Thomas & Friends series 1

Thomas & Friends
Season 1
DVD cover art
No. of episodes	26
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	22 September (1984-09-22) – 25 December 1984 (1984-12-25)
Series chronology

Thomas & Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry.

This article lists and details episodes from the first series, which was originally broadcast in 1984. This series was initially narrated by Ringo Starr for the U.K. audiences, who re-dubbed 25 episodes for U.S. audiences on the American television show Shining Time Station. The entire series was later re-dubbed by George Carlin for the U.S. audiences.

All episodes from this series can be found on the DVD release Thomas: The Early Years, released by Anchor Bay Entertainment and HIT Entertainment in 2004.

It was produced by Clearwater Features Ltd. for Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Ltd.

Production

All of the stories in Series 1 were originally written by the Rev. W. Awdry, including a one-off story commissioned by the staff, Thomas' Christmas Party. The seven engines introduced in this series became the core of the cast in later episodes, with crew member (and from Series 8-12, director) Steve Asquith terming them the "Magnificent Seven". Many settings from the first series would stay with the show for years, even through its 2009 transition to CGI, such as Knapford Station, Wellsworth, Gordon's Hill, Henry's Tunnel, and Tidmouth Sheds.

The pilot for the series, which was never aired on television, was an adaptation of "Down the Mine," which was remade entirely when the rest of the episodes were shot.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	UK title (top) US title (bottom)	Directed by	Source	Original air date
1	1	"Thomas and Gordon" "Thomas Gets Tricked"	David Mitton	Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev. W. Awdry	9 October 1984 (1984-10-09)
2	2	"Edward and Gordon" "Edward Helps Out"	David Mitton	The Three Railway Engines by Rev. W. Awdry (Based on "Edward's Day Out" and the same name)	9 October 1984 (1984-10-09)
3	3	"The Sad Story of Henry" "Come Out, Henry!"	David Mitton	The Three Railway Engines by Rev. W. Awdry	16 October 1984 (1984-10-16)
4	4	"Edward, Gordon and Henry" "Henry to the Rescue"	David Mitton	The Three Railway Engines by Rev. W. Awdry	16 October 1984 (1984-10-16)
5	5	"Thomas' Train" "A Big Day for Thomas"	David Mitton	Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev. W. Awdry	23 October 1984 (1984-10-23)
6	6	"Thomas and the Trucks" "Trouble for Thomas"	David Mitton	Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev. W. Awdry	23 October 1984 (1984-10-23)
7	7	"Thomas and the Breakdown Train" "Thomas Saves the Day"	David Mitton	Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev. W. Awdry	30 October 1984 (1984-10-30)
8	8	"James and the Coaches" "James Learns a Lesson"	David Mitton	James the Red Engine by Rev. W. Awdry (based on "James and the Top Hat" and "James and the Bootlace")	30 October 1984 (1984-10-30)
9	9	"Troublesome Trucks" "Foolish Freight Cars"	David Mitton	James the Red Engine by Rev. W. Awdry	6 November 1984 (1984-11-06)
10	10	"James and the Express" "A Proud Day for James"	David Mitton	James the Red Engine by Rev. W. Awdry	6 November 1984 (1984-11-06)
11	11	"Thomas and the Guard" "Thomas and the Conductor"	David Mitton	Tank Engine Thomas Again by Rev. W. Awdry	13 November 1984 (1984-11-13)
12	12	"Thomas Goes Fishing"	David Mitton	Tank Engine Thomas Again by Rev. W. Awdry	13 November 1984 (1984-11-13)
13	13	"Thomas, Terence and the Snow" "Terence the Tractor"	David Mitton	Tank Engine Thomas Again by Rev. W. Awdry	20 November 1984 (1984-11-20)
14	14	"Thomas and Bertie" "Thomas and Bertie's Great Race"	David Mitton	Tank Engine Thomas Again by Rev. W. Awdry	20 November 1984 (1984-11-20)
15	15	"Tenders and Turntables"	David Mitton	Troublesome Engines by Rev. W. Awdry	27 November 1984 (1984-11-27)
16	16	"Trouble in the Shed"	David Mitton	Troublesome Engines by Rev. W. Awdry	27 November 1984 (1984-11-27)
17	17	"Percy Runs Away"	David Mitton	Troublesome Engines by Rev. W. Awdry	4 December 1984 (1984-12-04)
18	18	"Coal" "Henry's Special Coal"	David Mitton	Henry the Green Engine by Rev. W. Awdry	4 December 1984 (1984-12-04)
19	19	"The Flying Kipper"	David Mitton	Henry the Green Engine by Rev. W. Awdry	11 December 1984 (1984-12-11)
20	20	"Whistles and Sneezes"	David Mitton	Henry the Green Engine by Rev. W. Awdry (Based on "Gordon's Whistle" and "Henry's Sneeze")	11 December 1984 (1984-12-11)
21	21	"Toby and the Stout Gentleman" "Toby the Tram Engine"	David Mitton	Toby the Tram Engine (Railway Series) by Rev. W. Awdry	18 December 1984 (1984-12-18)
22	22	"Thomas in Trouble" "Thomas Breaks the Rules"	David Mitton	Toby the Tram Engine by Rev. W. Awdry	18 December 1984 (1984-12-18)
23	23	"Dirty Objects" "James in a Mess"	David Mitton	Toby the Tram Engine by Rev. W. Awdry	25 December 1984 (1984-12-25)
24	24	"Off the Rails" "Gordon Takes a Dip"	David Mitton	Gordon the Big Engine by Rev. W. Awdry	8 January 1985 (1985-01-08)
25	25	"Down the Mine"	David Mitton	Gordon the Big Engine by Rev. W. Awdry	8 January 1985 (1985-01-08)
26	26	"Thomas' Christmas Party"	David Mitton	Thomas' Christmas Party by Rev. W. Awdry	25 December 1984 (1984-12-25)

Characters

Introduced/recurring cast

• Thomas (Thomas and Gordon)
• Edward (Edward and Gordon)
• Henry (The Sad Story of Henry)
• Gordon (Thomas and Gordon)
• James (Thomas and the Breakdown Train)
• Percy (Trouble in the Shed)
• Toby (Toby and the Stout Gentleman)
• Bertie (Thomas, Terence and the Snow / Thomas and Bertie)
• Terence (Thomas, Terence and the Snow)
• The Fat Controller (aka Sir Topham Hatt) (The Sad Story of Henry)
• Lady Hatt (Toby and the Stout Gentleman)
• Bridget Hatt (Toby and the Stout Gentleman)
• Stephen Hatt (Toby and the Stout Gentleman)
• Mrs. Kyndley (Thomas' Christmas Party)
• Annie and Clarabel (Thomas and the Breakdown Train)
• Henrietta (Toby and the Stout Gentleman)
• The Troublesome Trucks (Edward and Gordon)