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- “What do you mean by leaving me behind?!"
"I'm sorry, Refreshment Lady, but Henry said he might leave without us!"
"You silly engine! Henry was teasing you! He wouldn't have gone without our passengers. He's a guaranteed connection!"
"Well, where's that Henry?!” - ― The Refreshment Lady and Peter Sam talking about Henry
Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady is the seventh episode of the fourth series. It is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Four Little Engines.
Plot
Sir Handel has been naughty, so the Fat Controller has shut him up in the sheds for a while. Peter Sam is now single-handedly running the Skarloey Railway and extremely excited about his new position, despite Skarloey warning him to keep calm. One morning, Peter Sam picks up some coaches and heads to Crovan's Gate but, despite his best efforts, he arrives late. Henry is unimpressed and threatens to leave without his passengers if Peter Sam is late again. Peter Sam is secretly worried but quickly gets back to work, happy to be running the Skarloey Railway. He begins singing to himself and the coaches happily follow along.
Later that afternoon, Peter Sam makes his scheduled hour-long stop at the Lakeside Station. Whilst there, his crew and the guard buy tea and cakes from the refreshment shop at the station. The woman who runs the shop always catches this train home. As the crew and passengers prepare for their journey, Peter Sam begins to worry about missing Henry's train. As the Refreshment Lady approaches the platform, Peter Sam suddenly starts - he claims he had heard the whistle from the guard who, on the other hand, believes Peter Sam was simply being too impatient. The coaches quickly alert Peter Sam that he has left the Refreshment Lady behind. He stops to allow her to board the train, thinking he will surely be late now.
Peter Sam races back to Crovan's Gate as fast as he can fearing that he will miss Henry. Fortunately, to Peter Sam's relief, he arrives at the station and finds that Henry is still there. The Refreshment Lady angrily demands to know why Peter Sam left her behind. However, upon hearing his apology and explanation, she laughs and explains that Henry was only joking; as a guaranteed connection, he has to wait for the passengers. Peter Sam is furious and determined to give the big green engine a piece of his mind, but he is too late as a chortling Henry has already left the station.
Characters
- Henry
- Skarloey
- Sir Handel
- Peter Sam
- Refreshment Lady
- Narrow Gauge Coaches (blue coaches speak, the rest do not)
- Sir Topham Hatt (does not speak)
- Thomas (cameo)
- Rheneas (cameo)
- Duncan (cameo)
- Annie and Clarabel (cameos)
- Jeremiah Jobling (cameo)
- Stephen Hatt (cameo)
- Jem Cole (cameo)
- Farmer Trotter (cameo)
- One Little Boy (cameo)
- The Mid Sodor Railway Manager (cameo)
- One of the Railway Society (cameo)
Locations
- Crovan's Gate
- Mountainside Runby
- Valley View
- Forest Runby
- Hawin Dooiey
- Lakeside
- Rheneas Viaduct
- Skarloey (stock footage)
- Rheneas Tunnel (deleted scene)
Trivia
- Stock footage from the previous episode is used.
- A modified model of O.J. from Tugs, Lakesider III, appears in the water as Peter Sam enters the lake station. In a Japanese magazine adaptation, Lakesider III was seen with a speech bubble, despite not being known to be sentient.
- Peter Sam's brief song ("I'm Peter Sam, I'm running this line...") while puffing down the line has the same melody as the 1840s song, "Skip to My Lou".
- On the Playtime UK VHS, in the last scenes, the guard's and Henry's whistle sounds are omitted.
- This episode was inspired by an incident that occurred on the Talyllyn Railway. However, it was not the engine's fault but the fault of the guard - who happened to be the Rev. W. Awdry - and the woman left behind was in fact the driver's mother-in-law.
- This episode marks two things:
- The Refreshment Lady's only speaking role until the seventh series episode, The Refreshment Lady's Tea Shop.
- The narrow gauge coaches' last speaking roles.
- Two narrow gauge coaches with faces that were used in this episode are now owned by Twitter user ThomasTankMerch.
Goofs
- Throughout the episode, Peter Sam's coaches constantly keep gaining and losing their faces.
- In two scenes at Crovan's Gate, Henry is wearing Gordon's sad face. As a result, a large gap between Henry's eyes and the face eye sockets is visible, due to Gordon's eye mechanism being in a slightly different position than Henry's. This also marks the first time Henry wears Gordon's faces, which would also occur in Series 12.
- When Peter Sam is singing, his eyes are misaligned.
- When Peter Sam puffs through Forest Runby, the steam venting from the tracks to take effect for Peter Sam puffing by starts too early. Since this shot is repeated twice in the episode, the goof happens twice.
- In the US dub, George Carlin says that the Refreshment Lady sells tea and cakes to the "conductor, fireman and the guard" for them to buy but guard is the British term for conductor and there is no mention of the driver.
- When Peter Sam starts to leave Lakeside, a wooden pole can be seen pushing his train.
- The end of the set can be seen as Peter Sam crosses the viaduct.
- Duncan appears briefly, even though he is not meant to arrive until after Peter Sam's accident, as stated in Home at Last. This creates a continuity error.
- When Peter Sam talks to the Refreshment Lady at the end, blu-tack can be seen under his face.
Quotes
- Sir Handel: Anyone would think that he wanted to work.
- Skarloey: All respectable engines do. Keep calm, Peter Sam, and you'll do well.
- Henry: [to Peter Sam] This won't do, youngster. I can't be kept waiting. If you are late tonight, I'll go off and leave your passengers behind.
- Peter Sam: (singing to the tune of "Skip to My Lou") I'm Peter Sam, I'm running this line. I'm Peter Sam, I'm running this line.
(not singing) What fun it all is.
- Peter Sam: [to passengers] Peep! Hurry up, please! [to himself] How awful if we miss Henry's train.
- Narrator: The guard was ready with his flag and whistle. The Refreshment Lady was making her way to the train. Then, it happened. The guard says that Peter Sam was too impatient. Peter Sam says he was sure he heard a whistle. Anyway, he started.
- Coaches: Stop, stop, stop! You left the Refreshment Lady behind!
- Peter Sam: Bother! We're sure to miss Henry now.
- [after Peter Sam reaches Crovan's Gate on time, much to his relief]
- Peter Sam: Hurray!
- Henry: Not bad, youngster.
- Narrator: But the Refreshment Lady was still cross.
- Refreshment Lady: What do you mean by leaving me behind?
- Peter Sam: I'm sorry, Refreshment Lady, but Henry said he might leave without us!
- Refreshment Lady: [laughs] You silly engine! Henry was teasing you! He wouldn't've gone without our passengers. He's a guaranteed connection!
- Peter Sam: Well, where's that Henry?!
- Narrator: But Henry had chortled away.
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Home Video Releases
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Reference
| #01 Granpuff | #10 Rock 'n' Roll | #19 Henry and the Elephant |
| #02 Sleeping Beauty | #11 Special Funnel | #20 Toad Stands By |
| #03 Bulldog | #12 Steam Roller | #21 Bulls Eyes |
| #04 You Can't Win | #13 Passengers and Polish | #22 Thomas and the Special Letter |
| #05 Four Little Engines | #14 Gallant Old Engine | #23 Paint Pots and Queens |
| #06 A Bad Day for Sir Handel | #15 Rusty to the Rescue | #24 Fish |
| #07 Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady | #16 Thomas and Stepney | #25 Special Attraction |
| #08 Trucks | #17 Train Stops Play | #26 Mind that Bike |
| #09 Home at Last | #18 Bowled Out | |