Thomas & Friends series 19
| Thomas & Friends | |
|---|---|
| Season 19 | |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 5 (UK) PBS Kids (US) |
| Original release | 21 September 2015 – 26 December 2016 |
| Series chronology | |
Thomas & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters 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 the episodes from series 19 of the show, which began airing on 21 September 2015 in the UK, and on 13 October 2015 in the US. The series is narrated by Mark Moraghan, for the UK and US audiences, respectively.
A new DVD "Whale of a Tale and Other Sodor Adventures" (containing five episodes) was released exclusively to Walmart and iTunes in the US on 9 June 2015.[1] A second DVD called "Wild Water Rescue and Other Engine Adventures" (containing one episode from Series 19) was released (a week later) on 16 June 2015, exclusively to Target.[2]
A third DVD called "Thomas' Christmas Carol" (containing four episodes from Series 19) was released on 27 October 2015,[3][4] while a fourth DVD "Tales on the Rails" (containing a further three episodes from Series 19) was released (a month later) on 24 November 2015. A fifth DVD titled, "Start Your Engines!" was released on 1 March 2016 in the US and 14 March 2016 in the UK.
A sixth DVD titled, "Full Steam to the Rescue!" (containing the six remaining episodes from Series 19) was released on 24 October 2016 in the UK. A seventh DVD titled, Ultimate Friendship Adventures (containing the five remaining episodes from Series 19) was released on 8 November 2016 in the US.
Episodes
| Total | # | UK title (top) US title (bottom) |
Directed by | Written by | Original air date | TV order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441 | 1 | "Who's Geoffrey?" | Don Spencer | Lee Pressman | 21 September 2015 | 601a |
| 442 | 2 | "The Truth About Toby" | Don Spencer | Davey Moore | 22 September 2015 | 601b |
| 443 | 3 | "Lost Property" | Don Spencer | Helen Farrall | 23 September 2015 | 602a |
| 444 | 4 | "Henry Spots Trouble" | Don Spencer | Davey Moore | 24 September 2015 | 602b |
| 445 | 5 | "Toad and the Whale" | Don Spencer | Helen Farrall | 14 March 2016 | 603a |
| 446 | 6 | "Very Important Sheep" | Don Spencer | Helen Farrall | 15 March 2016 | 603b |
| 447 | 7 | "Salty All At Sea" | Don Spencer | Lee Pressman | 16 March 2016 | 604a |
| 448 | 8 | "Den and Dart" | Dianna Basso | Davey Moore | 17 March 2016 | 604b |
| 449 | 9 | "Helping Hiro" | Don Spencer | Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler | 18 March 2016 | 605a |
| 450 | 10 | "Snow Place Like Home" | Don Spencer and Dianna Basso | Lee Pressman | 5 January 2016 | 605b |
| 451 | 11 | "The Beast of Sodor" | Don Spencer and Dianna Basso | Davey Moore | 6 January 2016 | 606a |
| 452 | 12 | "A Cranky Christmas" | Don Spencer | Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler | 4 January 2016 | 606b |
| 453–454 | 13–14 | "Diesel's Ghostly Christmas" | Don Spencer and Dianna Basso | Becky Overton | 7 November 2016 (DVD) 26 December 2016 | 607 |
| 455 | 15 | "Slow Stephen" | Don Spencer | Helen Farrall | 14 March 2016 (DVD) 11 July 2016 | 608a |
| 456 | 16 | "Two Wheels Good" | Don Spencer | Lee Pressman | 14 March 2016 (DVD) 12 July 2016 | 608b |
| 457 | 17 | "Reds vs Blues" | Don Spencer | Davey Moore | 14 March 2016 (DVD) 13 July 2016 | 609a |
| 458 | 18 | "Best Engine Ever" | Dianna Basso | Andrew Brenner | 14 March 2016 (DVD) 14 July 2016 | 609b |
| 459 | 19 | "The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead" | Dianna Basso, Don Spencer and David Stoten | Andrew Brenner | 14 March 2016 (DVD) 15 July 2016 | 610a |
| 460 | 20 | "Philip to the Rescue" | Dianna Basso, Don Spencer and David Stoten | Andrew Brenner | 14 March 2016 (DVD) 18 July 2016 | 610b |
| 461 | 21 | "Rocky Rescue" | Dianna Basso | Davey Moore | 24 October 2016 (DVD) | 611a |
| 462 | 22 | "Wild Water Rescue" | Don Spencer | Becky Overton | 24 October 2016 (DVD) | 611b |
| 463 | 23 | "The Other Side of the Mountain" | Dianna Basso | Andrew Brenner | 24 October 2016 (DVD) | 612a |
| 464 | 24 | "Goodbye Fat Controller" "Goodbye Sir Topham Hatt" | Dianna Basso | Andrew Brenner | 24 October 2016 (DVD) | 612b |
| 465 | 25 | "No Help At All" | Dianna Basso | Andrew Brenner | 24 October 2016 (DVD) | 613a |
| 466 | 26 | "Thomas The Babysitter" | Dianna Basso | Helen Farrall | 24 October 2016 (DVD) | 613b |
Voices
John Hasler and Joseph May officially take-over the voice of the title-character, (with Hasler also taking over as Rheneas in both the UK and the US). Rob Rackstraw officially takes over the roles of James in the US (from Kerry Shale) and Toby in the UK as well as taking over the voices of Stanley in the US and Flynn in both the UK and US. Christopher Ragland takes over the role of Percy in the US and officially, the Troublesome Trucks in the UK and the US.
Nigel Pilkington, Rasmus Hardiker, Oliver McCue and Ashna Kapar join the voice cast. Pilkington takes over the role of Percy in the UK from Keith Wickham.
Keith Wickham officially takes over the role of Sir Topham Hatt in the US (from Shale), while Kerry Shale takes over the role of Diesel in the US. Ben Small's remaining role of Charlie in the US (will be taken over by Steven Kynman).
| Actor | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Moraghan | UK/US | The Narrator |
| John Hasler | UK | Thomas |
| Joseph May | US | Thomas |
| Keith Wickham | UK | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Whiff, Harold and The Thin Controller |
| UK/US | Salty, Den, Stafford, Bertie, Captain, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt, Lord Callan, Albert, a railway inspector, some passengers, The Dock Manager ("Who's Geoffrey" only), and some workmen | |
| Rob Rackstraw | UK | Toby |
| US | James | |
| UK/US | Stanley, Flynn, some passengers, a painter and a workman | |
| Kerry Shale | US | Henry, Gordon, Scruff, Harold, Kevin and Mr. Percival |
| UK/US | Diesel, the man on the bridge and some workmen | |
| William Hope | US | Edward, Toby, Whiff, Farmer McColl and the Duke of Boxford |
| UK/US | A workman (Toad and the Whale) | |
| Nigel Pilkington | UK | Percy |
| Christopher Ragland | US | Percy |
| UK/US | Troublesome Trucks | |
| Teresa Gallagher | UK | Emily and the Duchess of Boxford |
| US | the blond-haired girl and the blonde-haired boy ("Very Important Sheep") | |
| UK/US | Belle, Mavis, Annie, Clarabel, Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt, Albert's wife, some children, school children (Lost Property), lady in the blue dress, the ginger haired boy, some passengers and the Barrow football fan | |
| Jules de Jongh | US | Emily and the Duchess of Boxford |
| Matt Wilkinson | UK | Spencer, Scruff, Rocky, Cranky, Butch, Kevin, Rocky, Farmer McColl and The Duke of Boxford |
| UK/US | Winston | |
| Glenn Wrage | US | Spencer and Cranky |
| UK/US | Flynn ("Toad and the Whale" only) | |
| Togo Igawa | UK/US | Hiro |
| David Bedella | UK/US | Victor and the Mayor of Sodor |
| Steven Kynman | UK | Porter |
| US | Butch | |
| UK/US | Duck, Dart, Paxton and the bird watcher ("Who's Geoffrey?") | |
| David Menkin | US | Porter |
| Jonathan Broadbent | UK/US | Bill and Ben |
| Bob Golding | UK/US | Stephen and a railway inspector |
| Jonathan Forbes | UK/US | Connor |
| Rebecca O'Mara | UK/US | Caitlin |
| Mike Grady | UK/US | Sir Robert Norramby |
| Joe Mills | UK/US | Oliver, Toad and a Knapford Station yard workman |
| Maggie Ollerenshaw | UK/US | Henrietta |
| Tim Whitnall | UK/US | Timothy and Reg |
| Olivia Colman | UK/US | Marion |
| Ashna Kapar | UK | The blonde-haired girl |
| Oliver McCue | UK | The blond-haired boy |
| Rasmus Hardiker | UK/US | Philip |
References
- ^ "Thomas And Friends: Whale Of A Tale And Other Sodor Adventures". Walmart.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Thomas & Friends: Wild Water Rescue & Other Engine Adventures: Michael Brandon, Mark Moraghan, David Bedella, Rupert Degas: Amazon Digital Services , Inc". Amazon.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Carol: Joseph May, Christopher Ragland, Togo Igawa, Keith Wickham, Jules de Jongh, Kerry Shale, Glenn Wrage, Rob Rackstraw, Teresa Gallagher, David Bedella, David Menkin, William Hope, Steven Kynman, Mike Grady, Don Spencer, Mark Moraghan, Ian McCue, Becky Overton, Mark Huckerby, Nick Ostler, Lee Pressman: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Carol: Mark Moraghan, Joseph May, Christopher Ragland, Togo Igawa: Amazon Digital Services , Inc". Amazon.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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