduled Stops (mentioned )
Specials He was also mentioned in the Mr. Arkwright segment, Mr. Arkwright gets Ready on the Percy and the Bandstand DVD.
2004 - Double Trouble! (cameo )
2009 - Mountain Marvel! (does not speak )
2010 - Thomas and the Pigs and Henry's Good Deeds
2012 - Thomas and the Pigs , The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 639) (mentioned ) , and The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 653) (mentioned )
2013 - Happy Birthday, Sir! (mentioned ) , Flash! Crash! Wallop! (mentioned ) , The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 662) (mentioned ) , and Henry's Scary Passenger! (mistaken for Farmer Collett )
2014 - Valentine's Surprise (mistakenly referred to as Farmer Trott ) , Happy Birthday, Sir! (mentioned ) , Fever! , and Emily Makes a Splash! (mentioned )
2017 - Flash! Crash! Wallop! (mentioned )
Voice Actors Trivia His name has two meanings: Horse bred or trained for the sport of harness racing and a pig's foot used as food.
There is a workman that resembles him who works at the Clay Pits , but it is unknown if it is him or not.
His head is a repaint of the Ffarquhar stationmaster's. While his arms were reused from Jem Cole's S2 arms.
* RWS only | ** T&F only
Locomotives
Steam
Thomas | Percy | Toby
Diesel
Daisy * | Mavis
Former
Coffee Pots | Glynn **
Rolling Stock
Coaches
Annie and Clarabel | Henrietta | Victoria * | Thomas' Special Coach * | The Quarryman's Coach *
Trucks
Quarry Trucks | Elsie *
Non-Rail Vehicles
Terence | Bertie | Caroline | The Orange Caterpillar Crane * | Cleo ** | Harold | Tiger Moth ** | Bulstrode
People
Mrs. Kyndley | Farmer Finney | Kevin Volley * | Farmer McColl ** | Farmer Trotter ** | Ruth **
Affiliates
Toby's Branch Line **
Locations
Knapford (Harbour , Airfield | Dryaw (Goods Station , Airfield , Goods Yard **, Football Club ** | Toryreck (Lead Mines , Engine Shed ** | Crowe's Farm | Elsbridge (Dairy , Viaduct , Cricket Field Trek and Leisure | Hackenbeck (Bridge , Tunnel , Cottage | Finney's Farm | Ffarquhar (Engine Sheds , Mountain **, Loop ** | Ffarquhar River Bridge | The Quarry Tramroad | Anopha Quarry | The Windmill ** | McColl Farm ** | Sports Field Halt ** | The Watermill ** | Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm ** | Maithwaite ** (Quarry Mine , Forest , Showground | The Narrow Gorge ** | Arlesdale End ** (Engine Sheds
