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Series 21

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The twenty-first series of Thomas & Friends started airing on 18 September 2017.

Production[]

Originally, the twenty-first series of Thomas & Friends was written for a full twenty-six episode series, but due to the delayed productions of the nineteenth and twentieth series after The Adventure Begins was fast-tracked into Arc Productions' schedule, eight of the episodes were cancelled so that development of Big World! Big Adventures! and the twenty-second series could begin.[1]

At the time, it was unknown what some cancelled episodes were about, but according to Sodor Island Fansite/Forums, one of the episodes would have been about Rosie.[2] Then, in March 2021, producer Ian McCue confirmed that the episodes Confusion Without Delay, Samson and the Fireworks (originally Oliver's Fear of Fireworks), Thomas' Animal Ark, Chucklesome Trucks and Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant were all originally written for the twenty-first series. These episodes were pushed back to the twenty-second, twenty-third, and twenty-fourth series respectively. McCue also stated that The Christmas Coffeepot and Over the Hill were to be exclusive to the Tinsel on the Tracks DVD, hence why they were not broadcast with the rest of the twentieth series, and were instead broadcast with the twenty-first series.[3]

Later, in July 2022, Sam Wilkinson confirmed that the episode, The Case of the Puzzling Parts was also written for the twenty-first series.

Episodes[]

Screenshot Title Written by Episode number #
SpringtimeforDiesel111 Springtime for Diesel Davey Moore #01
Daisy's springs need fixing after Diesel bumps her and when the rumours spread about Daisy not being able to be mended, Diesel begins to worry.
AMostSingularEngine102 A Most Singular Engine Davey Moore #02
Diesel causes trouble between Daisy and Harvey by spreading rumours.
TerenceBreakstheIce126 Terence Breaks the Ice Lee Pressman #03
Terence takes a shortcut across a frozen lake while collecting Christmas trees.
ConfusedCoaches137 Confused Coaches Helen Farrall #04
Spencer and Gordon upset their passengers when their competitive behaviour gets out of hand.
Daisy'sPerfectChristmas147 Daisy's Perfect Christmas Davey Moore #05
Daisy is upset when her Christmas does not go exactly as planned.
DowagerHatt'sBusyDay72 Dowager Hatt's Busy Day Lee Pressman #06
Dowager Hatt runs the railway while the Fat Controller is away, but causes confusion and delay. So, she must rely on Emily to help sort things out.
EmilyintheMiddle114 Emily in the Middle Davey Moore #07
Emily gets stuck in the middle while helping Donald and Douglas.
TheBigFreeze141 The Big Freeze Helen Farrall #08
When a big freeze hits Sodor, Diesel finally proves himself to be a hero.
StuckinGear95 Stuck in Gear Davey Moore #09
A branch gets stuck in the gears of Harvey's crane, but he does not want to make a fuss about it.
RunawayEngine41 Runaway Engine Helen Farrall #10
After mocking the way she was speaking up for herself, Stephen thinks that Millie ran away after hurting her feelings.
P.A.Problems91 P.A. Problems Lee Pressman #11
The Fat Controller's new public address system causes havoc at Knapford station.
HastyHannah47 Hasty Hannah Lee Pressman #12
A new coach temporarily replaces Henrietta while she is at the works and causes problems for Toby.
CrankyattheEndoftheLine94 Cranky at the End of the Line Lee Pressman #13
Cranky thinks he will be replaced by a big, new, fancy crane.
NewCraneontheDock93 New Crane on the Dock Lee Pressman #14
Cranky competes against Carly the new crane when she starts taking all his work and both of them get quite the surprise at the end of the day...
UnscheduledStops48 Unscheduled Stops Helen Farrall #15
Thomas starts making unscheduled stops for Bertie's passengers, which in turn delays others.
Philip'sNumber59 Philip's Number Lee Pressman #16
Philip tries to discover why he has the number 68 painted on his side after being teased about it.
TheFastestRedEngineonSodor51 The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor Helen Farrall #17
After Rosie is repainted red, she and James have a race. And later, James' speedy ways cause him to crash into Tidmouth Sheds.
AShedforEdward104 A Shed for Edward Lee Pressman #18
Edward searches for a new shed while his berth at Tidmouth is being repaired.

Cancelled Episodes[]

Screenshot UK title (top)
US title (bottom) 		Written by Episode number #
TheGreatRace101 Oliver's Fear of Fireworks Lee Pressman #19
Oliver is terrified of fireworks, and when he mistakes the sound of a warning detonator for fireworks, he is so frightened that he and Toad race off into the fog and gets lost.
ConfusionWithoutDelaypromo3 Confusion Without Delay Davey Moore #20
Rebecca, a big new tender engine, comes to the Island of Sodor and works so hard not to be late that she keeps leaving stations too early.
Thomas'AnimalArkpromo5 Thomas' Animal Ark Lee Pressman #21
It is Christmas, and the boiler at the Animal Park breaks down, so Thomas needs to find a way to keep the animals warm.
ChucklesomeTruckspromo1 Chucklesome Trucks Davey Moore #22
Rebecca defies expectations from Thomas, Percy and James when she works with the Troublesome Trucks and has a very amusing day.
NiaandtheUnfriendlyElephant20 The Unfriendly Elephant Davey Moore #23
An engine is bringing an elephant to the Sodor Animal Park, but the elephant does not like engines.
TheCaseofthePuzzlingPartspromo4 The Case of the Puzzling Parts Davey Moore #24
Sidney is shunting a flatbed of engine parts, but he cannot remember what he is supposed to be doing with them. Paxton thinks this sounds like a kind of mystery that can only be solved by a Special Agent.

Screenshot Title Written by Original UK release date Episode number #
SpringtimeforDiesel111 Springtime for Diesel Davey Moore 18 September 2017 #01
Daisy's springs need fixing after Diesel bumps her and when the rumours spread about Daisy not being able to be mended, Diesel begins to worry.
AMostSingularEngine102 A Most Singular Engine Davey Moore 19 September 2017 #02
Diesel causes trouble between Daisy and Harvey by spreading rumours.
DowagerHatt'sBusyDay72 Dowager Hatt's Busy Day Lee Pressman 20 September 2017 #03
Dowager Hatt runs the railway while the Fat Controller is away, but causes confusion and delay. So, she must rely on Emily to help sort things out.
StuckinGear95 Stuck in Gear Davey Moore 21 September 2017 #04
A branch gets stuck in the gears of Harvey's crane, but he does not want to make a fuss about it.
RunawayEngine41 Runaway Engine Helen Farrall 22 September 2017 #05
After mocking the way she was speaking up for herself, Stephen thinks that Millie ran away after hurting her feelings.
P.A.Problems91 P.A. Problems Lee Pressman 25 September 2017 #06
The Fat Controller's new public address system causes havoc at Knapford station.
HastyHannah47 Hasty Hannah Lee Pressman 26 September 2017 #07
A new coach temporarily replaces Henrietta while she is at the works, and causes problems for Toby.
CrankyattheEndoftheLine94 Cranky at the End of the Line Lee Pressman 27 September 2017 #08
Cranky thinks he will be replaced by a big, new, fancy crane.
NewCraneontheDock93 New Crane on the Dock Lee Pressman 28 September 2017 #09
Cranky competes against Carly the new crane when she starts taking all his work and both of them get quite the surprise at the end of the day...
UnscheduledStops48 Unscheduled Stops Helen Farrall 29 September 2017 #10
Thomas starts making unscheduled stops for Bertie's passengers, which in turn delays others.
Philip'sNumber59 Philip's Number Lee Pressman 2 October 2017 #11
Philip tries to discover why he has the number 68 painted on his side after being teased about it.
TheFastestRedEngineonSodor51 The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor Helen Farrall 3 October 2017 #12
After Rosie is repainted red, she and James have a race. And later, James' speedy ways cause him to crash into Tidmouth Sheds.
AShedforEdward104 A Shed for Edward Lee Pressman 4 October 2017 #13
Edward searches for a new shed while his berth at Tidmouth is being repaired.
TheBigFreeze141 The Big Freeze Helen Farrall 1 December 2017 #14
When a big freeze hits Sodor, Diesel finally proves himself to be a hero.
EmilyintheMiddle114 Emily in the Middle Davey Moore 6 December 2017 #15
Emily gets stuck in the middle while helping Donald and Douglas.
TerenceBreakstheIce126 Terence Breaks the Ice Lee Pressman 11 December 2017 #16
Terence takes a shortcut across a frozen lake while collecting Christmas trees.
Daisy'sPerfectChristmas147 Daisy's Perfect Christmas Davey Moore 18 December 2017 #17
Daisy is upset when her Christmas does not go exactly as planned.
ConfusedCoaches137 Confused Coaches Helen Farrall 22 December 2017 #18
Spencer and Gordon upset their passengers when their competitive behaviour gets out of hand.

Screenshot Title Written by Original US release date Episode number #
TerenceBreakstheIce126 Terence Breaks the Ice Lee Pressman 15 December 2017 #01
Terence takes a shortcut across a frozen lake while collecting Christmas trees.
Daisy'sPerfectChristmas147 Daisy's Perfect Christmas Davey Moore 18 December 2017 #02
Daisy is upset when her Christmas does not go exactly as planned.
EmilyintheMiddle114 Emily in the Middle Davey Moore 20 December 2017 #03
Emily gets stuck in the middle while helping Donald and Douglas.
TheBigFreeze141 The Big Freeze Helen Farrall 21 December 2017 #04
When a big freeze hits Sodor, Diesel finally proves himself to be a hero.
UnscheduledStops48 Unscheduled Stops Helen Farrall 13 March 2018 #05
Thomas starts making unscheduled stops for Bertie's passengers, which in turn delays others.
SpringtimeforDiesel111 Springtime for Diesel Davey Moore 13 March 2018 #06
Daisy's springs need fixing after Diesel bumps her and when the rumors spread about Daisy not being able to be mended, Diesel begins to worry.
DowagerHatt'sBusyDay72 Dowager Hatt's Busy Day Lee Pressman 14 March 2018 #07
Dowager Hatt runs the railway while Sir Topham Hatt is away, but causes confusion and delay. So, she must rely on Emily to help sort things out.
StuckinGear95 Stuck in Gear Davey Moore 14 March 2018 #08
A branch gets stuck in the gears of Harvey's crane, but he does not want to make a fuss about it.
P.A.Problems91 P.A. Problems Lee Pressman 19 March 2018 #09
Sir Topham Hatt's new public address system causes havoc at Knapford station.
HastyHannah47 Hasty Hannah Lee Pressman 19 March 2018 #10
A new coach temporarily replaces Henrietta while she is at the works, and causes problems for Toby.
RunawayEngine41 Runaway Engine Helen Farrall 20 March 2018 #11
After mocking the way she was speaking up for herself, Stephen thinks that Millie ran away after hurting her feelings.
ConfusedCoaches137 Confused Coaches Helen Farrall 20 March 2018 #12
Spencer and Gordon upset their passengers when their competitive behavior gets out of hand.
Philip'sNumber59 Philip's Number Lee Pressman 26 July 2018 #13
Philip tries to discover why he has the number 68 painted on his side after being teased about it.
AMostSingularEngine102 A Most Singular Engine Davey Moore 26 July 2018 #14
Diesel causes trouble between Daisy and Harvey by spreading rumors.
CrankyattheEndoftheLine94 Cranky at the End of the Line Lee Pressman 16 August 2018 #15
Cranky thinks he will be replaced by a big, new, fancy crane.
NewCraneontheDock93 New Crane on the Dock Lee Pressman 16 August 2018 #16
Cranky competes against Carly the new crane when she starts taking all his work and both of them get quite the surprise at the end of the day...
TheFastestRedEngineonSodor51 The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor Helen Farrall 17 August 2018 #17
After Rosie is repainted red, she and James have a race. And later, James' speedy ways cause him to crash into Tidmouth Sheds.
AShedforEdward104 A Shed for Edward Lee Pressman 17 August 2018 #18
Edward searches for a new shed while his berth at Tidmouth is being repaired.

Screenshot Title Written by Original JPN release date Episode number #
SpringtimeforDiesel111 ディーゼルのはんせい
(Springtime for Diesel)		 Davey Moore 5 November 2017 #01
Daisy's springs need fixing after Diesel bumps her and when the rumors spread about Daisy not being able to be mended, Diesel begins to worry.
AMostSingularEngine102 デイジーとハーヴィー
(A Most Singular Engine)		 Davey Moore 5 November 2017 #02
Diesel causes trouble between Daisy and Harvey by spreading rumors.
DowagerHatt'sBusyDay72 トップハム・ハットきょうのおかあさん
(Dowager Hatt's Busy Day)		 Lee Pressman 12 November 2017 #03
Dowager Hatt runs the railway while Sir Topham Hatt is away, but causes confusion and delay. So, she must rely on Emily to help sort things out.
StuckinGear95 こしょうしたハーヴィー
(Stuck in Gear)		 Davey Moore 12 November 2017 #04
A branch gets stuck in the gears of Harvey's crane, but he does not want to make a fuss about it.
RunawayEngine41 ミリーをさがせ!
(Runaway Engine)		 Helen Farrall 19 November 2017 #05
After mocking the way she was speaking up for herself, Stephen thinks that Millie ran away after hurting her feelings.
P.A.Problems91 こわれたスピーカー
(P.A. Problems)		 Lee Pressman 19 November 2017 #06
Sir Topham Hatt's new public address system causes havoc at Knapford station.
HastyHannah47 ハンナははやいのがすき
(Hasty Hannah)		 Lee Pressman 26 November 2017 #07
A new coach temporarily replaces Henrietta while she is at the works, and causes problems for Toby.
CrankyattheEndoftheLine94 クランキーのさいなん
(Cranky at the End of the Line)		 Lee Pressman 26 November 2017 #08
Cranky thinks he will be replaced by a big, new, fancy crane.
TerenceBreakstheIce126 ゆきにつよいテレンス
(Terence Breaks the Ice)		 Lee Pressman 23 December 2017 #9
Terence takes a shortcut across a frozen lake while collecting Christmas trees.
Daisy'sPerfectChristmas147 デイジーのかんぺきなクリスマス
(Daisy's Perfect Christmas)		 Davey Moore 23 December 2017 #10
Daisy is disappointed when her Christmas does not go exactly as planned.
ConfusedCoaches137 ゴードンとスペンサーはライバル
(Confused Coaches)		 Helen Farrall 7 January 2018 #11
Spencer and Gordon upset their passengers when their competitive behavior gets out of hand.
NewCraneontheDock93 あたらしいクレーンのカーリー
(New Crane on the Dock)		 Lee Pressman 7 January 2018 #12
Cranky competes against Carly the new crane when she starts taking all his work and both of them get quite the surprise at the end of the day...
EmilyintheMiddle114 あいだにはいったエミリー
(Emily in the Middle)		 Davey Moore 14 January 2018 #13
Emily gets stuck in the middle while helping Donald and Douglas.
TheBigFreeze141 だいかんぱがやってきた
(The Big Freeze)		 Helen Farrall 14 January 2018 #14
When a big freeze hits Sodor, Diesel finally proves himself to be a hero.
UnscheduledStops48 トーマス、バスになる?
(Unscheduled Stops)		 Helen Farrall 28 January 2018 #15
Thomas starts making unscheduled stops for Bertie's passengers, which in turn delays others.
Philip'sNumber59 フィリップは68ばん
(Philip's Number)		 Lee Pressman 28 January 2018 #16
Philip tries to discover why he has the number 68 painted on his side after being teased about it.
TheFastestRedEngineonSodor51 はやいぞ!あかいきかんしゃ
(The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor)		 Helen Farrall 4 February 2018 #17
After Rosie is repainted red, she and James have a race. And later, James' speedy ways cause him to crash into Tidmouth Sheds.
AShedforEdward104 エドワードのやすむばしょ
(A Shed for Edward)		 Lee Pressman 4 February 2018 #18
Edward searches for a new shed while his berth at Tidmouth is being repaired.

Songs[]

Screenshot Title Composers Original release date
RockyRescue127 Set Friendship in Motion Kevin Roberge
Carl Taylor
Noah Berg		 3rd July 2017
You can stay on the tracks
And stand still all day...
Sodor'sLegendoftheLostTreasure537 Doing It Right (CGI version) Ed Welch 8th January 2018 (UK; DVD)
Whatever job you're doing,
Make sure you're doing it right...
DieselandtheDucklings15 Trying (CGI version) Ed Welch 8th January 2018 (UK; DVD)
Anything that diesels do
Steamies know that they can too...
SamsonatYourService90 Little Engines (CGI version) Mike O'Donnell
Junior Campbell		 19th March 2018 (UK; DVD)
Main Line Engines always boast how big they are,
Superior by far...

Characters[]

Returning Characters[]

Characters Introduced[]

Locations[]

Cast[]

UK[]

US[]

  • Joseph May as Thomas
  • William Hope as Edward, Toby, Iron Bert, Farmer McColl, the Duke of Boxford and the Dock Manager
  • Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, Diesel, the Troublesome Trucks, Harold and Kevin
  • Rob Rackstraw as James, Donald, Flynn, Big Mickey, the Thin Clergyman and the Red Sea Serpent
  • Christopher Ragland as Percy, the Troublesome Trucks, and a Troublesome Tanker
  • Joe Mills as Douglas
  • Jules de Jongh as Emily and the Duchess of Boxford
  • Keith Wickham as Harvey, Glynn, Salty, Den, Skarloey, Bert, Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt, Lord Callan, Farmer Finney, the Great Composer, the Grumpy Passenger and the Woodsmen
  • Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Mavis, Annie, Clarabel, Judy, Lady Hatt, Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt, the Blond-haired Boy, Albert's Wife and the Lady in the Yellow Dress and Hat
  • Glenn Wrage as Spencer and Cranky
  • Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
  • Bob Golding as Stephen and Sidney
  • David Menkin as Porter
  • Steven Kynman as Ryan, Dart and Paxton
  • Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
  • Rasmus Hardiker as Philip and the Troublesome Trucks
  • David Bedella as Victor and the Mayor of Sodor
  • Michael Legge as Luke
  • Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
  • Miranda Raison as Millie
  • Tom Stourton as Rex, Terence and the Fat Clergyman
  • Tim Whitnall as Jerome and Reg
  • Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
  • Lucy Montgomery as Hannah and Carly
  • Colin McFarlane as Bulgy
  • Ian McCue as the Blue Sea Serpent
  • Nigel Pilkington as a Passenger

Trivia[]

  • Every episode has a copyright of 2017.
  • Arc Productions had produced the first seven episodes and Terence Breaks the Ice before their bankruptcy.
  • This series contains the 500th episode of the show, P.A. Problems.
  • This series marks the third of two things:
    • The third series not to have Thomas' name titled in any of the episodes, the first being the fifteenth series and the second being the twentieth series.
    • The third series to not introduce any new engines (not counting Hannah and/or Carly, who are obviously not even engines). The first being the eighth series, and the second being the fifteenth series. Though Rebecca was intended to be introduced in this series.
  • This series marks the first of several things:
  • This is the only series for a few things:
    • The only series in which Willie does not appear since his introduction in the previous series.
    • The only series since their returns in where Bill, Ben, Max and Monty appear, but do not speak.
    • The only series where Stafford, Rheneas and Oliver the Excavator appear, but do not speak since their introductions or reintroductions respectively.
    • The only series where Thomas doesn't crash into anything in a single episode.
    • The only series in which Farmer Finney has a speaking role, but was never referred by name.
    • The only series without an episode featuring Percy as the main character.
  • This series also marks the last of several things:
    • The final production of Thomas & Friends before the Big World! Big Adventures! rebrand for the rest of the series until its cancellation in 2020 three years later.
    • Mark Moraghan's last time as narrator for the UK and US dubs.
    • The last series to have Michael Legge as part of the voice cast, before he quit acting.
    • The last series to have Kyousei Tsukui as part of the Japanese voice cast and the last series where he voices the Scottish Twins, before he retired from voice acting after losing his voice from ALS five years later.
    • The last series to utilise the original storytelling format.
    • The last series to use the Engine Roll Call as the title music.
    • The last series to use the newly updated new series theme.
    • Boris Andreev's last series as art director.
    • Alan Kennedy's last series as post-production supervisor.
    • Gavin Ebedes' last series as editor.
    • The last series to have Helen Farrall as part of the writing team.
    • The final series in which the Steam Team consists of all eight of its original members.
    • The final series to have Edward, Henry and Toby as members of the Steam Team, as well as the former two as main characters. Following next season, Edward and Henry would be recasted as recurring characters following Nia and Rebecca joining Tidmouth Sheds.
    • The final series to have an episode where Thomas is not featured at all. From the twenty-second series onwards, he appears and narrates every episode (the latter on a permanent basis).
    • The final series where Spencer (excluding fantasy sequence appearance), Mavis, Stafford and Rheneas appear, although Stafford is mentioned in the twenty-fourth series episode, Kenji on the Rails Again.
    • The last appearances of Donald and Douglas in the original series.
    • The last series until the twenty-fourth series without the fantasy sequences for several episodes.
    • The last series to use the Engine Roll Call on a regular basis.
    • The last series to air on Family Jr. in Canada. Treehouse TV in Canada took over from the twenty-second series onwards.
    • The last series not dubbed in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish.
    • The last series to have episodes released on home media in North America.
    • The last series to air its episodes within one year in the United Kingdom.
    • The last series aired by KBS 2 in South Korea.
    • The last series narrated by Kim Seung-jun in South Korea.
    • The last series to have Baek Kyung-hoon and Lee Je-in as part of the voice cast in South Korea.
    • The last series recorded and mixed by An Ho-sung in South Korea.
    • The last series translated by Kim Hye-yeon in South Korea.
    • The last series directed by Lee Won-hee in South Korea.
    • The last series to have Korean subtitles.
    • The last series aired by CBeebies in Poland.
  • This is the second series for two things:
    • The second series not to be dubbed at all in Dutch, the first being twelfth series.
    • The second series to have some UK recordings of the episodes released in the US, the first being the first series.
    • The second and final series to not have Thomas crash of be involved in an accident. The first series where this is applicable is the fourteenth series.
  • This series has the least dubs in any other languages.
  • This series was never dubbed in Slovenian and Croatian.
  • In the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Baltic Russian and Vietnamese dubs, the UK dub can be heard in the background as a dubbing track was not used.
  • In the Korean dub, the original British and American production crew were never credited.
  • In Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Baltic Russian, Turkish, Indonesian, Thai, Chinese Mandarin, Taiwanese Mandarin and Cantonese dubs, Mark Moraghan is credited as the narrator, even though they were redubbed in their respective languages.

References[]

  1. ↑ https://sodorislandforums.com/post/345142
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/SiFansite/status/1056505883587424256
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/ThomasFan2002YT/status/1376992518680813568


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#01 Springtime for Diesel #07 Hasty Hannah #13 A Shed for Edward
#02 A Most Singular Engine #08 Cranky at the End of the Line #14 The Big Freeze
#03 Dowager Hatt's Busy Day #09 New Crane on the Dock #15 Emily in the Middle
#04 Stuck in Gear #10 Unscheduled Stops #16 Terence Breaks the Ice
#05 Runaway Engine #11 Philip's Number #17 Daisy's Perfect Christmas
#06 P.A. Problems #12 The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor #18 Confused Coaches
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