Thomas & Friends series 16
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| Thomas & Friends | |
|---|---|
| Season 16 | |
 Official cover art for the series 16 DVD | |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 5 |
| Original release | 20 February 2012 – 25 December 2012 |
| 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 sixteenth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 2012. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the U.K. audiences, while Michael Brandon narrates the episodes for the U.S. audiences. This was their last series before Mark Moraghan took over as narrator. This was Sharon Miller's last series as head writer, and it was also the last series to feature episodes written by Miller (although she continued to work as voice director). This was also the last series to be produced by Nitrogen Studios. This the final series narrated by Michael Angelis in the UK and last series narrated by Michael Brandon.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | UK title (top) Main title (middle) US title (bottom) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | TV Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 369 | 1 | "Race to the Rescue" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 20 February 2012 | 901a |
| 370 | 2 | "Ol' Wheezy Wobbles" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 20 February 2012 | 901b |
| 371 | 3 | "Express Coming Through" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 21 February 2012 | 902b |
| 372 | 4 | "Percy and the Monster of Brendam" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 21 February 2012 | 902b |
| 373 | 5 | "Ho Ho Snowman" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 22 February 2012 | 903a |
| 374 | 6 | "Flash Bang Wallop!" | Greg Tiernan | Jessica Sandys Clarke | 22 February 2012 | 903a |
| 375 | 7 | "Thomas and the Rubbish Train" "Thomas and the Garbage Train" | Greg Tiernan | Andrew Viner | 23 February 2012 | 904b |
| 376 | 8 | "Thomas Toots the Crows" | Greg Tiernan | Dan and Nuria Wicksman | 23 February 2012 | 904a |
| 377 | 9 | "Bust My Buffers!" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 24 February 2012 | 905a |
| 378 | 10 | "Percy and the Calliope" | Greg Tiernan | Max Allen | 24 February 2012 | 905b |
| 379 | 11 | "Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor" | Greg Tiernan | Gerard Foster | 27 February 2012 | 906a |
| 380 | 12 | "Salty's Surprise" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 27 February 2012 | 906b |
| 381 | 13 | "Sodor Surprise Day" | Greg Tiernan | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | 28 February 2012 | 907a |
| 382 | 14 | "Emily's Winter Party Special" | Greg Tiernan | Max Allen | 28 February 2012 | 907b |
| 383 | 15 | "Muddy Matters" | Greg Tiernan | Max Allen | 29 February 2012 | 908a |
| 384 | 16 | "Whiff's Wish" | Greg Tiernan | Andy Bernhardt | 29 February 2012 | 908b |
| 385 | 17 | "Welcome Stafford" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 1 March 2012 | 909a |
| 386 | 18 | "Don't Bother Victor!" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 1 March 2012 | 909b |
| 387 | 19 | "Happy Birthday Sir!" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 25 December 2012 | 910a |
| 388 | 20 | "The Christmas Tree Express" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 25 December 2012 | 910b |
Characters
Introduced
- Stafford
- The Great Composer
Returned
- Skarloey
- Rheneas
- Peter Sam
- Sir Handel
- Rusty
- Mr. Percival
- Duncan (mentioned until he returns in Season 18)
Recurring
Voices
Steven Kynman (Peter Sam) joined the voice cast.
Togo Igawa did not feature (due to working on other television work), resulting in Hiro having a non-speaking role of appearance throughout this series of episodes. Michael Angelis and Michael Brandon left the voice cast after this series.
William Hope takes over the voice of Bert from Kerry Shale, Ben Small takes over the role of Charlie in the US and Matt Wilkinson takes over the role of Butch the UK from Rupert Degas.
| Actor | Region | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Angelis | UK | Narrator |
| Michael Brandon | US | Diesel and the Narrator |
| Ben Small | UK | Thomas, Toby and Ferdinand |
| US | Charlie | |
| UK/US | Rheneas and the Troublesome Trucks | |
| Martin Sherman | US | Thomas and Percy |
| Keith Wickham | UK | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Dash, the Fat Controller, the Thin Controller, the Mayor of Sodor and the Man at the Fire |
| UK/US | Salty, Den, Stafford, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Dowager Hatt and the Great Composer | |
| Kerry Shale | UK | Diesel |
| US | Henry, Gordon, James, Dash, Kevin, Sir Topham Hatt, Mr. Percival, Farmer Trotter, The Photographer and A Tree Specialist | |
| UK/US | 'Arry | |
| William Hope | US | Edward, Toby, Whiff, Bash, Rocky, Farmer McColl, The Man at the Fire, The Duke of Boxford and the Dock Manager |
| UK/US | Bert | |
| Teresa Gallagher | UK | Emily, Rosie, Mavis, The Duchess of Boxford, the School Boy, Little Girl in the Red Dress, and the Ginger Hair Boy |
| Jules de Jongh | US | Emily, Rosie, Mavis, The Duchess of Boxford, the School Boy, Little Girl in the Red Dress, and the Ginger Hair Boy (Emily Winter Party Special) |
| Matt Wilkinson | UK | Spencer, Charlie, Bash, Victor, Rocky, Cranky, Butch, Kevin, Farmer McColl, the Duke of Boxford, the Photographer and the Dock Manager |
| UK/US | Winston and Rusty | |
| Glenn Wrage | US | Spencer, Ferdinand, Butch and Cranky |
| David Bedella | Victor and the Mayor of Sodor | |
| Rupert Degas | UK/US | Dart, Flynn and Bertie |
| Steven Kynman | Peter Sam |
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