Thomas and Friends (Series 6)

The sixth series of Thomas & Friends was first broadcast in September 2002. Michael Brandon narrated the twenty-six episodes. 
==Production==
After the critical and commercial flop of Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Britt Allcroft was forced to step down as both deputy chairman and director of the company, only to retain sharing responsibilities and become Executive Producer despite being uncredited. To accelerate the show's production schedule (and thus release one series per year, instead of one every two to four years), this series was notably the first to employ an extended writing staff, supervised by both story editor Abi Grant and longstanding director David Mitton (who contributed the outlines for numerous episodes this series alongside the full script of "Edward the Very Useful Engine"). The series was filmed in September 2001-March 2002 and Phil Fehrle took the liberty in creating what was supposed to be the first Thomas & Friends spin-off - Jack and the Sodor Construction Company (filmed two years later) directed by Steve Asquith. Two episodes were to be the gateway to the twenty-six episodic series, but it was cancelled because of financial difficulties, how similar the concept is to Bob the Builder, and the acquisition of HiT Entertainment, so only thirteen episodes were filmed in 2003 and the later half was stored away before the spin-off series could even be finished. However, the thirteen episodes were eventually released on DVD on 2nd October 2006, albeit retitled and rescored by Robert Hartshorne.
From September to November 2005, Michael Brandon and Michael Angelis re-dubbed six episodes: No Sleep for Cranky, A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter, James and the Red Balloon, Gordon Takes a Tumble, Toby Had a Little Lamb and Edward the Very Useful Engine, with music composed by Robert Hartshorne on PBS Kids in the US and Nick Jr. in the UK, to make them series nine-styled when they chose episodes from this series for the airings.
==Episodes==
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==Songs==
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==Characters==
*Thomas
*Edward
*Henry
*Gordon
*James
*Percy
*Toby
*Duck
*Donald and Douglas
*Bill and Ben
*Diesel
*Mavis
*'Arry and Bert
*Skarloey
*Rheneas
*Peter Sam
*Rusty
*Duncan
*Troublesome Trucks
*Troublesome Vans
*Bertie
*Trevor
*Harold
*Cranky
*Sir Topham Hatt
*Harold's Pilots
*Stephen Hatt 
*Stepney 
*Annie and Clarabel 
*Henrietta 
*Terence 
*Jem Cole 
*The Firelighter 
*The Lighthouse Keeper 
*Farmer Finney 
*Oliver 
*George 
*Butch 
*Tiger Moth 
*Bridget Hatt 
*Mrs. Kyndley 
*Jeremiah Jobling 
*Farmer Trotter 
*Refreshment Lady 
*Mr. Hugh 
*Nancy 
*Tom Tipper 
*Dowager Hatt 
*Sir Topham Hatt's Brown-haired Assistant 
*The Portly Man 
*The Storyteller 
*The Tailor 
*The Fisherman 
*One Little Boy 
*One of the Stone-Dropping Boys 
*Mrs. Last 
*The Mid Sodor Railway Manager 
*The Boy 
*The Dryaw Policeman 
*The Important Passenger 
*One Elsbridge Cricket Club Member 
*The Railway Society 
*Ffarquhar Quarry Manager 
*City of Truro 
*Big Mickey 
*Percy's Ghost Engine 
*BoCo 
*Sir Handel 
*Duke 
*Rusty's Ghost Engine 
*The Chinese Dragon 
*Father Christmas 
*The First Butler 
*The Barber 
*The Barber's Customer 
*The Quarry-Master 
*Boulder 
*Toad 
*Bulstrode 
*Bulgy 
===Characters Introduced===
*Harvey
*Salty
*Elizabeth
*Jack
*Alfie
*Oliver the Excavator
*Max
*Kelly
*Byron
*Ned
*Isobella
*Cyril the Fogman
*Jenny Packard
*The Foreman
*Allicia Botti
*The Smelter's Yard Manager
*The Coaling Plant Manager
*The Vet
*Headmaster Hastings
*Farmer McColl 
*Edward's Ghost Engine 
*The Railway Board 
*Farmer Collett 
*The Dockyard Manager 
*The Captain 
*Mr. Jolly 
*Little Giant 
*Nigel 
==Locations==
*Island of Sodor
**Brendam Docks
***Sodor Shipping Company
***Brendam Warehouse
***Brendam Canal
**Bulgy's Bridge
**Callan
***Sir Topham Hatt's Office
**Cattle Creep
**Cronk
**Crosby Tunnel
**Crosby Road Bridge
**Dryaw
***Dryaw Airfield
**Elevated Town Runby
**Elizabeth's Shed
**Ffarquhar Quarry
***Mavis' Shed
**Gordon's Hill
**Jem Cole's Yard
**Knapford
**Lower Suddery
**Lower Tidmouth
**Maithwaite
***Maithwaite Quarry Mine
**Maron
**McColl Farm
**Misty Valley
***Cyril's Cottage
**Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory
**Old Stone Bridge
**Old Quarry Bridge
**Rheneas Viaduct
**Skarloey Bridge
**Skarloey Slate Quarry
**Sodor Construction Company Yard
**Sodor Ironworks
**Strawberry Grove
**The Church Runby
**The Coaling Plant
**The Depot
**The Hay Farm
**The Mountain Line
**The Old Tracks and The Farm Field
**The Quarry Construction Site
**The Rickety Old Bridge
**The Viaduct
**The Village Station
**The Watermill
**Tidmouth Bay
**Tidmouth Beach
***The Seaside Village
**Tidmouth Sheds
***Tidmouth Engine Works
***Tidmouth Goods Station
**Tower Windmill
**Toby's Shed 
**Brendam 
**Ffarquhar 
**Tidmouth Hault 
**Wellsworth 
== Cast ==
=== US ===
* Edward Glen as Thomas
* Sean Astin as Edward
* Kevin Frank as Henry, Rheneas, Bertie and Harold 
* Neil Crone as Gordon, Max and Skarloey
* Susan Roman as James
* Linda Ballantyne as Percy
* Colm Feore as Toby and Duck
*David Tennant as Donald and Douglas
*Ian James Corlett as Bill
*Lee Tockar as Ben
*Tim Curry as Diesel
*Nicole Sullivan as Mavis
*Kevin Schon as 'Arry and Bert
*Dee Bradley Baker as Peter Sam
*Jeff Bennett as Rusty
*Nathan Lane as Duncan
*Bob Joles as Trevor
* Glenn Wrage as Cranky
* Bill Fagerbakke as Harvey
*Clancy Brown as Salty
*Tress MacNeille as Elizabeth
*Mikey Kelley as Jack
*Tom Kenny as Alfie
*Donovan Patton as Oliver the Excavator
*Patton Oswalt as Kelly
*Maurice LaMarche as Byron
*Jason Harris as Ned
*Lacey Chabert as Isobella
=== Live Action Actors ===
* Bill Fagerbakke as Sir Topham Hatt
* Jodi Benson as Jenny Packard
* Christopher Plummer as Cyril the Fogman
* Bill Irwin as Farmer McColl
* Nick Robinson as Stephen Hatt 
* Mary Gibbs as Bridget Hatt 
* TBA as Allicia Botti
*Rodger Bumpass as The Coaling Plant Manager