His Next Move

**His Next Move** is the sixth episode of the first season of *The Events of Sudrian History*. It is the sixth episode of the series overall. It premiered on August 19th, 2023. It was written and filmed by Donald 9 and Douglas 10.

## Synopsis

Diesel returns from the works to an unexpected situation. A newcomer to the railway reveals something awful. Lady does some investigating of her own.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Douglas
* Oliver
* Emily
* Diesel
* Bill
* Ben
* Salty
* Rosie
* Stepney
* Spencer
* Arthur
* Lady
* Molly
* Murdoch
* Bert
* Splatter
* Dodge
* Diesel 10
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Duke
* Cranky
* Peter Boomer
* Violet *(does not speak)*
* Connor *(does not speak)*
* Caitlin *(does not speak)*
* Jeremy *(does not speak)*
* 'Arry *(does not speak)*
* Den *(does not speak)*
* Dart *(does not speak)*
* Lars *(does not speak)*
* Rusty *(does not speak)*
* Toad *(does not speak)*

## Credits

### Voice Cast

* Douglas The Black Engine Number 10 as Bert
* NWR Emily No. 12 *(credit only)*
* HydesR01 as Diesel 10
* Donald 9 and Douglas 10 as All Other Voices

### Music

* "Bill and Ben's Theme" by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell
* "Henry's Sad Theme" by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell
* "Lilly Snaps" by Jared Emerson-Johnson
* "Goodnight Irene" by Jared Emerson-Johnson

### Special Effects

* Thomas the Tank Engine sound effects by Clearwater Studios
	+ Download files created by GWShunter

## Locations

* Knapford Yards
* Barrow-in-Furness Station
* Brendam Docks
* Crovan's Gate Station
* Mainland Scrapyard

## Trivia

* First appearance of Molly.
* First appearance of Murdoch.
* First appearance of Caitlin.
* First appearance of Splatter.
* First appearance of Dodge.
* First appearance of Den.
* First appearance of Dart.
* First appearance of Lars.
* First appearance of Skarloey.
* First appearance of Rheneas.
* First appearance of Rusty.
* First appearance of Duke.
* Diesel returns from the works in this episode, having been last seen in the episode "Crossed".
* This episode marks the first of many things:
	+ The first episode in which Duck and the controller do not appear.
	+ Arthur and Spencer's first speaking roles, as well as Spencer's first speaking role across both versions of the series.
	+ The first time P.T. Boomer appears in more than one episode of any version of the series.
	+ The first sighting of the narrow gauge engines, as well as Rheneas, Rusty, and Duke's first appearances in any version of TESH as a whole.
* This episode's runtime is the exact same length as "Faces in the Dark", at 14 minutes and 34 seconds.

### Goofs/Errors

* In the shot at the beginning of the episode where James is watching Diesel, Edward, Emily, and Lady, the edge of the set can be seen on the right.
* In the scenes at the yard, Toad is not behind Oliver. However, when Oliver later leaves the yard and puffs past Gordon and James, Toad is now coupled behind him.
* After Douglas arrives at Crovan's Gate, any shot of Molly does not show him next to her.
* When Molly departs from Crovan's Gate, the clip has black bars on the top and right side. This is due to the clip having been zoomed in slightly during editing.