Thomas and Friends (series 15)

Thomas & Friends Series 15
Country of origin	UK, Canada
No. of episodes	20
Broadcast
Original channel	Channel 5 (UK)
Original run	1 – 28 March
Season chronology
← Previous Series 14 (2010) Next → Series 16 (2011)

Season 15 of Thomas and Friends started broadcasting in the UK on 1st March 2011 on the terrestrial channel, Channel 5 and aired in the US between 2 April and 4 June the same year.

Episodes

Voices

UK

#	Total	UK/US title	Written by	Original airdate	TV order
1	362	"Gordon and Ferdinand"	Sharon Miller	1 March 2011 (UK) 2 April 2011 (US)	801a
The Fat Controller gives Ferdinand the honour of helping Gordon take the Lion of Sodor to the summerhouse. Gordon, however, gets very jealous, which causes a nasty accident on the track
2	363	"Toby and Bash"	Sharon Miller	2 March 2011 (UK) 2 April 2011 (US)	801b
Bash is rewarded by the Fat Controller for being a Really Useful Engine. His prize is to spend the day with Toby. Bash enjoys himself so much that Toby thinks his friend would like to live on Sodor. Together, the pair set out to find Dash the perfect new home
3	364	"Emily and Dash"	Sharon Miller	3 March 2011 (UK) 9 April 2011 (US)	802b
Emily is given the job of looking after Dash on a trip to the steam fair. Dash shows Emily how to make special tweeting noises with his whistle, but he does it so often, he runs out of fuel and gets stuck. Emily thoughtlessly goes on to the fair without him. Will she remember her job and come back?
4	365	"Percy's New Friends"	Gerard Foster	4 March 2011 (UK) 9 April 2011 (US)	802a
Percy wants to make friends with the wild animals on Sodor, but they are frightened of him and run away. Percy realises that if he is gentle and quiet rather than fast and loud, he will stop scaring them - and he is soon covered in friendly animals.
5	366	"Edward the Hero"	Sharon Miller	7 March 2011 (UK) 23 April 2011 (US)	804b
Edward is given a special job to do, so he decides that he needs to become a hero like Henry. He soon discovers that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.
6	367	"James to the Rescue"	Sharon Miller	8 March 2011 (UK) 16 April 2011 (US)	803a
James rejects Toby's help and refuses to work as part of a team when Gordon needs rescuing. However, James soon has to swallow his pride and ask Toby to assist him.
7	368	"Happy Hiro"	Sharon Miller	9 March 2011 (UK) 16 April 2011 (US)	803b
Thomas tries to cheer Hiro up when he sees that he does not look very happy. Hiro tells Thomas he is sad because he misses his home, so Thomas takes him on a trip to forget his woes.
8	369	"Up, Up and Away"	Sharon Miller	10 March 2011 (UK) 21 May 2011 (US)	808b
Thomas and Percy are chosen to deliver a giant balloon. The wind on the coast track whips the balloon into the sky. Thomas and Percy wait for the balloon, but Gordon tells them it will not fly back, so the engines have to find another way of replacing it.
9	370	"Henry's Happy Coal"	Sharon Miller	11 March 2011 (UK) 23 April 2011 (US)	804a
Henry is given the special task of taking a very important visitor around on a tour, but finds himself teased about the special coal he has to use.
10	371	"Let it Snow"	Sharon Miller	14 March 2011 (UK) 30 April 2011	805a
Gordon and Thomas collect logs for an animal shelter and sing a song about snow in the hope that they can make snow clouds appear.
11	372	"Surprise Surprise"	Sharon Miller	15 March 2011 (UK) 28 May 2011 (US)	809a
Thomas' must help his friends be repaired in time for the Christmas party.
12	373	"Spencer the Grand"	Jessica Sandys Clarke	16 March 2011 (UK) 7 May 2011 (US)	106b
It is a very foggy day and the engines are asked to stay put until the weather clears. However, Spencer and Percy do not heed the warning.
13	374	"Stop that Bus!"	Sharon Miller	17 March 2011 (UK) 7 May 2011 (US)	107b
Thomas feels sorry for Bertie, so he takes him on a tour. Bertie then realises that he needs to go and collect a group of people and cannot be late.
14	375	"Stuck on You"	Sharon Miller	18 March 2011 (UK) 14 May 2011 (US)	807b
Thomas meets Butch, who has a magnet attached to his crane arm. However, he and Butch do not listen to Victor about how to use the magnet.
15	376	"Big Belle"	Sharon Miller	21 March 2011 (UK) 14 May 2011 (US)	807a
A new engine called Belle attempts to befriend Toby when she discovers that they have something in common. However, her bolshy behaviour overwhelms Toby.
16	377	"Kevin the Steamie"	Laurie Israel and Rachel Ruderman	22 March 2011 (UK) 4 June 2011 (US)	109b
When Kevin is left in charge of the Steamworks, he decides to use the space to practise his shunting skills with disastrous results!
17	378	"Wonky Whistle"	Neil Ben	23 March 2011 (UK) 21 May 2011 (US)	808a
Thomas's whistle is broken, so he goes to the Steamworks to have it repaired. However, he rushes off on a delivery before it is properly fixed.
18	379	"Percy The Snowman"	Lizzie Ennever	24 March 2011 (UK) TBA (US)	805b
Thomas is charged with the important task of transporting the Fat Controller to the town square to switch on the Christmas lights.
19	380	"Tree Trouble"	Sharon Miller	25 March 2011 (UK) 28 May 2011 (US)	809b
The steam engines compete against the diesels to find the best Christmas tree in Sodor. Can the trains transport the trees back to town in one piece?
20	381	"Fiery Flynn"	Sharon Miller	28 March 2011 (UK) 4 June 2011 (US)	805b
A new enthusiastic fire truck called Flynn tries to impress the Diesels with his bravado, but his actions have potentially disastrous consequences.
Actor	Region	Role(s)
Michael Angelis	UK/AUS	Narrator
Ben Small	UK/AUS	Thomas, Toby, and Ferdinand
Keith Wickham	UK/AUS	Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Salty, Whiff, Dash, Den, Harold, Captain, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt, and Mr Bubbles
Matt Wilkinson	UK/AUS	Spencer, Stanley, Victor, Kevin, Bash, Rocky, Cranky, Farmer McColl, and The Duke of Boxford
Teresa Gallagher	UK/AUS	Mavis, Emily, Rosie, Belle and Lady Hatt
Kerry Shale	UK/AUS	Diesel, Arry, and Bert
Rupert Degas	UK/AUS	Dart, Bertie, Butch and Flynn
Togo Igawa	UK/AUS	Hiro

US

Actor	Region	Role(s)
Michael Brandon	US/CAN	Narrator, Diesel and Mr. Bubbles
Martin Sherman	US/CAN	Thomas and Toby
William Hope	US/CAN	Edward, Percy, Whiff, Bash, Farmer McColl and The Duke of Boxford
Kerry Shale	US/CAN	Henry, Gordon, James, Dash, Arry and Bert, Kevin, Harold and Sir Topham Hatt
Jules de Jongh	US/CAN	Mavis, Emily, Rosie and Lady Hatt
Glenn Wrage	US/CAN	Spencer, Ferdinand, Rocky, Butch and Cranky
Ben Small	US/CAN	Stanley and Charlie
Keith Wickham	US/CAN	Salty, Den, Captain and Dowager Hatt
Teresa Gallagher	US/CAN	Belle
Rupert Degas	US/CAN	Dart, Bertie and Flynn
Togo Igawa	US/CAN	Hiro
David Bedella	US/CAN	Victor

Characters

New characters

• The Railway Coal Inspector (Henry's Happy Coal)
• Belle (Surprise Surprise, improperly) (Big Belle, properly)
• Den (various episodes improperly) (Tree Trouble, properly)
• Dart (various episodes improperly) (Tree Trouble, properly)
• Norman (Fiery Flynn, laughs only)
• Paxton (Fiery Flynn, does not speak)
• Dowager Hatt's Friends (Stop that Bus!, do not speak)
• Flynn (Wonky Whistle, improperly) (Fiery Flynn, properly)

Recurring Character Cast

• Thomas
• Edward
• Henry
• Gordon
• James
• Percy
• Toby
• Emily
• Spencer
• Rosie
• Stanley
• Whiff
• Hiro
• Victor
• Charlie
• Bash and Dash
• Ferdinand
• Scruff (cameo)
• Mavis
• 'Arry and Bert
• Salty
• Rocky
• Bertie
• Harold
• Butch
• Cranky
• Kevin
• Captain
• Old Wheezy
• Hee-Haw
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Lady Hatt
• Dowager Hatt
• The Schoolchildren
• Farmer McColl
• Duke of Boxford
• Mr.Bubbles
• The Duchess of Boxford (does not speak)
• Annie and Clarabel (do not speak)
• Henrietta (cameo)
• Trevor (cameo)
• Jem Cole (cameo)
• Sodor Brass Band (cameo)
• The Tree Specialists (cameo)
• The Bargeman (cameo)
• The Teacher (cameo)
• The Bird Watcher (cameo)
• Sodor United Football Team (cameo)
• The Laundry Lady (cameo)

Upcoming telivision programs

Series 16 (2012)

Main article: Thomas and Friends (series 16)

Series 17 (2012)

Main article: Thomas and Friends (series 17)

References