Thomas & Friends series 15

Thomas & Friends
Season 15
Official cover art for the series 15 DVD
No. of episodes	20
Release
Original network	Channel 5
Original release	1 March (2011-03-01) – 28 March 2011 (2011-03-28)
Series chronology

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

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	TV Order
349	1	"Gordon and Ferdinand"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	1 March 2011 (2011-03-01)	801a
Gordon is embarrassed to be working with Ferdinand delivering the Lion of Sodor to the summer house.
350	2	"Toby and Bash"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	2 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.
351	3	"Emily and Dash"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	3 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.
352	4	"Percy's New Friends"	Greg Tiernan	Gerard Foster	4 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.
353	5	"Edward the Hero"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	7 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.
354	6	"James to the Rescue"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	8 March 2011 (2011-03-08)	803a
James rejects Toby's help and refuses to work as part of a team when Gordon needs rescuing.
355	7	"Happy Hiro"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	9 March 2011 (2011-03-09)	804b
Thomas tries to cheer Hiro up when he sees that he does not look very happy.
356	8	"Up, Up and Away!"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	10 March 2011 (2011-03-10)	804b
Thomas and Percy are chosen to deliver a giant balloon, to problematic results.
357	9	"Henry's Happy Coal"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	11 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.
358	10	"Let It Snow"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	14 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.
359	11	"Surprise, Surprise"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	15 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.
360	12	"Spencer the Grand"	Greg Tiernan	Jessica Sandys Clarke	16 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.
361	13	"Stop That Bus!"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	17 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.
362	14	"Stuck on You"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	18 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.
363	15	"Big Belle"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	21 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.
364	16	"Kevin the Steamie"	Greg Tiernan	Laurie Israel and Rachel Ruderman	22 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.
365	17	"Wonky Whistle"	Greg Tiernan	Neil Ben	23 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.
366	18	"Percy the Snowman"	Greg Tiernan	Lizzie Ennever	24 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.
367	19	"Tree Trouble"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	25 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?
368	20	"Fiery Flynn"	Greg Tiernan	Sharon Miller	28 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

Main article: List of Thomas & Friends voice actors

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