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Thomas & Friends series 15

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Thomas & Friends
Season 15
Official cover art for the series 15 DVD
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkChannel 5
Original release1 March (2011-03-01) –
28 March 2011 (2011-03-28)
Series chronology
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List of episodes

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 fifteenth series of the show, which was first broadcast in March 2011, making it the third series to be broadcast in less than a month. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the UK audiences, while Michael Brandon narrated the episodes for the US audiences.

This was Christopher Skala's last series as executive producer.

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateTV Order
3491"Gordon and Ferdinand"Greg TiernanSharon Miller1 March 2011 (2011-03-01)801a
Gordon is embarrassed to be working with Ferdinand delivering the Lion of Sodor to the summer house.
3502"Toby and Bash"Greg TiernanSharon Miller2 March 2011 (2011-03-02)801b
Toby wants to give Bash the perfect home on Sodor after enjoying the sights of the island, but soon grows homesick.
3513"Emily and Dash"Greg TiernanSharon Miller3 March 2011 (2011-03-03)802b
Dash shows Emily a game that involves making tweeting sounds with his whistle, but trouble strikes when he runs out of fuel and Emily abandons him.
3524"Percy's New Friends"Greg TiernanGerard Foster4 March 2011 (2011-03-04)802a
With his friends busy with jobs, Percy decides to befriend the wild animals on Sodor. However, his noisiness scares them all away.
3535"Edward the Hero"Greg TiernanSharon Miller7 March 2011 (2011-03-07)803b
Edward is given a special job to do, so he decides that he needs to become a hero like Harold.
3546"James to the Rescue"Greg TiernanSharon Miller8 March 2011 (2011-03-08)803a
James rejects Toby's help and refuses to work as part of a team when Gordon needs rescuing.
3557"Happy Hiro"Greg TiernanSharon Miller9 March 2011 (2011-03-09)804b
Thomas tries to cheer Hiro up when he sees that he does not look very happy.
3568"Up, Up and Away!"Greg TiernanSharon Miller10 March 2011 (2011-03-10)804b
Thomas and Percy are chosen to deliver a giant balloon, to problematic results.
3579"Henry's Happy Coal"Greg TiernanSharon Miller11 March 2011 (2011-03-11)805a
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.
35810"Let It Snow"Greg TiernanSharon Miller14 March 2011 (2011-03-14)805a
while on a job with Gordon collecting logs for an animal shelter, Thomas thinks that singing a song can make the snow clouds appear.
35911"Surprise, Surprise"Greg TiernanSharon Miller15 March 2011 (2011-03-15)806a
It's the day of the Christmas party, but Percy, Edward and Stanley are unable to be fixed in time to attend it. To makeup, Thomas decides to hold his own party at the Steamworks; not wanting to bother Victor, he decides to hold it in secret.
36012"Spencer the Grand"Greg TiernanJessica Sandys Clarke16 March 2011 (2011-03-16)806b
It is a very foggy day and the engines are asked to stay put until the weather clears. However, Spencer and Percy do not hear the warning.
36113"Stop That Bus!"Greg TiernanSharon Miller17 March 2011 (2011-03-17)807a
Thomas feels sorry for Bertie, so he takes him on a tour. Bertie then realizes that he needs to go and collect a group of people and cannot be late.
36214"Stuck on You"Greg TiernanSharon Miller18 March 2011 (2011-03-18)807b
Butch and Thomas try to figure out how to use his new magnet, but they refuse to listen to Victor and end up in a sticky situation.
36315"Big Belle"Greg TiernanSharon Miller21 March 2011 (2011-03-21)808a
Belle attempts to befriend Toby when she discovers that they have something in common. However, her bolshy behaviour overwhelms him.
36416"Kevin the Steamie"Greg TiernanLaurie Israel and Rachel Ruderman22 March 2011 (2011-03-22)808b
When Kevin is left in charge of the Steamworks, he decides to use the space to practice his shunting skills with disastrous results.
36517"Wonky Whistle"Greg TiernanNeil Ben23 March 2011 (2011-03-23)809a
Thomas' whistle is broken, so he goes to the Steamworks to have it repaired. However, he rushes off on a delivery for the Country Show before it is properly fixed.
36618"Percy the Snowman"Greg TiernanLizzie Ennever24 March 2011 (2011-03-24)809b
Thomas is charged with the important task of transporting the Fat Controller to the town square to switch on the Christmas lights. He promises to Percy that he will help him, but only proceeds to cover the green tank engine in the snow.
36719"Tree Trouble"Greg TiernanSharon Miller25 March 2011 (2011-03-25)810b
The steam engines compete against the diesels to find the best Christmas tree on Sodor. Can the trains transport the trees back to town in one piece?
36820"Fiery Flynn"Greg TiernanSharon Miller28 March 2011 (2011-03-28)810b
A new enthusiastic fire engine called Flynn tries to impress the Diesels with his bravado, but his actions have potentially disastrous consequences.

Voice cast

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Rupert Degas joined the voice cast. Degas originally voiced Diesel 10 in Misty Island Rescue, but was replaced by Matt Wilkinson.

Actor/Actress Region Role(s) Notes
Michael Angelis UK The Narrator
Michael Brandon US The Narrator
Ben Small UK Thomas, Toby and Ferdinand
Keith Wickham UK Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Dash, Harold, the Fat Controller, Mr. Bubbles and the Railway Coal Inspector
UK Salty, Norman, Den, Captain and Dowager Hatt
Kerry Shale UK Diesel
UK Henry, Gordon, James, Dash, 'Arry and Bert, Harold, Kevin, Sir Bertram Topham Hatt and the Railroad Coal Inspector
UK A Steamworks worker and the Farm Hands
Teresa Gallagher Belle
UK Emily, Rosie, Mavis, Lady Hatt, Some Children, The Ginger Haired Boy and The Blond Haired Boy
The Ginger Haired Boy Emily and Dash and Percy the Snowman
Matt Wilkinson UK Spencer, Stanley, Charlie, Bash, Victor, Rocky, Cranky, Butch Kevin, Farmer McColl, the Duke of Boxford, the Maithwaite Stationmaster, and The Sodor Search & Rescue Centre Manager
David Bedella Victor
Togo Igawa UK Hiro
Rupert Degas Dart, Flynn and Bertie
Pierce Brosnan The Narrator Originally