Thomas & Friends (series 17)

Thomas & Friends (series 17)
Country of origin United Kingdom, Canada
No. of episodes 26
Release
Original network Channel 5, Nick Jr. (UK)
Original release 3 June 2013 –
21 November 2014

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 seventeenth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 2013. This series was narrated by Mark Moraghan for the U.K. and U.S. audiences.

Note: Episodes 1 – 20 were first broadcast in the U.K. in 2013 by Channel 5 (20 single episodes). Episodes 21 - 24 were first broadcast in the U.K. 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.

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). The DVD was available exclusively at Walmart.

Episodes

# Total UK/US title Directed by Written by Original air date TV order
1402"Kevin's Cranky Friend"David BaasLee Pressman3 June 2013401a
When work is accumulating at the docks for Cranky to take care of Sir Topham Hatt decides that Kevin will help them but Cranky does not like the idea
2403"Scruff's Makeover"David BaasLee Pressman4 June 2013401b
After being sent to be cleaned and repainted, Scruff does not want to work at the waste dump because he does not want to get dirty again.
3404"Wayward Winston"David BaasLee Pressman5 June 2013402a
After Sir Topham Hatt forgets to put Winston's brake on, Winston begins to roll away without a driver. He enjoys it at first, but he soon realizes why he needs to have a driver.
4405"Gordon Runs Dry"David BaasAndrew Brenner6 June 2013402b
When Gordon leaves with the express down the mainline he almost runs into Paxton who is taking stone from the Blue Mountain Quarry and a stone hit's Gordon's boiler and it begins to leak and Gordon has to stop at almost every water tower
5406"Calm Down Caitlin"David BaasDavey Moore7 June 2013403a
Catlin spends a night on Sodor while the bridge that connects the island with the mainland is being repaired.
6407"Steamie Stafford"David BaasLaura Beaumont and Paul Larson10 June 2013403b
Upset that he does not make much noise being an electric engine, Stafford starts imitating a steam engine.
7408"Henry's Hero"David BaasLaura Beaumont and Paul Larson11 June 2013404a
Henry and Hiro take on some bad coal and start puffing black smoke. Hiro must figure out how to deliver the loads while Henry waits for new coal in the shed.
8409"Luke's New Friend"David BaasDavey Moore12 June 2013404b
Up at the Blue Mountain Quarry, Luke finds a scared young deer, so he tries to get the other engines to work quietly. However, that is not an easy thing to do.
9410"The Switch"David BaasDavey Moore13 June 2013405a
When Luke is sent to Ulfstead Castle to deliver stone, he meets Millie, the Earl's private narrow gauge engine. They decide to switch jobs for the day.
10411"Not Now, Charlie!"David BaasDavey Moore14 June 2013405b
Charlie is a small purple engine who likes to tell jokes. One day Charlie discovers an elephant on the line and tries to alert the other engines.
11412"The Lost Puff"David BaasDavey Moore30 September 2013406a
When Paxton the diesel overhears Toby saying that Thomas has lost his puff, he misunderstands and heads off across the Island of Sodor to look for it!
12413"The Thomas Way"David BaasLaura Beaumont and Paul Larson1 October 2013406b
Thomas and Duck must learn how to work together when they help Harold after he breaks down near Callan Castle.
13414"The Phantom Express"David BaasLaura Beaumont and Paul Larson2 October 2013407a
On a foggy night, James ends up causing Percy, Stephen, and himself to have an accident when they get stranded at Ulfstead Castle.
14415"Percy's Lucky Day"David BaasDavey Moore3 October 2013407b
A couple of mishaps involving a torn sack of mail and some cargo on the line make Percy feel that he is unlucky, so Stephen lends Percy a lucky charm to get him back on the right track.
15416"Bill or Ben?"David BaasAndrew Brenner4 October 2013408a
A new engine named Connor arrives on Sodor, but when Bill and Ben see him for the first time they decide to play a trick on him by challenging him to a race.
16417"Too Many Fire Engines"David BaasAndrew Brenner5 November 2013408b
When a team of railway inspectors come to the Island of Sodor, they question whether Sir Topham Hatt needs two fire engines. This causes concern for Sodor's fire fighting team, Flynn and Belle.
17418"No Snow for Thomas"David BaasLaura Beaumont and Paul Larson23 December 2013409a
Thomas hides his snow plow because he thinks he doesn't need it. But he soon pays the price when he ends up stranded with Emily, Sir Topham Hatt, and Annie and Clarabel during a snowstorm.
18419"Santa's Little Engine"David BaasAndrew Brenner24 December 2013409b
Thomas is sent to bring a sleigh for Sir Topham Hatt to use when he plays Santa at the Ulfstead Castle Christmas Fair. When the sleigh accidentally slips down the hill, Thomas must rescue the sleigh with Sir Topham Hatt in it!
19420"The Missing Christmas Decorations"David BaasAndrew Brenner25 December 2013410a
It's Christmas on the Island of Sodor and the diesels feel left out without any Christmas decorations so Diesel Ten decides to get some decorations on his own.
20421"The Frozen Turntable"David BaasAndrew Brenner26 December 2013410b
One cold evening the steam engines return to Tidmouth Sheds to discover that the turntable is frozen stuck, so the engines cannot reach their individual berths.
21422"Away from the Sea"David BaasAndrew Brenner5 July 2014411a
When Salty the dockside diesel develops engine troubles he worries he will be sent away from the docks. When a new steam engine, Porter arrives to help out, Salty becomes convinced that Porter has been sent to replace him.
22423"Gone Fishing"David BaasAndrew Brenner5 July 2014411b
Bill and Ben see Harvey the crane engine at Brendam Docks. They tease him about having a hook and ask 'is he going fishing?' Porter helps Harvey see the positive side of being both a crane and an engine.
23424"The Afternoon Tea Express"David BaasLaura Beaumont and Paul Larson6 July 2014412a
Stephen is given the job of collecting ingredients for the afternoon tea at Ulfstead Castle.
24425"The Smelly Kipper"David BaasAndrew Brenner6 July 2014412b
One evening at Tidmouth Sheds, James is teasing Percy about being scared of the dark so Henry challenges him to take "The Flying Kipper" that night.
25426"No More Mr. Nice Engine"David BaasLaura Beaumont and Paul Larson21 November 2014413a
Hiro is one of the strongest engines on Sodor, and he is also very polite and gentle. Diesel tells Hiro that the only way to get the trucks to do what you want is to give them a biff and a bash, but Hiro is not convinced.
26427"Thomas' Shortcut"David BaasAndrew Brenner21 November 2014413b
Thomas tries to take a shortcut to win races after he learns that Bertie has been re-routed, but soon learns he must stick to his branch line the hard way when he gets stranded on an abandoned track with Annie and Clarabel.

Cast

References

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