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Series 22

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This article is about the series. You may be looking for the Complete Series 22 DVD/digital release, the special, the theme song or the Golden Book.

The twenty-second series of Thomas & Friends began airing on 3 September 2018 in the UK and 1 October 2018 in the US.

Production

Development

Series 22, alongside Big World! Big Adventures! marks the third major rebrand of the franchise, following the introduction of the Steam Team and simplification of the writing in Series 8 and the show switching over to full CGI and a voice cast in Hero of the Rails. Both productions were the masterminded concepts of Ian McCue and Micaela Winter and the result of the market research Mattel conducted with audiences around the globe. It was about how Mattel could keep Thomas & Friends relevant in a competitive market, as well as reversing declining toy sales caused by the increasing popularity of PAW Patrol. The one suggestion Mattel was intrigued with came from a child declaring "Trains can go places but Thomas never goes anywhere." This evolved into Thomas travelling around the globe and learning about different cultures.

The episodes retained their eleven minute-long runtime but were now broken into seven-minute-long stories, with an additional four minutes reserved for a variety of segments like sing-along karaoke songs, music videos or segments of Thomas talking directly with the audience about lessons learned during a particular episode. The episodes now also feature more cartoonish laws of physics. Additionally, all episodes have a fantasy sequence and six of the seventeen development goals Mattel chose from the United Nations are featured. Among many other changes, Edward and Henry were removed from the Steam Team to make room for Nia and Rebecca in order to move the gender ratio among the main cast to a 50/50 split between male and female characters, with an episode focused on addressing their removal. Toby was also quietly dropped from the Steam Team for the same reason and the narrator was replaced with Thomas in a first-person perspective. Despite this, Mark Moraghan said that he will still work on the series. In School of Duck, he voiced an old coach named Dexter who was converted into a school classroom. He also now portrays a character in live-action segments named Mr. Evans, replacing the late Ben Forster's role as Mr. Perkins a year after Forster died on 2 January 2017 following a battle with cancer. The former Steam Team members also make appearances in future seasons, mostly in supporting roles.

Series 22 is set after Big World! Big Adventures!. The series is split into two halves: one half with Thomas travelling around the world, visiting China, India and Australia and one half taking place on the Island of Sodor.

Episodes

Screenshot UK title (top)
US title (bottom) 		Written by Episode number #
NumberOneEngine38 Number One Engine Davey Moore #01
Thomas gets into trouble when racing with Hong-Mei, another blue number one tank engine on his first day in China.
ForeverandEver76 Forever and Ever Andrew Brenner #02
Gordon goes on strike after Nia moves in at Tidmouth Sheds and complains about all the changes made to the railway.
ThomasandtheDragon114 Thomas and the Dragon Davey Moore #03
Thomas is terrified when he is given the honour of bringing a dragon to the Chinese New Year celebration.
ConfusionWithoutDelay108 Confusion Without Delay Davey Moore #04
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.
TrustyTrunky101 Trusty Trunky Becky Overton #05
Thomas is very surprised when an elephant comes to his rescue on his first day in India.
WhatRebeccaDoes56 What Rebecca Does Davey Moore #06
Rebecca is worried that, unlike the other engines, there is nothing special about her.
ThomasGoestoBollywood41 Thomas Goes to Bollywood Becky Overton #07
When an action movie is filmed on the Indian Railway, Thomas is desperate to be involved.
SamsonandtheFireworks105 Samson and the Fireworks Lee Pressman #08
Samson is terrified of fireworks and when he mistakes the sound of a warning detonator for fireworks, Samson is so frightened that he and Bradford race off into the fog and get lost.
RunawayTruck117 Runaway Truck
Runaway Car		 Davey Moore #09
Thomas tries to save an accident-prone truck who is racing down the tracks in China.
RosieIsRed119 Rosie Is Red Davey Moore #10
After the engines tease Thomas that Rosie is his "special friend", he acts rudely towards her.
Thomas'AnimalArk105 Thomas' Animal Ark Lee Pressman #11
It is Christmas Eve and the boiler at the Animal Park breaks down, so Thomas needs to find another way to keep the animals warm.
ThomasandtheMonkeyPalace106 Thomas and the Monkey Palace Becky Overton #12
Thomas is pulling a truckload of coconuts in India when he encounters some cheeky monkeys.
AnEngineofManyColours95 An Engine of Many Colours
An Engine of Many Colors		 Michael White #13
After his big crash at Tidmouth Sheds, James is waiting at the Steamworks to be repaired and gets worried he will be repainted a different colour.
OutbackThomas27 Outback Thomas Tim Bain #14
Thomas sees Shane taking passengers on an outback adventure and is impressed by Shane's showmanship and decides to do it himself on his first day in Australia.
KangarooChristmas29 Kangaroo Christmas Tim Bain #15
Thomas is in Australia for Christmas in July and is disappointed that it is different from Sodor but, in the meantime, he must help a little girl retrieve her toy kangaroo from a real one.
SchoolofDuck64 School of Duck Lee Pressman #16
When a storm destroys a classroom at Harwick School, Duck tries to find a coach to take the children in.
TigerTrouble91 Tiger Trouble Becky Overton #17
When Thomas learns that tourists come to India to try to see tigers, he wants to see them too. But when Thomas and Shankar notice two hunters trying to spot a tiger, they must save the tigers from being poached.
SeeingIsBelieving81 Seeing Is Believing Andrew Brenner #18
Merlin comes to Sodor for the first time and Percy wants a chance to see him.
ThomasintheWild77 Thomas in the Wild Davey Moore #19
Thomas is excited about taking a film crew to a nature reserve in China but gets distracted in finding a giant panda in the wild.
ApologyImpossible27 Apology Impossible Becky Overton #20
After James' mistakes cause a big delay on the Fenland, Philip learns that sometimes even the smallest engine's actions can make them the bigger engine.
TheWaterWheel89 The Water Wheel Davey Moore #21
Thomas thinks he has been given a very silly cargo until Hong-Mei explains that it is a very important water wheel, made from bamboo.
HuntTheTruck36 Hunt the Truck
Hunt the Car		 Michael White #22
Bill and Ben's latest game consists of hiding trucks and making other engines hunt for them but their trick against Edward nearly ruins the Earl's Christmas party.
CycloneThomas62 Cyclone Thomas Tim Bain #23
Thomas wants to be just like Isla, the Flying Doctor's plane, who transports Dr. Claire to remote places where it is hard for patients to get to hospitals or doctors for treatment.
TheCaseofthePuzzlingParts51 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.
BanjoandtheBushfire88 Banjo and the Bushfire Tim Bain #25
Thomas offers a lift to Ranger Jill while working in the Kuranda Rainforest. Thomas is excited to learn from her about all the animals that live there but he is too loud and impatient to be helpful.
CountingonNia31 Counting on Nia Lee Pressman #26
Nia is asked to take Annie and Clarabel but she is still learning her way around Sodor and as a result, has great trouble reading numbers.

Screenshot Title Written by Original UK release date Episode number #
NumberOneEngine38 Number One Engine Davey Moore 3 September 2018 #01
Thomas gets into trouble when racing with Hong-Mei, another blue number one tank engine on his first day in China.
ForeverandEver76 Forever and Ever Andrew Brenner 4 September 2018 #02
Gordon goes on strike after Nia moves in at Tidmouth Sheds and complains about all the changes made to the railway.
ConfusionWithoutDelay108 Confusion Without Delay Davey Moore 5 September 2018 #03
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.
TrustyTrunky101 Trusty Trunky Becky Overton 6 September 2018 #04
Thomas is very surprised when an elephant comes to his rescue on his first day in India.
WhatRebeccaDoes56 What Rebecca Does Davey Moore 7 September 2018 #05
Rebecca is worried that, unlike the other engines, there is nothing special about her.
ThomasGoestoBollywood41 Thomas Goes to Bollywood Becky Overton 10 September 2018 #06
When an action movie is filmed on the Indian Railway, Thomas is desperate to be involved.
ThomasintheWild93 Thomas in the Wild Davey Moore 11 September 2018 #07
Thomas is excited about taking a film crew to a nature reserve in China but gets distracted in finding a giant panda in the wild.
ThomasandtheMonkeyPalace106 Thomas and the Monkey Palace Becky Overton 12 September 2018 #08
Thomas is pulling a truckload of coconuts in India when he encounters some cheeky monkeys.
AnEngineofManyColours95 An Engine of Many Colours Michael White 13 September 2018 #09
After his big crash at Tidmouth Sheds, James is waiting at the Steamworks to be repaired and gets worried he will be repainted a different colour.
OutbackThomas27 Outback Thomas Tim Bain 14 September 2018 #10
Thomas sees Shane taking passengers on an outback adventure and is impressed by Shane's showmanship and decides to do it himself on his first day in Australia.
SchoolofDuck119 School of Duck Lee Pressman 17 September 2018 #11
When a storm destroys a classroom at Harwick School, Duck tries to find a coach to take the children in.
TigerTrouble91 Tiger Trouble Becky Overton 18 September 2018 #12
When Thomas learns that tourists come to India to try to see tigers, he wants to see them too. But when Thomas and Shankar notice two hunters trying to spot a tiger, they must save the tigers from being poached.
SeeingIsBelieving81 Seeing Is Believing Andrew Brenner 19 September 2018 #13
Merlin comes to Sodor for the first time and Percy wants a chance to see him.
ApologyImpossible27 Apology Impossible Becky Overton 20 September 2018 #14
After James' mistakes cause a big delay on the Fenland, Philip learns that sometimes even the smallest engine's actions can make them the bigger engine.
TheWaterWheel89 The Water Wheel Davey Moore 21 September 2018 #15
Thomas thinks he has been given a very silly cargo until Hong-Mei explains that it is a very important water wheel, made from bamboo.
SamsonandtheFireworks105 Samson and the Fireworks Lee Pressman 5 November 2018 #16
Samson is terrified of fireworks and when he mistakes the sound of a warning detonator for fireworks, Samson is so frightened that he and Bradford race off into the fog and get lost.
RunawayTruck117 Runaway Truck Davey Moore 3 December 2018 #17
Thomas tries to save an accident-prone truck who is racing down the tracks in China.
Thomas'AnimalArk105 Thomas' Animal Ark Lee Pressman 10 December 2018 #18
It is Christmas Eve and the boiler at the Animal Park breaks down, so Thomas needs to find another way to keep the animals warm.
CycloneThomas62 Cyclone Thomas Tim Bain 17 December 2018 #19
Thomas wants to be just like Isla, the Flying Doctor's plane, who transports Dr. Claire to remote places where it is hard for patients to get to hospitals or doctors for treatment.
KangarooChristmas29 Kangaroo Christmas Tim Bain 22 December 2018 #20
Thomas is in Australia for Christmas in July and is disappointed that it is different from Sodor but, in the meantime, he must help a little girl retrieve her toy kangaroo from a real one.
ThomasandtheDragon114 Thomas and the Dragon Davey Moore 5 February 2019 #21
Thomas is terrified when he is given the honour of bringing a dragon to the Chinese New Year celebration.
RosieIsRed119 Rosie Is Red Davey Moore 14 February 2019 #22
After the engines tease Thomas that Rosie is his "special friend", he acts rudely towards her.
TheCaseofthePuzzlingParts51 The Case of the Puzzling Parts Davey Moore 18 February 2019 #23
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.
BanjoandtheBushfire88 Banjo and the Bushfire Tim Bain 19 February 2019 #24
Thomas offers a lift to Ranger Jill while working in the Kuranda Rainforest. Thomas is excited to learn from her about all the animals that live there but he is too loud and impatient to be helpful.
CountingonNia31 Counting on Nia Lee Pressman 20 February 2019 #25
Nia is asked to take Annie and Clarabel but she is still learning her way around Sodor and as a result, has great trouble reading numbers.
HuntTheTruck36 Hunt the Truck Michael White 15 May 2019 #26
Bill and Ben's latest game consists of hiding trucks and making other engines hunt for them but their trick against Edward nearly ruins the Earl's Christmas party.

Screenshot Title Written by Original US release date Episode number #
NumberOneEngine38 Number One Engine Davey Moore 1 October 2018 #01
Thomas gets into trouble when racing with Hong-Mei, another blue number one tank engine on his first day in China.
ThomasintheWild93 Thomas in the Wild Davey Moore 1 October 2018 #02
Thomas is excited about taking a film crew to a nature reserve in China but gets distracted in finding a giant panda in the wild.
TrustyTrunky101 Trusty Trunky Becky Overton 3 December 2018 #03
Thomas is very surprised when an elephant comes to his rescue on his first day in India.
SchoolofDuck119 School of Duck Lee Pressman 3 December 2018 #04
When a storm destroys a classroom at Harwick School, Duck tries to find a coach to take the children in.
OutbackThomas27 Outback Thomas Tim Bain 4 December 2018 #05
Thomas sees Shane taking passengers on an outback adventure and is impressed by Shane's showmanship and decides to do it himself on his first day in Australia.
TheCaseofthePuzzlingParts51 The Case of the Puzzling Parts Davey Moore 4 December 2018 #06
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.
RunawayTruck117 Runaway Car Davey Moore 5 December 2018 #07
Thomas tries to save an accident-prone car who is racing down the tracks in China.
HuntTheTruck36 Hunt the Car Michael White 5 December 2018 #08
Bill and Ben's latest game consists of hiding cars and making other engines hunt for them but their trick against Edward nearly ruins the Earl's Christmas party.
ThomasGoestoBollywood41 Thomas Goes to Bollywood Becky Overton 6 December 2018 #09
When an action movie is filmed on the Indian Railway, Thomas is desperate to be involved.
ConfusionWithoutDelay108 Confusion Without Delay Davey Moore 6 December 2018 #10
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.
ForeverandEver76 Forever and Ever Andrew Brenner 7 December 2018 #11
Gordon goes on strike after Nia moves in at Tidmouth Sheds and complains about all the changes made to the railway.
WhatRebeccaDoes56 What Rebecca Does Davey Moore 7 December 2018 #12
Rebecca is worried that, unlike the other engines, there is nothing special about her.
KangarooChristmas29 Kangaroo Christmas Tim Bain 15 December 2018 #13
Thomas is in Australia for Christmas in July and is disappointed that it is different from Sodor but, in the meantime, he must help a little girl retrieve her toy kangaroo from a real one.
Thomas'AnimalArk105 Thomas' Animal Ark Lee Pressman 15 December 2018 #14
It is Christmas Eve and the boiler at the Animal Park breaks down, so Thomas needs to find another way to keep the animals warm.
ThomasandtheDragon114 Thomas and the Dragon Davey Moore 2 February 2019 #15
Thomas is terrified when he is given the 6 of bringing a dragon to the Chinese New Year celebration.
SeeingIsBelieving81 Seeing Is Believing Andrew Brenner 2 February 2019 #16
Merlin comes to Sodor for the first time and Percy wants a chance to see him.
ThomasandtheMonkeyPalace106 Thomas and the Monkey Palace Becky Overton 23 February 2019 #17
Thomas is pulling a carload of coconuts in India when he encounters some cheeky monkeys.
ApologyImpossible27 Apology Impossible Becky Overton 23 February 2019 #18
After James' mistakes cause a big delay on the Fenland, Philip learns that sometimes even the smallest engine's actions can make them the bigger engine.
BanjoandtheBushfire88 Banjo and the Bushfire Tim Bain 23 March 2019 #19
Thomas offers a lift to Ranger Jill while working in the Kuranda Rainforest. Thomas is excited to learn from her about all the animals that live there but he is too loud and impatient to be helpful.
CountingonNia31 Counting on Nia Lee Pressman 23 March 2019 #20
Nia is asked to take Annie and Clarabel but she is still learning her way around Sodor and as a result, has great trouble reading numbers.
CycloneThomas62 Cyclone Thomas Tim Bain 6 April 2019 #21
Thomas wants to be just like Isla, the Flying Doctor's plane, who transports Dr. Claire to remote places where it is hard for patients to get to hospitals or doctors for treatment.
SamsonandtheFireworks105 Samson and the Fireworks Lee Pressman 6 April 2019 #22
Samson is terrified of fireworks and when he mistakes the sound of a warning detonator for fireworks, Samson is so frightened that he and Bradford race off into the fog and get lost.
TheWaterWheel89 The Water Wheel Davey Moore 13 April 2019 #23
Thomas thinks he has been given a very silly cargo until Hong-Mei explains that it is a very important water wheel, made from bamboo.
AnEngineofManyColours95 An Engine of Many Colors Michael White 13 April 2019 #24
After his big crash at Tidmouth Sheds, James is waiting at the Steamworks to be repaired and gets worried he will be repainted a different color.
TigerTrouble91 Tiger Trouble Becky Overton 4 May 2019 #25
When Thomas learns that tourists come to India to try to see tigers, he wants to see them too. But when Thomas and Shankar notice two hunters trying to spot a tiger, they must save the tigers from being poached.
RosieIsRed119 Rosie Is Red Davey Moore 4 May 2019 #26
After the engines tease Thomas that Rosie is his "special friend", he acts rudely towards her.

Screenshot Title Written by Original JPN release date Episode number #
NumberOneEngine38 いちばんのきかんしゃ
(Number One Engine)		 Davey Moore 7 April 2019 #01
Thomas gets into trouble when racing with Hong-Mei, another blue number one tank engine on his first day in China.
ForeverandEver76 ずっといつまでも
(Forever and Ever)		 Andrew Brenner 7 April 2019 #02
Gordon goes on strike after Nia moves in at Tidmouth Sheds and complains about all the changes made to the railway.
ConfusionWithoutDelay108 おくれてないけどこんらん
(Confusion Without Delay)		 Davey Moore 14 April 2019 #03
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.
TrustyTrunky101 トラスティー・トランキー
Trusty Trunky		 Becky Overton 14 April 2019 #04
Thomas is very surprised when an elephant comes to his rescue on his first day in India.
WhatRebeccaDoes56 レベッカはとくべつ
(What Rebecca Does)		 Davey Moore 21 April 2019 #05
Rebecca is worried that, unlike the other engines, there is nothing special about her.
ThomasGoestoBollywood41 トーマス、ボリウッドにいく
(Thomas Goes to Bollywood)		 Becky Overton 21 April 2019 #06
When an action movie is filmed on the Indian Railway, Thomas is desperate to be involved.
ThomasintheWild93 トーマスとパンダ
(Thomas in the Wild)		 Davey Moore 28 April 2019 #07
Thomas is excited about taking a film crew to a nature reserve in China but gets distracted in finding a giant panda in the wild.
SamsonandtheFireworks105 サムソンとはなび
(Samson and the Fireworks)		 Lee Pressman 28 April 2019 #08
Samson is terrified of fireworks and when he mistakes the sound of a warning detonator for fireworks, Samson is so frightened that he and Bradford race off into the fog and get lost.
ThomasandtheMonkeyPalace106 トーマスとサルのきゅうでん
(Thomas and the Monkey Palace)		 Becky Overton 5 May 2019 #09
Thomas is pulling a truckload of coconuts in India when he encounters some cheeky monkeys.
AnEngineofManyColours95 カラフルなきかんしゃたち
(An Engine of Many Colors)		 Michael White 5 May 2019 #10
After his big crash at Tidmouth Sheds, James is waiting at the Steamworks to be repaired and gets worried he will be repainted a different color.
OutbackThomas27 オーストラリアのトーマス
(Outback Thomas)		 Tim Bain 12 May 2019 #11
Thomas sees Shane taking passengers on an outback adventure and is impressed by Shane's showmanship and decides to do it himself on his first day in Australia.
SchoolofDuck119 ダックのがっこう
(School of Duck)		 Lee Pressman 12 May 2019 #12
When a storm destroys a classroom at Harwick School, Duck tries to find a coach to take the children in.
TigerTrouble91 トラでトラブル
(Tiger Trouble)		 Becky Overton 19 May 2019 #13
When Thomas learns that tourists come to India to try to see tigers, he wants to see them too. But when Thomas and Shankar notice two hunters trying to spot a tiger, they must save the tigers from being poached.
SeeingIsBelieving81 みえないきかんしゃマーリン
(Seeing Is Believing)		 Andrew Brenner 19 May 2019 #14
Merlin comes to Sodor for the first time and Percy wants a chance to see him.
RunawayTruck117 かしゃをとめるワザ
(Runaway Truck)		 Davey Moore 4 November 2019 #15
Thomas tries to save an accident-prone truck who is racing down the tracks in China.
HuntTheTruck36 かしゃをさがせゲーム
(Hunt the Truck)		 Michael White 15 December 2019 #16
Bill and Ben's latest game consists of hiding trucks and making other engines hunt for them but their trick against Edward nearly ruins the Earl's Christmas party.
Thomas'AnimalArk105 トーマスとはこぶね
(Thomas' Animal Ark)		 Lee Pressman 22 December 2019 #17
It is Christmas Eve and the boiler at the Animal Park breaks down, so Thomas needs to find another way to keep the animals warm.
KangarooChristmas29 カンガルー・クリスマス
(Kangaroo Christmas)		 Tim Bain 22 December 2019 #18
Thomas is in Australia for Christmas in July and is disappointed that it is different from Sodor but, in the meantime, he must help a little girl retrieve her toy kangaroo from a real one.
ApologyImpossible27 あやまってよジェームス
(Apology Impossible)		 Becky Overton 19 January 2020 #19
After James' mistakes cause a big delay on the Fenland, Philip learns that sometimes even the smallest engine's actions can make them the bigger engine.
TheWaterWheel89 ちゅうごくのすいしゃ
(The Water Wheel)		 Davey Moore 19 January 2020 #15
Thomas thinks he has been given a very silly cargo until Hong-Mei explains that it is a very important water wheel, made from bamboo.
CycloneThomas62 サイクロン・トーマス
(Cyclone Thomas)		 Tim Bain 26 January 2020 #21
Thomas wants to be just like Isla, the Flying Doctor's plane, who transports Dr. Claire to remote places where it is hard for patients to get to hospitals or doctors for treatment.
TheCaseofthePuzzlingParts51 ぶひんのなぞをさぐれ!
(The Case of the Puzzling Parts)		 Davey Moore 26 January 2020 #22
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.
ThomasandtheDragon114 トーマスとドラゴン
(Thomas and the Dragon)		 Davey Moore 9 February 2020 #23
Thomas is terrified when he is given the honor of bringing a dragon to the Chinese New Year celebration.
RosieIsRed119 ロージーはあかい
(Rosie Is Red)		 Davey Moore 9 February 2020 #24
After the engines tease Thomas that Rosie is his "special friend", he acts rudely towards her.
BanjoandtheBushfire88 やまかじにきをつけろ
(Banjo and the Bushfire)		 Tim Bain 29 March 2020 #25
Thomas offers a lift to Ranger Jill while working in the Kuranda Rainforest. Thomas is excited to learn from her about all the animals that live there but he is too loud and impatient to be helpful.
CountingonNia31 ニアとすうじ
(Counting on Nia)		 Lee Pressman 29 March 2020 #26
Nia is asked to take Annie and Clarabel but she is still learning her way around Sodor and as a result, has great trouble reading numbers.

Songs

Screenshot Title Composers Original release date
Season22EngineRollCall Engine Roll Call (newly updated) Ed Welch 1 September 2018 (UK)
They're two, they're four, they're six, they're eight,
Shunting trucks and hauling freight...
BigWorldBigAdventuresPromo3 Big World! Big Adventures! Kevin Roberge
Carl Taylor
Noah Berg		 1 September 2018 (UK)
James! Percy! Nia! and Gordon!
Rebecca! and Emily! and Thomas Number One!...
BigWorldBigAdventuresPromo3 The Journey Never Ends Eggplant LF 3 September 2018 (UK)
Come on a journey
With Thomas and Friends...
WhatRebeccaDoes15 All the Girls Around the World John McGrew 8 March 2019 (US)
Some big dreams, sometimes seem
Oh, so very far...
BigWorldBigAdventuresPromo3 The Steam Team Eggplant LF 13 March 2019 (UK)
Clap your hands, stomp your feet
Feel the rhythm as the trains go by...
ConfusionWithoutDelay56 Let's Dream Eggplant LF 27 March 2019 (UK)
We could fly to the moon
Dive under the sea...

Characters

Returning Character

Characters Introduced

Locations

Cast

UK

US

  • Joseph May as Thomas
  • William Hope as Edward, Toby, Whiff, Rocky and the Duke of Boxford
  • Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, Diesel, Kevin, Cyril the Fogman and Headkeeper Jack
  • Rob Rackstraw as James, Stanley, Bradford and the Fat Tiger Hunter
  • Christopher Ragland as Percy and Trevor
  • Steven Kynman as Duck, Dart and Paxton
  • Rasmus Hardiker as Bill, Philip and the Angry Man
  • Matt Wilkinson as Ben and the Knapford Stationmaster
  • Rufus Jones as Flying Scotsman
  • Keith Wickham as Harvey, Salty, Skarloey, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt and the Foreman
  • Jules de Jongh as Emily and the Duchess of Boxford
  • Glenn Wrage as Spencer and Cranky
  • Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
  • Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Annie, Clarabel, Judy, Lady Hatt, Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt and Madeleine's Mother
  • David Menkin as Porter
  • Olivia Colman as Marion
  • Robert Wilfort as Samson
  • Tina Desai as Ashima
  • Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv and the Indian Director
  • Shane Jacobson as Shane
  • Dan Li as Yong Bao
  • Hugh Bonneville as Merlin
  • Yvonne Grundy as Nia
  • Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
  • Bob Golding as Sidney
  • David Bedella as Victor
  • Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
  • Tim Whitnall as Jerome and Reg
  • Lucy Montgomery as Hannah and Carly
  • Joe Mills as a Passenger (uncredited)
  • Nigel Pilkington as Merlin in Percy's fantasy (uncredited)
  • Rachael Miller as Rebecca, Isla, Madeleine, The Teacher and Some Australian Passengers
  • Chipo Chung as Hong-Mei
  • Siu-see Hung as An An and Chinese Women
  • Windson Liong as Yin-Long, Lei, the Male Chinese Breakdown Crane, the Chinese Guard and Chinese Men
  • Su-Lin Looi as the Chinese Diesel Shunter
  • Sheena Bhattessa as Noor Jehan and Charubala
  • Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar and the Indian Actor
  • Rose Robinson as Tamika
  • Mark Moraghan as Dexter
  • Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
  • Tim Bain as Aiden and Madeleine's Father
  • Ian McCue as the Thin Tiger Hunter
  • Tariro Mavondo as Ranger Jill
  • Jass Patel as a Concessions Worker
  • Jessica Hann as a Child
  • Charlie Barnard as a Child
  • Mia Hope as a Child
  • Holly Hazelton as a Child
  • Innis Robertson-Pinnell as a Child
  • Damon Denton-Snape as a Child

Trivia

  • Every episode has a copyright of 2018.
  • This series marks the first of several things:
    • The first series to use the new intro, credits and Big World! Big Adventures! as the intro song.
    • Yong Bao's first speaking role in the television series (not counting Big World! Big Adventures!).
    • The first series not to be released on Home Media for the US.
    • The first series since the twelfth series to introduce more than one engine.
    • The first series to feature the newly updated Engine Roll Call for episodes taking place on Sodor.
    • The first series to feature the song, The Journey Never Ends for episodes taking place around the world.
    • The first series to use 5.1 surround audio for all dubs.
    • The first series since the nineteenth series to have 26 episodes.
    • The first series since the fourteenth series dubbed in Swedish.
    • The first series since the fifteenth series dubbed in Finnish.
    • The first series since the eighteenth series dubbed in Danish.
    • The first series since the nineteenth series dubbed in Norwegian.
    • The first series released on DVD since the fourteenth series in Nordic countries.
    • The first series to have European Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Dutch, German, Hungarian, Slovenian, Serbian, Czech, Ukrainian and Greek dubs since the twentieth series.
    • The first series aired by Nickelodeon in Greece.
    • The first series produced and dubbed by Power Media Productions in Greece.
    • The first series aired by Tooniverse since the tenth series in South Korea.
    • The first series to have Han Shin, Kim Myung-jun, Kim Chae-ha, Kwon Seong-hyeok, Jeong Yu-jeong, Lee Sang-ho, Yu Yeong and Hong Seung-hyo as part of the voice cast in South Korea.
    • The first series directed by Ji Min-jeong since the fifteenth series in South Korea.
    • The first series translated by An Ju-hyun in South Korea.
    • The first series recorded and mixed (CIC Media) by Park Ji-hye in South Korea.
    • The first series video edited by Song Chan-mi in South Korea.
    • The first series to not have Korean subtitles.
    • The first series to feature Thomas as the narrator. However, the Turkish narrator, Tīmur Çayir kept narrating for the Turkish dub as he recorded for Thomas as well.
    • The first series not to be released on DVD since the twelfth series in Italy.
    • The first series since the sixteenth series with a different narrator in both the UK and US dubs, as well as the first without Mark Moraghan as the narrator.
    • The first series to feature the new Steam Team - Thomas, Gordon, James, Percy, Emily, Nia and Rebecca.
    • The first series in which Dart appears but without Den.
    • The first series in which Rasmus Hardiker and Matt Wilkinson voice Bill and Ben respectively, since Jonathan Broadbent's departure from the series.
    • The first series since the twelfth series to have seven-minute-long story segments.
    • The first series since the nineteenth series where Maron station does not appear.
    • Flying Scotsman's first appearance in an episode since the third series and his first full appearance and first and only speaking role in an episode.
    • Ashima, Rajiv, Shane, Yong Bao, Nia, the Chinese Diesel Shunter, Shankar and Charubala's first appearances in an episode.
    • Rajiv, Shane, Shankar and Charubala's first speaking roles in the franchise.
    • Cyril the Fogman's first appearance in CGI.
    • Vicarstown Sheds' first appearance in the television series.
    • The first time the Aquarium Tank Wagons appear in the CGI Series, as well as their first appearance in the TV series overall.
    • The first series to feature Learn with Thomas segments at the end of every episode.
    • The first series to have episodes written by Michael White and Tim Bain. It is also the first series to have episodes written by Becky Overton since the nineteenth series.
    • The first series without the DVD releases in the United States and Canada.
    • The first series to use a fantasy sequence in every episode.
    • The first series in which Duncan does not speak since his return in the eighteenth series and his introduction in the fourth series.
    • The first series in which Mavis, Stafford, Rex, Bert, Mike and Beau do not appear outside of music videos since their introductions. Although, they all appear in music videos.
    • The first series in which where Miranda Raison is not part of the voice cast since she joined in King of the Railway.
    • The first series in which Donald, Douglas, Oliver the Excavator, Max, Monty and Terence do not appear since their returns in Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure or in Terence's case the previous series. Although, Terence's caterpillar treads appear in a fantasy sequence while the latter four appear in life lesson segments.
    • The first series in which where Stephen and Big Mickey do not speak since their introductions.
    • The first series in which Big Mickey's face is permanent, as it was absent throughout the twenty-first series, apart from the episode New Crane on the Dock.
    • The first series where the director's credit is shown after the episode title and writer's credit. In the next series, all three would be shown together, though in the subsequent series all credits would be shown like this series again with the "written by" card shown in uppercase letters.
    • The first series since his debut in the nineteenth series where Philip speaks in all of his appearances.
    • The first series where Annie and Clarabel do not appear in the intro song.
  • This is the only series for a few things:
    • Merlin's only appearance in an episode.
    • The only series in which Sir Robert Norramby appears but does not speak since his introduction in King of the Railway.
    • The only series to feature Isla and Dexter.
    • The only series to feature a Valentine's Day episode in the original series.
    • The only series in which Caitlin, Glynn, Ryan and Norman do not appear since their introductions. However, Caitlin, Ryan and Norman do appear in four Life Lesson segments and music videos.
    • The only series in where Gordon and Bill speak in all of their appearances.
    • The only series in which Thomas' wheels pass by to the next scene.
    • The only series to not feature any episodes with Emily as the main character.
    • The only series in which Harold does not appear since his return in Misty Island Rescue.
    • The only series where Rosie speaks in more than one of her appearances since the eleventh series.
    • The only series in which Bulgy does not appear since his return in the previous series.
    • The only series in which Bertie does not appear since his introduction, possibly due to him and Bulgy being remodeled for this series' successor.
    • The only series where Ffarquhar, Terence's Field, Dryaw, Dryaw Airfield and Dryaw FC do not appear since their returns in the seventeenth series, The Adventure Begins, Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure, the nineteenth series and the previous series.
    • The only series since he joined the voice cast in King of the Railway without Mike Grady as part of the cast. It is also the only series since he joined the voice cast in Journey Beyond Sodor and the twenty-first series without Colin McFarlane as part of the cast.
    • The only series where the beginning of the ending sequence does not have any music.
    • The only series that the Ukrainian dub was never released in Ukraine but it was released in Poland.
  • This is the final series of a couple of things:
    • The last series in which the remaining original members of the Steam Team - as well as Bulgy and Bertie - are seen without their added details which they gain in the next series.
    • The last series to feature Charlie, Whiff, Bradford, Scruff, Hannah, the Slip Coaches and Trevor.
    • The last series to feature Harvey, Bill, Ben, Stephen, Daisy and Skiff until the twenty-fourth series, not counting Stephen's mention in the next series.
    • The last series where Duck fully speaks. Not counting the next series episode, Panicky Percy.
    • The last series where Rosie speaks until the twenty-fourth series.
    • The last series where the characters are not credited with the voice actors to show who voiced which character in the end credits and where the title "Voice Artists" is shown above the names.
    • The last series where Sharon Miller the voice director is credited outside the voice cast (meaning credited alongside somebody else for some other video making skills). From the next series onwards, she will be credited underneath the voice actors and the characters credited with them.
    • The last series to use the Sodor Bold font for the titles and credits. It was replaced by the Flange BQ Bold font in the next series.
    • The last series to have Lee Pressman on the writing team.
    • The last series to have Micaela Winter as a producer.
    • The last series to have Henry as part of the Steam Team, as he was briefly still a member and left in Forever and Ever.
    • The last series to have episodes written by Andrew Brenner before leaving his position as head writer.
    • The last series to have European Portuguese dub.
    • The last series of the original show to have Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian and Ukrainian dubs.
    • The last series aired on Minimax since the twentieth series.
    • The last series that aired completely on Cartoonito in Italy.
    • The last series to use the Greek logo and title cards.
    • The last series in the franchise to have 26 episodes until the third series of All Engines Go.
  • On the 1 September 2018, two days before the UK broadcast, Number One Engine, Forever and Ever, What Rebecca Does and Banjo and the Bushfire was first shown at the Princess Anne Theatre (BAFTA) in London.
  • Rufus Jones, Tina Desai and Hugh Bonneville return to the voice cast.
  • This is the second and last series in which Maithwaite does not appear in since its introduction, the first one being the seventeenth series.
  • Nikhil Parmar, Siu-see Hung, Windson Liong, Sheena Bhattessa, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Rose Robinson, Genevieve McCarthy, Tim Bain, Tariro Mavondo, Shane Jacobson, Jass Patel, Jessica Hann, Charlie Barnard, Mia Hope Gaywood, Holly Hazelton, Innis Robertson-Pinnell and Damon Denton-Snape join the voice cast.
  • This series introduced a new sequence used at least once in almost every episode, featuring an engine backing up to the selected rolling stock and a close-up of their couplings being hooked, followed by a close-up of their whistle being blown (horns for diesels and a bell if they have one) before the start of the main plot.
  • Davey Moore wrote the most episodes in the total of nine episodes written, whilst Andrew Brenner and Michael White wrote only two episodes, making both write only two episodes each this series.
  • The mist surrounding the frame in the fantasy sequences is very similar to classic cartoon thought bubbles. Depending on who is having the fantasy, it is white for steam engines (and rolling stock) and black for diesels.
  • Emily is the only current Steam Team member to not get a starring role in this series. Additionally, this is the second series where she does not get a lead role, the first being the twentieth series.
  • Apart from Thomas reading the titles aloud and talking directly to the audience before and after the stories, Forever and Ever, What Rebecca Does and Apology Impossible are the only episodes in this series to not feature narration.
  • Many episodes from this series have been released in audio format on Amazon's US website and on Spotify. An unknown narrator explains what is happening during some scenes of each episode. The only episodes that have yet to have audio versions released are Forever and Ever, Thomas and the Dragon, Thomas' Animal Ark, Thomas and the Monkey Palace, Kangaroo Christmas and Banjo and the Bushfire.
  • The series was planned to be released on Netflix, Hulu and Prime Video but this deal was ultimately cancelled, likely because of the Nickelodeon deal. However, Netflix later started streaming the series in the UK and Germany starting in 2020. While Netflix does not currently stream this series in the US, twenty-third and twenty-fourth series are currently available to stream in the US and Canada, making this the only series of the Big World! Big Adventures! rebranding not on Netflix in the US and Canada. In November 2020, Amazon Prime Video started streaming this series in the US.
  • In January 2018, a clip was released along with other clips from this series featuring Thomas video calling the audience at the press launch, apologising that he cannot be with them due to his big adventure but hopes that they enjoy seeing his latest adventure before being cut out by an elephant spraying water on the smartphone.
  • The Korean dub of the series was released on VOD but without the intro and end credits, the intro and end credits were only featured on the television airing.
  • In South Korea, this series was intended to be released in July 2020, however, it was pushed to September of that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • In South Korea, this series and twenty-third series' right was terminated on 31 July 2023.
  • The Journey Never Ends is played as the intro song instead of the Big World! Big Adventures! song in the South Korean channel JEI TV English.
  • Engine Roll Call is played as the intro song instead of the Big World! Big Adventures! song in the South Korean channel JEI TV.
  • In the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Baltic Russian and Vietnamese dubs, the UK dub of this season can be heard in the background as a dubbing track was not used.

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#01 Number One Engine #10 Outback Thomas #19 Cyclone Thomas
#02 Forever and Ever #11 School of Duck #20 Kangaroo Christmas
#03 Confusion Without Delay #12 Tiger Trouble #21 Thomas and the Dragon
#04 Trusty Trunky #13 Seeing Is Believing #22 Rosie is Red
#05 What Rebecca Does #14 Apology Impossible #23 The Case of the Puzzling Parts
#06 Thomas Goes to Bollywood #15 The Water Wheel #24 Banjo and the Bushfire
#07 Thomas in the Wild #16 Samson and the Fireworks #25 Counting on Nia
#08 Thomas and the Monkey Palace #17 Runaway Truck #26 Hunt the Truck
#09 An Engine of Many Colours #18 Thomas' Animal Ark
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