The tenth series of Thomas & Friends was first broadcast in September 2006. There are twenty-eight episodes in this series and all were narrated by Michael Angelis in the UK and Michael Brandon in the US.
Episodes
| Screenshot | UK title (top) US title (bottom) |
Written by | Original UK release date | Episode number # |
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Follow that Flour | Sharon Miller | 4th September 2006 | #01 |
| Thomas takes a truck/car of flour, which James was meant to take. | ||||
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A Smooth Ride | Simon Nicholson | 4th September 2006 | #02 |
| Sir Handel returns from the quarry, but is afraid he will be sent back when he starts bumping. | ||||
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Thomas and the Jet Plane | Abi Grant | 5th September 2006 | #03 |
| Thomas meets a jet plane named Jeremy. | ||||
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Percy and the Funfair Percy and the Carnival |
Abi Grant | 5th September 2006 | #04 |
| Percy wants to be part of a funfair/carnival. | ||||
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The Green Controller | Sharon Miller | 6th September 2006 | #05 |
| Lady Hatt appoints Percy to give the engines orders as the Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt has lost his voice, but Percy only causes confusion. | ||||
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Duncan Drops a Clanger | Paul Larson | 6th September 2006 | #06 |
| Duncan transports a church bell, but due to his carelessness, loses it for a bit. | ||||
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Thomas' Tricky Tree | Sharon Miller | 7th September 2006 | #07 |
| Thomas cannot find the Christmas tree. | ||||
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Toby's Afternoon Off | Marc Seal | 7th September 2006 | #08 |
| Toby wants to visit the farm after finishing his jobs, but is given more work to do. | ||||
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It's Good to be Gordon | Abi Grant | 8th September 2006 | #09 |
| Gordon takes Henry's coal to make him go faster, leaving Henry to break down. | ||||
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Seeing the Sights | Wayne Jackman | 8th September 2006 | #10 |
| Thomas races from place to place and leaves passengers behind at each stop. | ||||
| File:FearlessFreddie5.PNG | Fearless Freddie | Simon Nicholson | 9th September 2006 | #11 |
| Freddie realises he is ageing after resorting to cheating in a race with Skarloey and Rheneas. | ||||
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Toby's New Shed | Simon Nicholson | 9th September 2006 | #12 |
| Toby is upset when the birds roosting in his shed are made homeless when his shed is renovated. Thomas puts things right. | ||||
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Big Strong Henry | Simon Nicholson | 12th September 2006 | #13 |
| Henry tries to prove he is the strongest engine on the railway. | ||||
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Sticky Toffee Thomas Sticky Taffy Thomas |
Paul Larson | 12th September 2006 | #14 |
| Thomas wants to wear a costume for the costume party. | ||||
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Which Way Now? | James Mason | 11th September 2006 | #15 |
| Rusty rushes workmen so he can take the Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt around the Skarloey Railway. | ||||
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Thomas and the Shooting Star | Abi Grant | 11th September 2006 | #16 |
| Thomas gets lost while searching for a shooting star. | ||||
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Edward Strikes Out | Sharon Miller | 10th September 2006 | #17 |
| Edward prejudices a new crane called Rocky, but eats his words after Rocky helps Gordon after an accident. | ||||
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Topped Off Thomas | Sharon Miller | 10th September 2006 | #18 |
| While racing Spencer, Thomas blows the Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt's top hat away and is told to find it again. | ||||
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Wharf and Peace | Abi Grant | 13th September 2006 | #19 |
| Skarloey is startled at the wharf and is too scared to return. | ||||
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Thomas' Frosty Friend | Sharon Miller | 13th September 2006 | #20 |
| A snowman-shaped balloon attaches itself to Thomas' rear buffers. | ||||
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Emily and the Special Coaches Emily and the Special Cars |
James Mason | 14th September 2006 | #21 |
| Gordon is getting new coaches/cars for setting a speed record, but Diesel thinks he is special too and out of spite steals them. | ||||
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Thomas and the Colours Thomas and the Colors |
Marc Seal | 14th September 2006 | #22 |
| Thomas tries to convince James to give him the job of pulling the Sodor football team. | ||||
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Thomas and the Birthday Mail | James Mason | 15th September 2006 | #23 |
| Thomas is annoyed when a tank engine, Rosie, harasses and follows him. | ||||
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Duncan's Bluff | Paul Larson | 15th September 2006 | #24 |
| Duncan cheats in a race with James. | ||||
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Missing Trucks Missing Cars |
Wayne Jackman | 16th September 2006 | #25 |
| Rheneas' good deed of helping Skarloey causes trouble. | ||||
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Thomas and the Treasure | Marc Seal | 16th September 2006 | #26 |
| Thomas goes looking for treasure, following clues told by Salty. | ||||
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James the Second Best | Paul Larson | 17th September 2006 | #27 |
| James is upset when Edward is chosen to appear on a railway poster. | ||||
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Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out | Paul Larson | 17th September 2006 | #28 |
| Thomas takes Skarloey to the Works, but delays to show him the sights and disaster strikes. | ||||
Songs
- Doing it Right
- Favourite Place
- H is for Harold
- Navigation
- There's Always Something New
- Responsibility
- Strength
Characters
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Harvey
- Emily
- Spencer
- Diesel
- Mavis
- Salty
- Skarloey
- Rheneas
- Sir Handel
- Peter Sam
- Duncan
- Mighty Mac
- Rusty
- Bertie
- Harold
- Cranky
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Lady Hatt
- Stephen Hatt
- Bridget Hatt
- Farmer McColl
- Mr. Percival
- The Coaling Plant Manager
- Annie and Clarabel (do not speak)
- Henrietta (does not speak)
- The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (do not speak)
- The Photographer (does not speak)
- Bill and Ben (cameo)
- Molly (cameo)
- Trevor (cameo)
- Bulgy (cameo)
- Butch (cameo)
- George (cameo)
- Big Mickey (cameo)
- Jem Cole (cameo)
- Farmer Trotter (cameo)
- Refreshment Lady (cameo)
- Tom Tipper (cameo)
- Cyril the Fogman (cameo)
- The Storyteller (cameo)
- The Lighthouse Keeper (cameo)
- Harold's Pilots (cameo)
- Duck (music video cameo)
- Neville (music video cameo)
- Derek (music video cameo)
- 'Arry and Bert (music video cameo)
- Diesel 10 (music video cameo)
- Terence (music video cameo)
- Elizabeth (music video cameo)
- Jeremiah Jobling (music video cameo)
- The Tailor (music video cameo)
- Donald and Douglas (Japanese music video cameo)
- BoCo (Japanese music video cameo)
- Arthur (learning segment)
- Dennis (learning segment)
- Allicia Botti (learning segment)
- The Mayor of Sodor (learning segment)
- Bulstrode (planned)
Characters Introduced
- Rosie One Episode
- Freddie
- Rocky
- Jeremy
- "Dusty" Dave
- The Admiral
- Mrs. Percival (does not speak)
- Alice (does not speak)
Half Hour Format
In the tenth series airing on Nick Jr. in the UK, PBS in the US and Treehouse in Canada, two tenth series episodes were paired along with a segment called "Sodor's Special Places" involving one of the locations on the Island of Sodor. In the US, they started adding the opening when Thomas' crew gets him ready for another days work and an ending when Thomas' crew cleans him after a days work in the PBS airings as it was used in the UK during the ninth series airings on Nick Jr. in 2005.
Being Reliable
- Follow that Flour
- Learning Segment: Where is Henry's Coal?
- Sodor's Special Places: Knapford Station (part 1)
- Song: Doing it Right
- Learning Segment: How Does Thomas Feel?
- A Smooth Ride
Connections
- Thomas and the Jet Plane
- Learning Segment: How are Thomas and Percy Different?
- Sodor's Special Places: Gordon's Hill
- Learning Segment: Who Can Take Them?
- Learning Segment: What's Found Where?
- Percy and the Funfair/Percy and the Carnival
Clues
- The Green Controller
- Learning Segment: New Parts for James
- Sodor's Special Places: Sodor Suspension Bridge and other Bridges
- Learning Segment: Who Will Percy See?
- Learning Segment: Who's Under the Coal Dust? - Emily
- Duncan Drops a Clanger
Friendship
- Thomas' Tricky Tree
- Learning Segment: Help From your Friends
- Sodor's Special Places: Farmer McColl's Farm
- Song: H is for Harold
- Learning Segment: Guess the Engine: Edward
- Toby's Afternoon Off
Special Days
- It's Good to Be Gordon
- Learning Segment: Who Should Take the Telegraph Pole?
- Sodor's Special Places: The High Hills (Part 1)
- Learning Segment: Which Outfit for which Occasion?
- Learning Segment: Dot to Dot - Jeremy
- Seeing the Sights
Old and New
- Fearless Freddie
- Song: There's Always Something New
- Sodor's Special Places: The Quarry
- Learning Segment: Toby's New Shed
- Toby's New Shed
Imagination
- Big Strong Henry
- Learning Segment: Percy's Story
- Sodor's Special Places: The Seaside
- Learning Segment: Mavis as a Steam Engine
- Learning Segment: Which Friend is in Which Shed?
- Sticky Toffee Thomas/Sticky Taffy Thomas
- Which Way Now?
- Song: Navigation
- Learning Segment: Which Track for Henry?
- Sodor's Special Places: Tidmouth Sheds (Part 1)
- Learning Segment: Over the Bridge
- Thomas and the Shooting Star
Big and Small
- Edward Strikes Out
- Learning Segment: Right Sized Engine for the Job
- Sodor's Special Places: Tidmouth Sheds (Part 2)
- Learning Segment: Emily Huffs Out of the Station
- Learning Segment: Which Engine Should go to Which Building?
- Topped Off Thomas
Favourite Places
- Wharf and Peace
- Learning Segment: Toby's Favourite Place
- Song: Favourite Places
- Sodor's Special Places: The High Hills (Part 2)
- Learning Segment: Emily's Favourite Place
- Thomas' Frosty Friend
The Way I See It
- Emily and the Special Coaches/Emily and the Special Cars
- Learning Segment: Diesels and Steamers
- Sodor's Special Places: Knapford Station (part 2)
- Learning Segment: What is Henry Thinking of?
- Learning Segment: What Does Harold See?
- Thomas and the Colours/Thomas and the Colors
Strength
- Thomas and the Birthday Mail
- Learning Segment: Which Load for Rosie?
- Song: Strength
- Sodor's Special Places: The Coaling Plant
- Learning Segment: Clever Percy
- Duncan's Bluff
Discovery
- Missing Trucks/Missing Cars
- Learning Segment: Dot to Dot - Percy
- Learning Segment: Up and Down the Hill
- Sodor's Special Places: Brendam Docks (Part 1)
- Learning Segment: Percy's Treasure
- Learning Segment: Dot to Dot - Toby
- Thomas and the Treasure
Feelings
- James the Second Best
- Learning Segment: Where Is Salty's Favourite Place to Work?
- Song: Responsibility
- Sodor's Special Places: Brendam Docks (Part 2)
- Learning Segment: Happy or Sad?
- Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out
Trivia
- This series, along with the twentieth are the only series to have twenty-eight episodes, which makes them the longest series in the show's history. The tenth series was the first series to deviate from the standard 26 episodes per series.
- Thomas appears in 27 of the 28 episodes in this series, more than any other series in episodes produced by HiT Entertainment and the whole model series.
- This was Jocelyn Stevenson's last series as executive producer.
- This is the last series of a few things:
- The last series filmed in 480i standard definition and on DigiBeta.
- The last series to have episodes written by Marc Seal and James Mason.
- The last series shown in fullscreen (4:3) in France.
- Thomas was the main character in almost half of the episodes, thirteen out of twenty-eight to be exact, making this the second most "Thomas-themed" series, right after the thirteenth series.
- In the first airing of this series on the international channel, JimJam TV, only 26 episodes aired.
- This series was the first of several things:
- This is the first series in which 'Arry and Bert do not appear since their introduction in the fifth series, though they do appear in music videos from this series.
- The first series to have episodes written by Wayne Jackman.
- The first and last time Simon Nicholson wrote episodes for the series since the sixth series.
- The first series not to have any of its episodes released on VHS in the US.
- Most of the recent broadcasts on Nick Jr. have episodes or interactive segments either out of sync or with crossed over audio.
- According to Abi Grant's website, Bulstrode was originally intended to have a large scale model built for the wharf set, but due to budget constraints, this never happened.
- A large-scale model of James was built for when he interacts with the Narrow Gauge Engines.
- The US dubs of the following episodes have currently only been shown on television and have yet to appear on American home video:
- Thomas and the Jet Plane
- Duncan Drops a Clanger
- It's Good to be Gordon
- Fearless Freddie
- Toby's New Shed
- Sticky Taffy Thomas
- Which Way Now?
- Thomas and the Shooting Star
- Topped Off Thomas
- Wharf and Peace
- Emily and the Special Cars
- James the Second Best
- Most of the songs have currently only been shown on television in the US and have yet to appear on American home video while Strength and There's Always Something New have. The songs are:
- Doing It Right
- Favorite Place
- H is for Harold
- Navigation
- Responsibility
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