Thomas & Friends (series 17)
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| File:ThomasFriends season 17 DVD cover.jpg
Official cover art for the series 17 DVD
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Original network | Channel 5 (Ep. 1 - 20) Direct-to-video (Ep. 21 - 26) |
| Original release | 3 June 2013 – 21 November 2014 |
Thomas & 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 Reverend W. Awdry.
This article lists and details episodes from the seventeenth series of the show, which was first broadcast from 2013 to 2014. This series was also the first to be narrated by Mark Moraghan for the United Kingdom and United States audiences.
Note: episodes 1–20 were first broadcast in the United Kingdom in 2013 by Channel 5 (20 single episodes). Episodes 21–24 were first broadcast in the United Kingdom in July 2014 by Nick Jr. (UK), in 2 two-episode programs. Episodes 25 and 26 were first broadcast in the UK on 21 November 2014 by Nick Jr. Too (formerly Nick Jr. 2), in a two-episode program. This was also the first series to be produced by Arc Productions.
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Production
During production of the sixteenth series, Sharon Miller stepped down as head writer, and Andrew Brenner, formerly head writer for Fireman Sam, was appointed as her successor. Brenner already had a previous history with the brand, having adapted the first two series and subsequently written several original stories for the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine, published by Marvel Comics from 1987 until the early 1990s. Many of his stories were later adapted by Britt Allcroft and David Mitton for the third series (plus a further one for the fifth) without his knowledge or consent.
This also marked the first series since the fifth to include a railway consultant as part of the production team, with Sam Wilkinson in the role.
The CGI animation for this series was provided by Arc Productions, who took over from Nitrogen Studios following completion of Series 16 and Blue Mountain Mystery in 2012.
In April 2013, Lionsgate released the DVD "Railway Mischief", which featured five episodes from the new series (episodes 4, 1, 2, 3 & 6) months before they were broadcast on television. The DVD was available exclusively at Walmart.
Episodes
| No. overall |
No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | TV Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 389 | 1 | "Kevin's Cranky Friend" | David Baas | Lee Pressman | 3 June 2013 | 1001a |
| 390 | 2 | "Scruff's Makeover" | David Baas | Lee Pressman | 4 June 2013 | 1001b |
| 391 | 3 | "Wayward Winston" | David Baas | Lee Pressman | 5 June 2013 | 1002a |
| 392 | 4 | "Gordon Runs Dry" | David Baas | Andrew Brenner | 6 June 2013 | 1002b |
| 393 | 5 | "Calm Down Caitlin" | David Baas | Davey Moore | 7 June 2013 | 1003a |
| 394 | 6 | "Steamie Stafford" | David Baas | Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson | 10 June 2013 | 1003b |
| 395 | 7 | "Henry's Hero" | David Baas | Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson | 11 June 2013 | 1004a |
| 396 | 8 | "Luke's New Friend" | David Baas | Davey Moore | 12 June 2013 | 1004b |
| 397 | 9 | "The Switch" | David Baas | Davey Moore | 13 June 2013 | 1005a |
| 398 | 10 | "Not Now, Charlie!" | David Baas | Davey Moore | 14 June 2013 | 1005b |
| 399 | 11 | "The Lost Puff" | David Baas | Davey Moore | 30 September 2013 | 1006a |
| 400 | 12 | "The Thomas Way" | David Baas | Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson | 1 October 2013 | 1006b |
| 401 | 13 | "The Phantom Express" | David Baas | Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson | 2 October 2013 | 1007a |
| 402 | 14 | "Percy's Lucky Day" | David Baas | Davey Moore | 3 October 2013 | 1007b |
| 403 | 15 | "Bill or Ben?" | David Baas | Andrew Brenner | 4 October 2013 | 1008a |
| 404 | 16 | "Too Many Fire Engines" | David Baas | Andrew Brenner | 5 November 2013 | 1008b |
| 405 | 17 | "No Snow for Thomas" | David Baas | Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson | 23 December 2013 | 1009a |
| 406 | 18 | "Santa's Little Engine" | David Baas | Andrew Brenner | 24 December 2013 | 1009b |
| 407 | 19 | "The Missing Christmas Decorations" | David Baas | Andrew Brenner | 25 December 2013 | 1010a |
| 408 | 20 | "The Frozen Turntable" | David Baas | Andrew Brenner | 26 December 2013 | 1010b |
| 409 | 21 | "Away from the Sea" | David Baas | Andrew Brenner | 5 July 2014[nb 1] | 1011a |
| 410 | 22 | "Gone Fishing" | David Baas | Andrew Brenner | 5 July 2014[nb 2] | 1011b |
| 411 | 23 | "The Afternoon Tea Express" | David Baas | Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson | 6 July 2014[nb 3] | 1012a |
| 412 | 24 | "The Smelly Kipper" | David Baas | Andrew Brenner | 6 July 2014[nb 4] | 1012b |
| 413 | 25 | "No More Mr. Nice Engine" | David Baas | Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson | 21 November 2014[nb 5] | 1013a |
| 414 | 26 | "Thomas' Shortcut" | David Baas | Andrew Brenner | 21 November 2014[nb 6] | 1013b |
Characters
Introduced
- Luke
- Millie
- Stephen
- Sir Robert Norramby / The Earl of Sodor
- Porter
Returned
- Duck
- Harvey
- Bill and Ben
Recurring cast
Voices
David Menkin and Jonathan Broadbent joins the cast along with Bob Golding, Jonathan Forbes, Rebeca O'Mara, Miranda Raison and Mike O'Grady from that year's special.
Following the number of departures for the previous year, Martin Sherman took over role of Diesel in the US, Keith Wickham took over the role of Bertie, Ben Small took over the role of Flynn, Steven Kynman took over the role of Butch in the US and Dart, and Teresa Gallagher takes over the role of Mavis in the US while David Bedella officially takes over the role of Victor in the UK.
| Actor/Actress | Region | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Moraghan | UK/US | The Narrator |
| Ben Small | Rheneas, Flynn, Owen and the Troublesome Trucks | |
| UK | Thomas and Toby | |
| UK | Charlie | |
| Keith Wickham | UK | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Harold, the Fat Controller, the Wellsworth Station worker and a workman |
| UK | Harvey, Salty, Den, Norman, Stafford, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Bertie, a Railway Inspector, and the Maron Station Speaker | |
| Kerry Shale | UK | Diesel and The Zoo Keeper |
| UK/ | Some groaning passengers (Calm Down Caitlin) | |
| UK/ | A Railway Inspector | |
| Teresa Gallagher | UK | Emily, Some Children, The Blonde Haired Boy, The School Boy, and The Blonde Haired Girl |
| UK/ | Belle, Mavis, Annie, Clarabel, The Shouting Little Boy, The Ginger Haired Boy, Lady Hatt (The Afternoon Tea Express only), and The Duchess of Boxford (Percy's Lucky Day only) | |
| Matt Wilkinson | UK | Spencer, Charlie, Scruff, Rocky, Cranky, Butch, Kevin, Farmer McColl, the Dock Manager and The Zoo Keeper |
| UK | Winston, Rusty and Merrick | |
| David Bedella | UK/ | Victor |
| UK | Porter | |
| Michael Legge | UK/ | Luke |
| Mike Grady | Sir Robert Norramby |
Notes
- ↑ This episode was first released on the Spills & Thrills DVD on 31 March 2014.
- ↑ This episode was first released on the Spills & Thrills DVD on 31 March 2014.
- ↑ This episode was first released on the Spills & Thrills DVD on 31 March 2014.
- ↑ This episode was first released on the Spills & Thrills DVD on 31 March 2014.
- ↑ This episode was first released on the Spills & Thrills DVD on 31 March 2014.
- ↑ This episode was first released on the Spills & Thrills DVD on 31 March 2014.
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