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“As you can see, Darcy is a very special digger and we're lucky to have her here to finish our road.”
― Miss Jenny

First Day on Sodor! is the sixteenth episode of the twenty-third series.

Plot

Darcy makes some mistakes on her first day, but she soon makes up for it when everyone sees what she can really do.

Characters

Locations

Cast

UK

US

  • Joseph May as Thomas
  • Rob Rackstraw as James, Monty and the Road Finisher
  • Yvonne Grundy as Nia
  • David Menkin as Jack
  • Tom Stourton as Alfie
  • Tim Whitnall as Oliver
  • Kerry Shale as Max (uncredited)
  • Teresa Gallagher as Brenda
  • Harriet Kershaw as Darcy and Jenny Packard
  • Glenn Wrage as Cranky

Trivia

  • Going by production order, this is the fifteenth episode of the twenty-third series.
  • This is the second non-international episode since the Big World! Big Adventures! rebrand not to have Keith Wickham as part of the voice cast. However, going by production order, this is the first non-international episode not to have Wickham as part of the voice cast.
  • The fantasy sequence is a parody of the Terminator franchise.
  • Nia mentions when she arrived on Sodor in Big World! Big Adventures!.
  • This episode aired before Mines of Mystery in the US, meaning audiences would likely not have known who Brenda is.
  • On the Nick Jr. US airing of this episode, it was paired with Out of Site.

Goofs

  • When Nia arrives at Brendam Docks, the front bogey of the flatbed is further forward than normal.
  • When Max tells Darcy to keep out of the way after she nearly hits him, he has Monty's voice.
  • During one shot of Nia talking to Darcy, the rails are layered above Nia's steam.
  • Before Darcy's drill hits the crate, wooden splinters are seen coming from the crate
  • Kerry Shale is not credited for voicing Max in the US end credits.

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In Other Languages

Language Title
Brazilian Portuguese Primeiro Dia Em Sodor
Czech První den na Sodoru
Dutch Darcy's Eerste Dag op Sodor
Estonian Esimene Päev
German Aller Anfang ist schwer
Indonesian Hari Pertama di Sodor
Italian Primo Giorno a Sodor
Japanese はじめましてダーシー
Korean 소도어 섬에서의 첫날
Latvian Pirmā Diena Sodorā
Lithuanian Pirma Diena Sodore
Polish Pierwszy Dzień na Sodorze
Romanian Prima Zi pe Insula Sodor
Russian Первый день
Spanish El Primer Día en Sodor

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