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Steam Team to the Rescue! is a double-length episode that makes up the eleventh and twelfth episodes of the twenty-third series.
Plot
The steam engines must work overtime to unload cargo from the docks when a series of accidents puts all of the diesel engines out of action.
Characters
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Emily
- Belle
- Caitlin
- Porter
- Nia
- Rebecca
- Diesel
- Salty
- Den
- Dart
- Sidney
- Paxton
- Norman
- Flynn
- Annie and Clarabel
- Harold
- Captain
- Cranky
- Big Mickey
- Carly
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Toby (cameo)
- Rosie (cameo)
- Stanley (cameo)
- 'Arry and Bert (cameo)
- Philip (cameo)
- Winston (cameo)
- Luke (cameo)
- Troublesome Trucks (cameos)
- Butch (cameo)
- Owen (cameo)
- Merrick (cameo)
- Willie (cameo)
- Ferdinand (portrait cameo; fantasy)
Locations
- Bluff's Cove
- Vicarstown Yards
- Brendam Docks
- Sodor Shipping Company
- Tidmouth Sheds
- The Railway Works
- Vicarstown Dieselworks
- Vicarstown Diesel Sheds
- Diesel 10's Shed
- Knapford
- Knapford Station Yard
- Knapford Yards
- Crosby Tunnel
- Blue Mountain Quarry
- Wellsworth
- Gordon's Hill
- Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm
- Vicarstown
- Sir Topham Hatt's Office
- Sodor Search and Rescue Centre
- Black Loch (portrait)
- Maithwaite (portrait)
- The Washdown (mentioned)
Cast
UK
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, Salty, Den, Norman, Harold, Captain and Sir Topham Hatt
- Rob Rackstraw as James, Flynn and Big Mickey
- Nigel Pilkington as Percy
- Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Belle, Annie and Clarabel
- Yvonne Grundy as Nia
- Rachael Miller as Rebecca
- Kerry Shale as Diesel
- Steven Kynman as Porter, Dart and Paxton
- Bob Golding as Sidney
- Matt Wilkinson as Cranky
- Lucy Montgomery as Carly
- Jules de Jongh as Caitlin (uncredited)
US
- Joseph May as Thomas
- William Hope as Edward
- Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, Diesel and Harold
- Rob Rackstraw as James, Flynn and Big Mickey
- Christopher Ragland as Percy
- Jules de Jongh as Emily and Caitlin
- Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Annie and Clarabel
- Yvonne Grundy as Nia
- Rachael Miller as Rebecca
- David Menkin as Porter
- Keith Wickham as Salty, Den, Norman, Captain and Sir Topham Hatt
- Steven Kynman as Dart and Paxton
- Bob Golding as Sidney
- Glenn Wrage as Cranky
- Lucy Montgomery as Carly
Songs
Trivia
- This is the first special directed by Joey So.
- This episode marks Edward's only physical appearance (not counting his appearance in Thomas' thought bubble in The Other Big Engine) and speaking role in the twenty-third series.
- A reference to The Great Race is made when Gordon tells Thomas to call him "The Shooting Star" in his sleep.
- Two references to The Adventure Begins are made:
- Thomas calls "wake up, lazybones!" to Gordon.
- Gordon leaves his coaches behind in a similar manner to Thomas, by mistaking another guard's whistle for his own.
- This is the first production to have David Stoten as head writer.
Goofs
- Several characters and cast members were not credited in the UK end credits.
- Edward is not listed in Keith Wickham's characters.
- Annie and Clarabel are not listed with Teresa Gallagher's characters.
- Jules de Jongh is not credited for voicing Caitlin.
- 'Arry is seen traveling on narrow gauge track at the Blue Mountain Quarry, despite being a standard gauge engine.
| #01 Free the Roads | #09 Diesel Do Right | #17 Lorenzo's Solo |
| #02 Crowning Around | #10 Grudge Match | #18 Deep Trouble |
| #03 Chucklesome Trucks | #11 Panicky Percy | #19 Too Loud, Thomas! |
| #04 The Other Big Engine | #12 Laid Back Shane | #20 Diesel Glows Away |
| #05 Heart of Gold | #13 Rangers of the Rails | Special #01 Steam Team to the Rescue |
| #06 Batucada | #14 Wish You Were Here | Special #02 All Tracks Lead to Rome |
| #07 Gordon Gets the Giggles | #15 Out of Site | Special #03 Mines of Mystery |
| #08 Thomas Makes a Mistake | #16 First Day on Sodor! | |