Terence and Percy to the Rescue

**Terence and Percy to the Rescue** is the second Classic Series Adventures standalone. Chronologically, it's the sixteenth episode of the revamped series 1.

## Plot

Thomas, Annie and Clarabel meet up with Percy down at Knapford station. Thomas is very happy to have another tank engine to talk to, other than the Midi tank engines who he doesn't see very often. Percy is glad everyone is friendly on Sodor, as the tank engines at the workshop often belittled him. Thomas, Annie and Clarabel wish to give the tank engines pieces of their minds. A cold wind blew through the station, and Thomas decides to go fast and carefully so his coaches can stay warm. They are very grateful for this.

Thomas, Annie and Clarabel start seeing signs of autumn down the branch. Being stuck in the yards for several years at Victoria, Thomas hasn't been able to see the seasons change in this great detail before. As the trio continue down the branch, Thomas, Annie and Clarabel see a bright orange thing in the field. They first think it's a coach, but disregard that entirely as Clarabel claims to have seen it move.

On the return journey, the trio realise it's a tractor. He introduces himself as Terence, and Thomas too introduces himself. He then insults Terence's 'wheels', which are really caterpillar tracks. Terence shows he can go 'anywhere', to which Thomas claims he likes his rails better. Annie and Clarabel reprimand Thomas for being rude to Terence, and he realises he went a tad too far.

Thomas has a bit of trouble talking to Terence. When Terence is on the far side of the field, the signal is red, and he can't hear Thomas. When Terence is on the near side of the field, the signal is green, so Thomas doesn't have time to stop.

Autumn turns to winter, and Thomas and Percy get excited when Christmas decorations start going up. Percy asks Edward, Thomas and the coaches if fairies come out to grant wishes, but the others explain it's more of a metaphorical meaning. The engines notice dark clouds, and Thomas thinks it's going to rain, but Audrey believes it will snow. Percy's never seen it due to being stuck in the workshops over wintertime, but Thomas assures him that snow and snowploughs are nothing but trouble.

Snow starts falling, but very lightly as Thomas and his coaches travel down the line. Thomas feels it will hold off, but Annie and Clarabel disagree. At the sheds, Thomas wishes for some engine company on the branch, and Annie and Clarabel suggest Percy as a candidate.

The snow gets so thick, Thomas is given his snowplough. He crossly took Annie and Clarabel on their next journey. He shook it and banged it so much it had to be removed. Edward and Henry try to warn Thomas about the dangers of not using a plough, but Thomas doesn't listen. The following day, Thomas doesn't have to wear his snowplough, much to his delight and Annie and Clarabel's concern.

At Ffarqhuar station, Thomas and his coaches see the Vicar of Ffarqhuar with the Sunday school children. The vicar explains there's a Christmas party at Knapford. Thomas, Annie and Clarabel eagerly set off, but their mood is dampened when snow falls faster. Thomas isn't afraid and keeps going, right until he crashes into a snowdrift. Annie reprimands him, but Clarabel stops when Thomas begins crying.

Help does come for Thomas and the coaches. A red bus collets the passengers for him, and Terence comes to pull Thomas, Annie and Clarabel free. The two make amends and Terence tells Thomas "You have to be sensible if you want to stay safe".

Everyone later gets to Knapford, but the Vicar reveals he left the Santa costume behind. Thomas couldn't go back as his snowplough was being repaired. Nearby, Percy offers to go back for it as he knows the branch line well. Though the snow is very thick, he is able to find the costume and bring it back. He meets Terence on his run as well.

The Vicar dresses up as Santa and gives the gifts to everyone. Thomas thanks Percy for his help, and Sir Topham Hatt makes a public thank you to Percy and Thomas for making things possible.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon (Does not speak)
* James (Not mentioned, cameo)
* Percy
* Annie and Clarabel
* Audrey, Hilary and Mark (Mark doesn't speak)
* Terence
* Bertie (Not named)
* Lauren (Mentioned)
* Katie (Mentioned)
* Julie (Mentioned)
* Nicole (Indirectly mentioned)
* Johnson (Indirectly mentioned)
* Carole (Indirectly mentioned)
* Stevie (Indirectly mentioned)
* Lisa (Indirectly mentioned)
* Simon (Indirectly mentioned)
* Bertram Topham Hatt
* The Vicar of Ffarqhuar
* Nathan (indirectly mentioned)
* Roxanne (indirectly mentioned)
* Lawrence indirectly mentioned)
* Rodney (indirectly mentioned)

## Differences between the episode, the book and this version

### Thomas, Terence and the Snow

* It’s established that Percy is new to the island during the events of this story, but in the book, Percy is said to already be on Sodor (the original story takes place in 1947, while Percy would have arrived in 1926). In the model episode, Percy isn’t even *on* Sodor yet.
* Thomas admits he hasn’t seen the weather change in this much detail before as he’s been a station pilot for years at his old home at Victoria station. In the book, Thomas has been on his branch line for several years by now.
* Thomas, Annie and Clarabel knew that Terence was a tractor in the book. In this adaptation, they take a bit of time to figure out what he is.
* Terence shows off his caterpillar tracks to Thomas in the adaptation, per series 21’s *Terence Breaks the Ice*. In the book and episode, he merely just stands around while talking.
* Annie and Clarabel reprimand Thomas for saying the harsh words to Terence, and he tries to apologize in the coming days. Unfortunately, he’s either stopped at a red signal when Terence is on the far side of the field, or the signal is green when he’s on the near side of the field. In both the book and model episode, Annie and Clarabel are silent.
	+ Also in the book, Terence ignores Thomas whenever the tank engine whistles to him. In the adaptation, Terence is merely either out of earshot or Thomas can’t stop because the signal is green. The model adaptation ignores this detail altogether.
* It’s mentioned and shown to be Christmas time in the story, while the episode and book don’t show any indication of Christmas happening.
* Annie and Clarabel comment on the heavier snow rather than Thomas’ crew.
* Annie, Clarabel and Thomas’ time at the sheds is expanded upon.
* The fireman joins the driver in telling Thomas to wear the snowplow.
* Thomas destroying his snowplow is expanded upon, and he doesn’t hurt Annie and Clarabel in the process.
* Edward and Henry try to tell Thomas about the importance of his snowplow, but he doesn’t listen.
* Annie is the one to mention the snow will be bad in the valley.
* Thomas is heading back toward Knapford when he crashes outside the tunnel in the adaptation. In the book and episode, he’s heading away from Knapford.
* Annie also repreminds Thomas for not wearing his snowplow after he crashes. Clarabel is about to do the same when Thomas starts crying, and she consoles him instead.
* Bertie speaks to Thomas in the adaptation, though he doesn’t give his name.
* Terence pulls Thomas, Annie and Clarabel out of the snowdrift all at once, as depicted in series 21’s *Terence Breaks the Ice*.
* Terence is the one to tell Thomas to be sensible in future, not his driver.
* Thomas heads up to the Christmas party, rather than back to his sheds.

### Percy to the Rescue

* The island is covered with snow in the adaptation, while in the annual, it’s not snowy at all.
* Two of the children are given dialogue.
* Thomas is held up because he crashed into the snowdrift, not because he had to wait for Daisy.
* Thomas meets up with the Vicar of Ffarquhar and the children at Knapford as Bertie takes them up there instead of everyone getting off at the middle station. It’s also worth mentioning that at the time of this story, Thomas would well and truly know Bertie by now, but in the adaptation, due to it taking place at the same time as *Thomas, Terence and the Snow*, Thomas doesn’t know Bertie by name just yet.
* As it’s Knapford station, everyone is present - Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy and the Midland engines at the time - not just Thomas and Daisy.
* Thomas is the one to talk to the Vicar, not the driver.
* The reason why Daisy can’t go up to get the box is because there wasn’t enough time and the Vicar had to be at the party in twenty minutes. In this adaptation, Thomas’ snowplow was too damaged and the snow was too thick to go safely without one.
* The party is to take place in the evening rather than “in twenty minutes”.
* Percy goes up to Ffarquhar to fetch the box, while in the book, he was already shunting there. He also has a snowplow in the adaptation, but in the book, as there is no snow on the ground, he doesn’t have one.
* Percy gets the idea to collect the costume, not Thomas.
* The party is shown briefly.
* Sir Topham Hatt speaks to Thomas and Percy at the party, rather than at a different station.
* Daisy is not on Sodor yet, so her role is completely dropped.

## Voice cast

### Official cast

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Bertie and Sir Bertram Topham Hatt
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Tom Stourton as Terence

### Fan chosen cast

* Lara Jill Miller as Audrey
* Wendy Patterson as Hilary

Unchosen for characters who do speak

* The Vicar of Ffarqhuar

## Link

* FanFiction.Net
* DeviantArt