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The twentieth series of Thomas & Friends began production in 2014 and aired on television on 5th September 2016 in the UK and on 21st October 2016 in the US.
Episodes
Screenshot | UK title (top) US title (bottom) |
Written by | Original UK release date | Episode number # |
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File:SidneySingspromo.jpg | Sidney Sings | Lee Pressman | 5th September 2016 | #01 |
Forgetful Sidney makes up a song to help him remember his jobs. | ||||
File:Toby'sNewFriendpromo.jpg | Toby's New Friend | Andrew Brenner | 6th September 2016 | #02 |
Philip tries to make friends with Toby, much to Toby's dismay. | ||||
Henry Gets the Express | Helen Farrall | 7th September 2016 | #03 | |
Henry takes the express instead of Gordon. | ||||
Diesel and the Ducklings | Lee Pressman | 8th September 2016 | #04 | |
Diesel struggles to keep up his rough and tough demeanour when he makes friends with some ducklings. | ||||
Bradford the Brake Van | Lee Pressman | 9th September 2016 | #05 | |
A brake van from the mainland arrives and gets the trucks to behave. | ||||
Saving Time | Andrew Brenner | 21st November 2016 | #06 | |
Samson takes as many trucks as he can of an important stone train to save time getting to the docks. | ||||
File:RyanandDaisypromo.jpg | Ryan and Daisy | Davey Moore | 22nd November 2016 | #07 |
Daisy manipulates Ryan to get him to do her extra work, as well as his own. | ||||
Pouty James | Andrew Brenner | 23rd November 2016 | #08 | |
James has to learn to change his showy attitude. | ||||
File:BlownAwaypromo.jpg | Blown Away | Helen Farrall | 24th November 2016 | #09 |
Skiff is helping prepare for a storm, but he himself is blown away down the track. | ||||
The Way She Does it | Davey Moore | 25th November 2016 | #10 | |
Daisy boasts about transporting an entertainers group. | ||||
Letters to Santa | Helen Farrall | 27th December 2016 | #11 | |
Percy thinks Harold is full of himself when he offers to help him with the Christmas mail. | ||||
Love Me Tender | Davey Moore | 28th December 2016 | #12 | |
Donald and Douglas argue while clearing the snow. | ||||
The Railcar and the Coaches | Davey Moore | 29th December 2016 | #13 | |
Daisy is rude to Annie and Clarabel. | ||||
File:MuckingAboutPromo.jpg | Mucking About | Davey Moore | 5th June 2017 | #14 |
Thomas questions his friendship with Max and Monty after they repeatedly pull reckless and dangerous stunts. | ||||
Cautious Connor | Andrew Brenner | 6th June 2017 | #15 | |
Connor gets damaged when travelling at high speed and decides that he must go more slowly from now on. | ||||
All in Vain | Helen Farrall | 7th June 2017 | #16 | |
James has to take the Mayor to Callan Castle, but is mortified when he finds a tiny scratch on his paintwork. | ||||
File:BuckledTracksandBumpyTruckspromo.jpg | Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Cars |
Lee Pressman | 8th June 2017 | #17 |
Everyone on Sodor struggles in the hot weather, Belle and Flynn were putting out fires while the Fat Controller was forced to wear a safari hat to keep himself cool. | ||||
Tit for Tat | Andrew Brenner | 9th June 2017 | #18 | |
Bert is splashed by some visitors to the railway and is determined to get back at them. | ||||
Mike's Whistle | Andrew Brenner | 12th June 2017 | #19 | |
After teasing Duck about his whistle, Mike boasts about his own. | ||||
Useful Railway | Andrew Brenner | 13th June 2017 | #20 | |
Rex thinks pulling wool trains is an easy job, but he quickly discovers otherwise. | ||||
Henry in the Dark | Lee Pressman | 24th July 2017 | #21 | |
Henry is accidentally given paint that glows in the dark. | ||||
File:ThreeSteamEnginesGruffpromo.jpg | Three Steam Engines Gruff | Andrew Brenner | 25th July 2017 | #22 |
Thomas, Percy and Toby are frightened by a sound from under the bridge. | ||||
File:EngineoftheFuturepromo.jpg | Engine of the Future | Andrew Brenner | 26th July 2017 | #23 |
A different new engine arrives to the island and the other engines think he will replace them. | ||||
Hugo and the Airship | Andrew Brenner | 27th July 2017 | #24 | |
Hugo wishes he could fly like an airship that has been soaring over Sodor. | ||||
The Missing Breakdown Train | Davey Moore | 28th July 2017 | #25 | |
Judy and Jerome get their chance to be really useful again. | ||||
Skiff and the Mermaid | Helen Farrall | 31st July 2017 | #26 | |
Skiff and the Fat Controller go on a wild adventure around Arlesburgh Harbour in search of a mermaid. | ||||
The Christmas Coffeepot | Helen Farrall | 14th December 2017 | #27 | |
Glynn the Coffee Pot Engine is rediscovered, but is afraid he will be scrapped. | ||||
Over the Hill | Helen Farrall | 20th December 2017 | #28 | |
Stephen becomes jealous of all the attention received by Glynn at the castle. |
Songs
Screenshot | Title | Composers | Original release date |
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Glynn's Christmas Wish | Eggplant LF | 4th October 2016 (US) | |
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It's Halloween | Steve D'Angelo | 12th October 2016 | |
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James the Really Splendid Engine (CGI Version) | Mike O'Donnell Junior Campbell |
7th August 2017 (UK; DVD) | |
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Accidents Will Happen (CGI Version) | Mike O'Donnell Junior Campbell |
7th August 2017 (UK; DVD) | |
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Characters
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Duck
- Donald and Douglas
- Oliver
- Emily
- Harvey
- Whiff
- Stanley
- Hiro
- Belle
- Stephen
- Connor
- Caitlin
- Porter
- Marion
- Samson
- Glynn
- Ryan
- Diesel
- Daisy
- 'Arry and Bert
- Salty
- Sidney
- Paxton
- Norman
- Philip
- The Mainland Diesels
- Flynn
- Stafford
- Skiff
- Rheneas
- Sir Handel
- Peter Sam
- Duncan
- Victor
- Millie
- Mike
- Rex
- Bert
- Annie and Clarabel
- Henrietta
- Troublesome Trucks
- Toad
- Rocky
- Judy and Jerome
- Trevor
- Jack
- Alfie
- Oliver
- Max and Monty
- Kevin
- Harold
- Captain
- Cranky
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Lady Hatt
- Stephen Hatt
- Bridget Hatt
- Dowager Hatt
- The Mayor of Sodor
- Lord Callan
- The Duke and Duchess of Boxford
- Mr. Percival
- Sir Robert Norramby
- The Grumpy Passenger
- Captain Joe
- The Three Railway Inspectors
- The Ffarquhar Policeman
- The Blond-haired Boy
- The Ginger-haired Boy
- The Bird Watcher
- One of Dowager Hatt's Friends
- The Welsh Bird Watcher
- Barrow Football Fan
- The Great Railway Show Judge
- The Female Puppet Show Entertainer
- The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair
- The Thin Clergyman (not named)
- Jeremy (not named; does not speak)
- Spencer (does not speak)
- Owen (does not speak)
- Jem Cole (does not speak)
- Tom Tipper (does not speak)
- Farmer McColl (does not speak)
- Stephen's Competitors (stock footage; do not speak)
- Scruff (cameo)
- Mavis (cameo)
- Winston (cameo)
- Skarloey (cameo)
- Luke (cameo)
- Slip Coaches (cameo)
- Bertie (cameo)
- Big Mickey (cameo)
- Merrick (cameo)
- The Foreman (cameo)
- Anopha Quarry Manger (cameo)
- The Bakers (cameo)
- The Dock Manager (cameo)
- The Teacher (cameo)
- Two Schoolchildren (cameo)
- The Dairy Manager (cameo)
- The Dairy Employees (cameos)
- One of Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameo)
- The Lady with the Big Hat (cameo)
- Albert (cameo)
- Albert's Wife (cameo)
- Little Thomas (cameo)
- Father Christmas (mentioned)
- King Godred (mentioned)
- Daisy's Fitter (mentioned)
- Rajiv (music video cameo)
- Yong Bao (music video cameo)
- Carlos (music video cameo)
- Shane (music video cameo)
- Sailor John (music video cameo)
Characters Introduced
- Hugo
- Bradford
- Fergus Duncan
- Willie
- Franz
- The Museum Manager
- The Male Puppet Show Entertainer
- The Fat Clergyman (not named)
Half Hour Format
Be Good to Your Friends
- Sidney Sings
- Song: Spring is Here!
- The Earl's Quiz: King of the Railway and Kevin's Cranky Friend (PBS Kids)
- Diesel and the Ducklings
- Toad and the Whale (Nick Jr.)
- Learn with Thomas Being Nice to Others (PBS Kids)
- Guess Who Puzzles? - Timothy and Jack (PBS Kids)
Patience and Rules
- The Railcar and the Coaches
- Song: Troublesome Trucks
- The Earl's Quiz: King of the Railway and Away From the Sea
- Saving Time
- Learn with Thomas Doing Too Much at Once
- Guess Who Puzzles - Reg and Harvey
A Time for Sharing
- Letters to Santa
- Song: There's Snow Place Like Home
- The Earl's Quiz: Cranes and The Thomas Way
- Love Me Tender
- Learn with Thomas Be There For Your Siblings
- Guess Who Puzzles - Reg
Cast
UK and AUS
- John Hasler as Thomas and Rheneas
- Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Harvey, Whiff, Glynn, Salty, Norman, Sir Handel, Bert, Harold, Captain, the Fat Controller, Dowager Hatt, Willie, the Bird Watcher, the Railway Inspectors, the Great Composer, the Welsh Bird Watcher, the Grumpy Passenger, the Great Railway Show Judge, the Male Puppet Show Entertainer, the Policeman, the Museum Manager, Franz, the Knapford Stationmaster, the Wellsworth Stationmaster, the Kellsthorpe Road Stationmaster, Some Washdown Workmen, Some Quarry Workers and Some Passengers
- Nigel Pilkington as Percy and Trevor
- Rob Rackstraw as James (Tit for Tat only), Toby, Donald, Hugo, Flynn, Bradford, Fergus Duncan, the Thin Clergyman, the Welsh Bird Watcher (Mike's Whistle only), Some Quarry Workers, Douglas' Driver and Some Passengers
- Steven Kynman as Duck, Porter, Ryan, Paxton, Peter Sam, Jack, Mike's Driver and Some Passengers
- Joe Mills as Douglas, Oliver and Toad
- Kerry Shale as Diesel, 'Arry and a Workman
- Matt Wilkinson as Stanley, Rocky, Cranky, Kevin, the Duke of Boxford, Captain Joe, Bert's Driver, Rex's Driver and Some Passengers
- Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Belle, Annie, Clarabel, Judy, Lady Hatt, Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt, the Duchess of Boxford, the Blond-haired Boy, the Ginger-haired Boy, the Female Puppet Show Entertainer and Some Passengers
- Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
- David Bedella as Victor and the Mayor of Sodor
- Tim Whitnall as Mike, Jerome, Max and Oliver the Excavator
- Jonathan Forbes as Connor
- Tom Stourton as Duncan, Rex, the Fat Clergyman and Duck's Driver
- Olivia Colman as Marion
- Robert Wilfort as Samson
- Bob Golding as Stephen, Sidney, a Railway Inspector and a Steamworks Worker
- Togo Igawa as Hiro
- Miranda Raison as Millie
- Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
- William Hope as Iron Bert
- Rasmus Hardiker as Philip and Monty
- David Menkin as Porter (Pouty James only)
- Jamie Campbell Bower as Skiff
- Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
- Nathan Clarke as Alfie
- Jules de Jongh as Caitlin
- Christopher Ragland as the Troublesome Trucks
USA and CAN
- Joseph May as Thomas
- William Hope as Edward, Toby, Whiff, Iron Bert, Rocky, the Duke of Boxford and the Blond-haired Boy
- Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, Diesel, 'Arry, Harold, Max, Kevin, a Signalman and a Dryaw Station Worker
- Rob Rackstraw as James, Donald, Stanley (Saving Time), Hugo, Flynn, Bradford, Monty, Fergus Duncan, the Thin Clergyman, the Welsh Bird Watcher (Mike's Whistle only), Some Quarry Workers, Douglas' Driver and Some Passengers
- Christopher Ragland as Percy, Trevor and the Troublesome Trucks
- Jules de Jongh as Emily, Caitlin, Lady Hatt, the Duchess of Boxford and the Ginger-haired Boy (Pouty James)
- Steven Kynman as Duck, Ryan, Paxton, Peter Sam, Mike's Driver and Passengers
- Joe Mills as Douglas, Oliver and Toad
- Keith Wickham as Harvey, Glynn, Salty, Norman, Sir Handel, Bert, Captain, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt, Willie, the Bird Watcher, the Railroad Inspectors, the Great Composer, the Welsh Bird Watcher, the Grumpy Passenger, the Great Railway Show Judge, the Male Puppet Show Entertainer, the Policeman, the Museum Manager, Franz, the Knapford Stationmaster, the Wellsworth Stationmaster, the Kellsthorpe Road Stationmaster, Some Washdown Workmen, Some Quarry Workers and Some Passengers
- Matt Wilkinson as Captain Joe, Bert's Driver, Rex's Driver and Some Passengers
- Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Annie, Clarabel, Judy, Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt, the Female Puppet Show Entertainer and Some Passengers
- Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
- David Menkin as Porter and Jack
- Tim Whitnall as Mike, Jerome and Oliver the Excavator
- Tom Stourton as Duncan, Rex, the Fat Clergyman and Duck's Driver
- David Bedella as Victor and the Mayor of Sodor
- Olivia Colman as Marion
- Robert Wilfort as Samson
- Bob Golding as Stephen, Sidney, a Railroad Inspector and a Steamworks Worker
- Togo Igawa as Hiro
- Jonathan Forbes as Connor
- Miranda Raison as Millie
- Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
- Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
- Jamie Campbell Bower as Skiff
- John Schwab as Stanley (Pouty James)
- Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
- Nathan Clarke as Alfie
- Glenn Wrage as Cranky
- John Hasler as Rheneas
Trivia
- Five episodes of this series: Cautious Connor, All in Vain, Tit for Tat, Mike's Whistle, and Useful Railway, were incomplete at the time Arc Productions went bankrupt and were finished off by Jam Filled Toronto after Jam Filled Entertainment bought the aforementioned studio.
- Tracy-Ann Oberman joins the voice cast.
- Ballast is the only story from the Small Railway Engines volume not to be adapted into an episode.
- Seven episodes of this series were produced by Robert Anderson, while the rest were produced by Tracy Blagdon. The seven episodes are Sidney Sings, Toby's New Friend, Henry Gets the Express, Letters to Santa, Henry in the Dark, Three Steam Engines Gruff, and The Christmas Coffeepot. Of these seven episodes, Sidney Sings, Letters to Santa, Toby's New Friend and Henry Gets the Express have a copyright date of 2015. All the other episodes in this series are dated 2016.
- Only seven episodes were licenced to PBS (Sidney Sings, Diesel and the Ducklings, Saving Time, Letters to Santa, Love Me Tender, The Railcar and the Coaches, and Mucking About). However, The Christmas Coffeepot aired on Nickelodeon along with Terence Breaks the Ice from the following series. Other episodes from the series were eventually aired there following its official move in March 2018.
- The episodes The Christmas Coffeepot and Over the Hill were not included on The Complete Series 20. In addition, the next series' episode Hasty Hannah was originally part of this series, but was pushed in to the aforementioned series to make way for the Small engines adaptation episodes as well as Cautious Connor, which was originally part of the twenty-first series but was pushed forwards for this series instead, all written by Andrew Brenner.
- The episodes The Christmas Coffeepot and Over the Hill have not aired on Minimax's Series 20 run.
- This is the first series of multiple things:
- The first series of the CGI Series since the sixteenth not to have any returning characters.
- Donald, Douglas, Alfie, Oliver, Max and Monty's first episodic appearances in full CGI.
- The first series since the fourth series to have adaptations of The Railway Series stories.
- The first series to have music composed by Chris Renshaw after Robert Hartshorne and Peter Hartshorne's contracts ended after production of the nineteenth series and Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.
- The first series to feature the Skarloey Railway, but not to have any episodes dedicated to them.
- The first series to have episodes with animation by Jam Filled Toronto.
- The first series since the sixteenth series where Thomas appears in every episode, but does not speak in all of them.
- The first series where Ryan, Skiff, Rex, Mike, Bert, Glynn, Judy and Jerome appear in an episode.
- The first series since the fourteenth series that some episodes would be released in a past year during production with the rest being produced a year later.
- The first series since the fourteenth where Bertie appears, but does not speak.
- The first series since her debut in the seventh series where Emily doesn't get a lead role.
- The first series since she joined the voice cast in King of the Railway not to have Rebecca O'Mara as part of the voice cast. It is also the first series not to have Jonathan Broadbent as a part of the voice cast since he joined in the seventeenth series, due to him departing after The Great Race.
- The first and currently only series since her debut in the tenth series where Rosie does not appear, possibly due to her model being reworked.
- The first series where Timothy and Reg do not appear since their introductions in Tale of the Brave.
- The first series where episodes are not dubbed into Dutch since the eighteenth series.
- This is the second series of two things:
- The second series not to have Thomas' name titled in any of the episodes, with the first being the fifteenth series.
- The second series to have 28 episodes, the first being the tenth series.
- This is the only series for a few things:
- The only series to date where Spencer, Skarloey and Mavis appear, but do not speak since their introductions.
- The only series to date where Bertie appears, but is never referred to by name.
- The only series to date where Wellsworth Scrap Yard does not appear since its return in Tale of the Brave.
- The only series to have episodes started to be animated by Arc and being finished by Arc/Jam Filled.
- The only series to date where Dart does not appear since his introduction in Day of the Diesels.
- This is the last series of a few things:
- Ian McCue's last series as producer for HiT Entertainment. Briefly serving as creator executive for the next two series, he would later return as producer in the twenty-third series.
- Robert Anderson's last series as producer for Arc.
- Kallan Kagan's last series as executive producer for Arc.
- Boris Andreev's last full series as art director.
- Karen Davidsen's last series as head of production for HiT Entertainment.
- Nathan Clarke's last series as part of the voice cast.
- The last series produced by HiT Entertainment. Mattel Creations took over from the twenty-first series and Journey Beyond Sodor onwards.
- The last series where Keith Wickham voices James in the UK, as Rob Rackstraw takes over starting with Tit for Tat.
- The last series to be aired on PBS Kids. Nick Jr. took over from the twenty-first series onwards.
- The last series where the engines and vehicles' bodies are static.
Source
Series 20 |
#01 Sidney Sings | #11 Letters to Santa | #21 Henry in the Dark |
#02 Toby's New Friend | #12 Love Me Tender | #22 Three Steam Engines Gruff |
#03 Henry Gets the Express | #13 The Railcar and the Coaches | #23 Engine of the Future |
#04 Diesel and the Ducklings | #14 Mucking About | #24 Hugo and the Airship |
#05 Bradford the Brake Van | #15 Cautious Connor | #25 The Missing Breakdown Train |
#06 Saving Time | #16 All in Vain | #26 Skiff and the Mermaid |
#07 Ryan and Daisy | #17 Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks | #27 The Christmas Coffeepot |
#08 Pouty James | #18 Tit for Tat | #28 Over the Hill |
#09 Blown Away | #19 Mike's Whistle | |
#10 The Way She Does It | #20 Useful Railway | |