Thomas & Friends (series 21)

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 Reverend W. Awdry.

Thomas & Friends
Season 21
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes18
Release
Original networkChannel 5
Original release18 September (2017-09-18) –
22 December 2017 (2017-12-22)
Series chronology

This article lists and details the episodes from series 21 of the show, which started airing on 18 September 2017 in the UK and on 15 December 2017 in the US. The series was narrated by Mark Moraghan, which was also his last series. This was the first series to air on Nick Jr. in the United States.

This series became the first to have engines and vehicles move their bodies instead of being static in the previous series.

Episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateTV Order
4951"Springtime for Diesel"Dianna BassoDavey Moore18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)28a
Daisy's springs need fixing after Diesel bumps her. Diesel notices this when Ryan was taking her, Jerome and Judy to the Dieselworks, after he bumps Thomas at the yards and gets annoyed with everyone talking about it. After Daisy is repaired, she tells Diesel that he needs to change his ways.
4962"A Most Singular Engine"Dianna BassoDavey Moore19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)28b
Diesel causes trouble between Daisy and Harvey by spreading rumours, but some crates at the crossing make Daisy and Harvey be friends, by assisting one another on a task.
4973"Dowager Hatt's Busy Day"Dianna BassoLee Pressman20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)29a
Dowager Hatt runs the railway, while Sir Topham Hatt is sick and away, but causes lots of trouble, starting from Thomas collecting her new hat to Emily taking Annie and Clarabel on Thomas' Branch Line to Gordon taking trucks of scrap to Percy taking Gordon's Express and other things causing confusion and delay to the railway, which gives Emily the time to help her.
4984"Stuck in Gear"Dianna BassoDavey Moore21 September 2017 (2017-09-21)29b
Harvey is a cheery engine, not only unique for his paintwork but for his crane, but when a branch gets stuck in the gears of his crane while clearing some branches out of the way, Harvey feels too shy to ask for help, resulting in trying to fix it himself, only to derail outside a tunnel.
4995"Runaway Engine"Dianna BassoHelen Farrall22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)30a
After a mess with the garbage, Stephen thinks that Millie ran away after hurting her feelings, so he leaves Glynn at the castle to find Millie with his passengers unexpectedly with him, only to run out of water.
5006"Public Address Problems"Dianna BassoLee Pressman25 September 2017 (2017-09-25)30b

Sir Topham Hatt's new public address system causes havoc, while Reg uses the old public address system for music down at the Scrapyard.

  • This is the 500th episode of the series.
5017"Hasty Hannah"Dianna BassoLee Pressman26 September 2017 (2017-09-26)31a
Whilst Henrietta is at the Steamworks being refurbished with new seats, Toby works with another coach, that looks just like Henrietta, who is named Hannah. Hannah is excited to be working with Toby and criticizes him for being slow resulting in Toby speeding up much too fast, so Toby leaves Hannah on a siding and when he returns, Hannah is nowhere to be seen. James passes by with Hannah in tow. At first Hannah is enjoying her fast ride but when she starts to fall apart she becomes horrified as her coupling snaps and as she heads into a nearby siding, now knowing that going too fast can be dangerous. Later on, as Toby arrives with Henrietta, Hannah is happy to see Toby, but when she notices Henrietta, to Toby's surprise, Henrietta reveals that she and Hannah are sisters.
5028"Cranky at the End of the Line"Dianna BassoLee Pressman27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)31b
After some trouble down at Brendam Docks, Cranky thinks that Sir Topham Hatt will replace him with a newer, shinier crane.
5039"New Crane on the Dock"Dianna BassoLee Pressman28 September 2017 (2017-09-28)32a

Cranky competes against Carly the new crane when she starts taking all his work, only to get her and himself tied up.

  • This episode marks the formal introduction of Big Mickey, a hitherto-silent character from the franchise's sister series TUGS, whose model had previously been used as set dressing following the cancellation of "TUGS".
50410"Unscheduled Stops"Dianna BassoHelen Farrall29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)32b
When Bertie the Bus breaks down at the Level Crossing during yet another race, Thomas starts making unscheduled stops for Bertie's passengers, which in turn delays his own other passengers. The Fat Controller becomes suspicious, so he decides to follow Thomas and finds out about his unscheduled stops, so he recruits a newly resurrected Bulgy (who returns since having a cameo in Series 12) to fill in for Bertie as well as take his passengers, which means Thomas can run on time again.
50511"Philip's Number"Dianna BassoLee Pressman2 October 2017 (2017-10-02)33a
Philip tries to discover why he has the number 68 painted on his side after being teased about it from Gordon. For a while, Philip thinks of numbers of where ever he goes, from the Steamworks to the Dieselworks and from the Station platforms to the Troublesome Trucks, until he saves Farmer McColl's sheep from Gordon: 68 of them.
50612"The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor"Dianna BassoHelen Farrall3 October 2017 (2017-10-03)33b
When Rosie is repainted red, according to Thomas, James becomes jealous and challenges her to a race en route to Crovan's Gate. However, as a screeching sound is heard, Rosie suggests to James that he goes to have his brakes checked. But when he arrives at the Steamworks, James thinks the screeching sound had stopped, believing it was the Troublesome Trucks pushing him, however as he heads back, there is the lack of brake fluid and James ends up speeding much too fast and out of control, resulting in him crashing into the back of Tidmouth Sheds.
50713"A Shed for Edward"Dianna BassoLee Pressman4 October 2017 (2017-10-04)34a
While the damaged part of Tidmouth Sheds is being repaired, Edward first sleeps to Philip's shed, then to Brendam Docks , then to the Steamworks, then sleeps on a ship, then at Ulstead Mine, and then the woods, but they are all too noisy for him to get a good night's sleep all night long or all day long.
50814"The Big Freeze"Dianna BassoHelen Farrall1 December 2017 (2017-12-01)34b
When a big freeze hits the island of Sodor, Diesel finally proves himself to be a hero by bringing the coal for the steam engines.
50915"Emily in the Middle"Dianna BassoDavey Moore6 December 2017 (2017-12-06)35a
Emily gets stuck in the middle while helping Donald and Douglas, until she gets derailed at the bottom of Gordon's Hill.
51016"Terence Breaks the Ice"Dianna BassoLee Pressman11 December 2017 (2017-12-11)35b

Terence takes a shortcut across a frozen lake while collecting Christmas trees for the holiday market and Thomas tries to save him.

  • The flashback events of Thomas, Terence and the Snow/Terence the Tractor were recreated. Unlike the original story where Terence pulled Annie and Clarabel first when they were uncoupled from Thomas, he pulls them all out at the same time in the flashback.
51117"Daisy's Perfect Christmas"Dianna BassoDavey Moore18 December 2017 (2017-12-18)36a
Daisy is sad when Christmas doesn't go as planned: the Decorating of Vicarstown, the Children, Mike, Rex, and Bert's fake snow show, the electricity problem back at Vicarstown, the Troublesome Trucks singing Christmas Carols, and Harold with the Star. Ryan, Jerome and Judy soon tell her that change is good every year.
51218"Confused Coaches"Dianna BassoHelen Farrall22 December 2017 (2017-12-22)36b
Spencer and Gordon accidentally upset their passengers when their competitive behavior gets out of hand and their coaches get mixed up before the New Year's celebration begins.

Voice Actors

Lucy Montgomery, Colin McFarlane and Nicola Stapleton officially join the cast from that year's special. Stapleton officially takes over the role of Rosie from Teresa Gallagher in the UK and Jules de Jongh in the US while Rob Rackstraw officially takes over the role of James in the UK from Keith Wickham.

Actor/ActressRegionRole(s)
Mark MoraghanUK/USThe Narrator
John HaslerUKThomas
Joseph MayUS
Nigel PilkingtonUK/USA Passenger
UKPercy
Christopher RaglandUS
UK/USTroublesome Trucks
Keith WickhamUKEdward, Henry, Gordon and Harold
UK/USHarvey, Glynn, Salty, Den, Stafford, Skarloey, Arlesdale Bert, Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt, Lord Callan, Farmer Finney, The Man in Sea Green Shirt and Glasses, The Grumpy Passenger, The Man in Whitish Brown Shirt and Brown Shorts and The Woodsmen
Rob RackstrawUKToby
UK/USJames, Donald, Big Mickey and The Thin Clergyman/Wilbert Awdry
Kerry ShaleUSHenry, Gordon and Harold
UK/USDiesel, Arry and Kevin (Hasty Hannah only)
William HopeUSEdward, Toby, The Duke of Boxford and Farmer McColl (Phillip's Number only)
UK/USIron Bert
Teresa GallagherUK/USBelle, Annie, Clarabel, Judy, Lady Hatt, Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt, Some Children, The Chubby Little Boy, The Lady in Yellow Dress and Hat, Albert's Wife, Ginger Haired Boy, School Boy, School Girl and The Blonde Haired Boy
UKEmily, The Duchess of Boxford and Some Children
Jules de JonghUS
Matt WilkinsonUKSpencer, Cranky, The Duke of Boxford and The Dock Manager
UK/USThe Bird Watcher (P.A. Problems only)
Glenn WrageUSSpencer and Cranky
David MenkinPorter
Steven KynmanUK
UK/USRyan, Paxton and Dart
David BedellaVictor and The Mayor of Sodor
Bob GoldingStephen and Sidney
Michael LeggeLuke
Miranda RaisonMillie
Mike GradySir Robert Norramby
Joe MillsDouglas
Maggie OllerenshawHenrietta
Tim WhitnallJerome and Reg
Tom StourtonRex, Terrence and The Fat Clergyman/Teddy Boston
Rasmus HardikerPhilip and Troublesome Tracks (Philip's Number only)
Tracy-Ann ObermanDaisy
Lucy MontgomeryHannah and Carly
Colin McFarlaneBulgy and Bertie's Driver
Nicola StapletonRosie

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