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''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' is a British [[children's television series]], first broadcast on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network on 9 October 1984. It is based on ''[[The Railway Series]]'' books created by [[Wilbert Awdry]] and his son, [[Christopher Awdry]]. The series centers on [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] vehicles living on the fictional [[Island of Sodor]].
''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' is a British [[children's television series]], first broadcast on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network on 9 October 1984, made for kids aged 4 to 12. It is based on ''[[The Railway Series]]'' books created by [[Wilbert Awdry]] and his son, [[Christopher Awdry]]. The series centers on [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] vehicles living on the fictional [[Island of Sodor]].


The characters were unvoiced with the exception of the [[narrator]] until the switch to [[computer animation]] in 2009.
The characters were unvoiced with the exception of the [[narrator]] until the switch to [[computer animation]] in 2009.

Revision as of 22:19, 20 June 2025

Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, first broadcast on the ITV network on 9 October 1984, made for kids aged 4 to 12. It is based on The Railway Series books created by Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. The series centers on anthropomorphic vehicles living on the fictional Island of Sodor.

The characters were unvoiced with the exception of the narrator until the switch to computer animation in 2009.

Cast

Voices

Actor/Actress Region Role(s) Notes
Joseph May[1] US Thomas From The Adventure Begins until series 24
John Hasler[2] UK
UK/US Rheneas Series 20 only
Joe Mills Douglas,[3] Oliver, Toad, the Welsh bird watcher ("Thomas and the Emergency Cable"), a Knapford Station yard workman ("Toad and the Whale"), and a Passenger ("Confusion Without Delay")
Tracy-Ann Oberman UK/US Daisy Series 20 through Series 24
Nigel Pilkington[4] UK Percy and Trevor Series 19 through Series 24
Christopher Ragland US
UK/US The Troublesome Trucks ("The Adventure Begins" onwards), Racing Car #4, some Cowboys, and a Passenger
John Schwab US Stanley Series 20 only, excluding "Saving Time"[citation needed]
Rob Rackstraw[5] UK James, Toby, Stanley, Owen, Donald, The Small Controller, Bradford, Hugo, Big Mickey, Bernie, Professor Friederich, The Thin Clergyman, Monty, Thief 1
Kerry Shale[6] UK Diesel
US Sir Topham Hatt, Gordon
Martin Sherman US Thomas, Percy, Diesel (King of the Railway–series 18) Hero of the Rails through series 18[7]
Ben Small[8] UK/US Rheneas, Flynn (Season 17 only), Owen and Troublesome Trucks Series 16 through series 18
UK Thomas, Toby and Ferdinand Series 13 through series 18
US Stanley and Charlie Series 15 through series 18
Keith Wickham[9] UK Edward, Henry, Gordon, James ("Hero of the Rails"-"The Great Race"; excluding "Tit for Tat"), Percy (Hero of the Rails-Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure; excluding Series 19), Whiff, Dash, Harold, The Thin Controller, the railway coal inspector, the man at the fire, the Wellsworth Station Worker, the Fat Controller's Assistant, some Workmen, some Passengers, Gator's Driver, and a Steamworks Workman
UK/US Harvey, Glynn, Salty, Den, Norman, Stafford, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Arlesdale Bert, Bertie, Captain, Sir Topham Hatt/The Fat Controller (UK; Hero of the Rails-series 24/US; The Adventure Begins-series 24), Dowager Hatt, Sir Lowham Hatt, Lord Callan, the photographer ("Wild Water Rescue"), a Railway Inspector, the Great Composer, the Maron Station Speaker, the Wellsworth Stationmaster, Thomas' Guard, the Grumpy Passenger, Father Christmas, the Groundsman, Tom Tipper, Gordon's driver (The Adventure Begins), James' guard (The Adventure Begins), a Knapford station worker (The Adventure Begins), some Workmen, some Signalmen, the dock manager ("Who's Geoffrey?" only), a Sodor search & rescue centre worker ("Toad and the Whale"), the policemen, a Diver (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure), Some Passengers, Albert ("Thomas the Babysitter"), Mr. Bubbles, the Welsh Bird Watcher ("Sidney Sings and Three Steam Engines Gruff"), one of Dowager Hatt's friends ("Best Engine Ever" and "Sidney Sings"), the Museum Manager, the Male Puppet show Entertainer, Willie, Franz, the Station Announcer, a Child ("Gordon Gets the Giggles"), The Mainland Stationmaster, Thomas' Driver, Thomas' Fireman, and the Elderly Man.

Narrators

Actor(s) Region Years Period
Series Movies Notes
Ringo Starr UK 1984–86 The first 2 Series [10]
US 1989–90 Series 1 through 2. Narrated episodes on Shining Time Station as Mr. Conductor; re-recorded parts of narration at the request of PBS[10]
George Carlin 1991–96 Series 3 and 4
Re-dubbed The first 2 Series
Series 3 through 4; re-dubbed series 1 and 2. Narrated episodes on Shining Time Station as Mr. Conductor[11]
Michael Angelis US 2004 Series 6 and 7 Two episodes of series 6 and four episodes of series 7 only
UK 1991–2012 Series 3–16 Calling All Engines; Hero of the Rails; Misty Island Rescue; Day of the Diesels; Blue Mountain Mystery[12] Series 3 through 16
Alec Baldwin US 1999–2003 Series 5 and 6 Thomas and the Magic Railroad (as Mr. Conductor) Series 5, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, and Series 6
Michael Brandon 2004–12 Series 7–16
Re-dubbed Season 6
Calling All Engines; Hero of the Rails; Misty Island Rescue; Day of the Diesels; Blue Mountain Mystery Series 7 through 16
Pierce Brosnan UK/US 2008 Original cuts of Season 12 The Great Discovery The Great Discovery, Series 12 (early workprints)
Mark Moraghan 2013–17 Series 17–21
Re-dubbed Series 13, 14 and 15
King of the Railway; Tale of the Brave; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure; The Adventure Begins; The Great Race; Journey Beyond Sodor[13] King of the Railway through Journey Beyond Sodor
John Hasler UK 2018–21 Series 22, 23 and 24 Big World! Big Adventures! through Series 24. As Thomas the Tank Engine
Joseph May US

Timeline

Series

Narrator(s) Model Series: 1984–2008 CGI Series: 2009–21
Classic Series: 1984–2003 New Series: 2004–08
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Ringo Starr UK/US
Michael Angelis United
Kingdom
UK United Kingdom
US
George Carlin US
United States
Alec Baldwin US
Michael Brandon US United States
Pierce Brosnan * *
Mark Moraghan US United Kingdom/United States
John Hasler UK
Thomas
Joseph May
US

Specials and films

Narrator(s) Model era: 2000–08 CGI era: 2009–18
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
2000
Calling All Engines!
2005
The Great Discovery
2008
Hero of the Rails
2009
Misty Island Rescue
2010
Day of the Diesels
2011
Blue Mountain Mystery
2012
King of the Railway
2013
Tale of the Brave
2014
The Adventure Begins Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure The Great Race
2016
Journey Beyond Sodor
2017
Big World!, Big Adventures!
2018
2015
Alec Baldwin Mr. C
Michael Angelis UK United Kingdom
Michael Brandon US United States
Pierce Brosnan UK/US
Mark Moraghan United Kingdom/United States
John Hasler UK
Joseph May US
  • A green cell indicates the narrator who officially narrated the series.
  • An orange cell indicates the narrator who re-narrated the series.
  • A red cell indicates Series and films for which a narrator's role was cancelled.

* Pierce Brosnan narrated the original cut of series 12, but withdrew from the series, and his narrations were left unreleased.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Joe May". Voice Chasers. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  2. ^ "John Hasler actor and voiceover artist".
  3. ^ "Movie Watch". Western Mail. 26 March 2016. ProQuest 1775781750.
  4. ^ http://www.nigelpilkington.com/
  5. ^ "Rob Rackstraw - 43 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  6. ^ "Kerry Shale - Actor | Kerry Shale". Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  7. ^ Woolf, Nicky (22 July 2014). "Voice of Thomas the Tank Engine quits over contract dispute: 'I feel so bullied'". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Ben Small - 14 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  9. ^ ""Keith Wickham"". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  10. ^ a b Harry, Bill (2004). The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia. Virgin Books. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-7535-0843-5.
  11. ^ Allcroft, Britt (June 26, 2008). "Los Angeles Times – "The George Carlin I knew"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  12. ^ Haring, Bruce (31 May 2020). "Michael Angelis Dies: Voice Of 'Thomas The Tank Engine' Was 76". Deadline. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  13. ^ Agencies (2013-05-17). "Former Brookside actor to be Thomas the Tank Engine narrator". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

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