Season 15

The **fifteenth season** of the television series aired during March 2011 in the UK and between April and June in the US. This season has a total of twenty episodes.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Emily
* Spencer
* Rosie
* Whiff
* Stanley
* Hiro
* Charlie
* Bash and Dash
* Ferdinand
* Diesel
* Mavis
* 'Arry and Bert
* Salty
* Victor
* Belle
* Flynn
* Den
* Dart
* Rocky
* Bertie
* Butch
* Kevin
* Harold
* Cranky
* Captain
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Lady Hatt
* Dowager Hatt
* Farmer McColl
* The Duke of Boxford
* Mr. Bubbles
* The Sodor Search and Rescue Centre Manager
* The Maithwaite Stationmaster
* Workmen
* The Schoolchildren
* The Ginger-haired Boy
* The Blonde-haired Boy
* Norman (*not named*)
* The Duchess of Boxford (*does not speak*)
* Scruff (*cameo*)
* Paxton (*cameo*)
* Annie and Clarabel (*cameo*)
* Henrietta (*cameo*)
* Trevor (*cameo*)
* Stephen Hatt (*cameo*)
* Bridget Hatt (*cameo*)
* Mr. Percival (*cameo*)
* Jem Cole (*cameo*)
* Alicia Botti (*cameo*)
* Sodor Brass Band (*cameo*)
* The Dairy Manager (*cameo*)
* The Photographer (*cameo*)
* The Bargeman (*cameo*)
* The Fireman (*cameo*)
* The Knapford Stationmaster (*cameo*)
* The Teacher (*cameo*)
* The Bird Watcher (*cameo*)
* The Railway Inspector (*cameo*)
* The Tree Specialists (*cameo*)
* Three Sodor United Players (*cameo*)
* The Laundry Lady (*cameo*)
* Farmer Trotter (*mentioned*)
* Father Christmas (*mentioned*)
* Sir Handel (*original concept only*)
* Peter Sam (*original concept only*)
* Duke (*original concept only*)

### Characters Introduced

* The Railway Coal Inspector
* Dowager Hatt's Friends (*do not speak*)
* Albert's Wife (*cameo*)

## Half hour format

When season 15 aired on PBS in the US and Nick Jr. in the UK, each broadcast airs two episodes, a song & a Down at the Station segments.

### Exciting Friends

* Gordon and Ferdinand
* Song: All You Need
* Toby and Bash

### Kindness with Friends

* Percy's New Friends
* Song: All You Need
* Emily and Dash

### Learning Together

* James to the Rescue
* Song: Go, Go Thomas
* **Down at the Station: The Steam Engine**
* Happy Hiro

### Happy Engines

* Henry's Happy Coal
* Song: Go, Go Thomas
* **Down at the Station: Coal**
* Edward the Hero

### Fun in the Snow

* Let it Snow
* Song: TBA
* Percy the Snowman

### Helping Each Other

* Stop that Bus!
* Song: Roll Along
* **Down at the Station: Passengers**
* Spencer the Grand

### Laughing Together

* Big Belle
* Song: Go, Go Thomas!
* Stuck on You

### Slow Down!Edit

* Wonky Whistle
* Song: Hear the Engines Coming
* **Down at the Station: Going Backwards**
* Up, Up and Away!

### Special Times

* Surprise, Surprise
* Song: TBA
* Tree Trouble

### Being Useful

* Kevin the Steamie
* Song: Hear the Engines Coming
* **Down at the Station: Fireman**
* Fiery Flynn

## Cast

### UK and AUS

* Michael Angelis as the narrator
* Ben Small as Thomas, Toby and Ferdinand
* Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Rosie, Belle, Mavis, Lady Hatt and the Ginger-haired Boy
* Keith Wickham

 as Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Dash, Salty, Den,
Harold, Captain, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt, Mr. Bubbles and the
Railway Coal Inspector

* Matt Wilkinson

 as Spencer, Stanley, Charlie, Bash, Victor, Cranky, Kevin, Farmer
McColl, the Duke of Boxford, the Maithwaite Stationmaster and the Sodor
Search and Rescue Centre Manager

* Rupert Degas as Den (*Fiery Flynn only*), Dart, Flynn, Bertie and Butch
* Togo Igawa as Hiro
* Kerry Shale as Diesel, 'Arry, Bert and Norman
* William Hope as the Steamworks Worker and the Farm Hands

### US and CAN

* Michael Brandon as the narrator, Diesel and Mr. Bubbles
* Martin Sherman as Thomas and Percy
* Jules de Jongh as Emily, Rosie, Mavis and Lady Hatt
* William Hope

 as Edward, Toby, Whiff, Bash, Rocky, the Duke of Boxford, the
Maithwaite Stationmaster, the Steamworks Worker and the Farm Hands

* Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, James, Dash, 'Arry, Bert, Norman, Harold, Kevin, Sir Topham Hatt, and the Railway Coal Inspector
* Keith Wickham as Salty, Den, Captain and Dowager Hatt
* Ben Small as Stanley
* Teresa Gallagher as Belle and the Ginger-haired Boy
* Rupert Degas as Den (*Fiery Flynn only*), Dart, Flynn and Bertie
* Togo Igawa as Hiro
* David Bedella as Victor
* Glenn Wrage as Spencer, Charlie, Ferdinand, Cranky, Butch and the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre Manager

## Trivia

* This season was supposed to be shown after Day of the Diesels, but was brought forwards for unknown reasons.
* This season marks the first of a few things:
	+ Butch's first speaking role in the television series.
	+ Trevor's first appearance in full CGI.
	+ Arlesdale End, Castle Loch, the Fishing Village and Wellsworth's first appearances in full CGI.
	+ The first and only season to have Rupert Degas as Butch in the UK. Matt Wilkinson later took over this role in the sixteenth season.
	+ The first season to have Rupert Degas as part of the voice cast.
	+ The first season with Season 20 being the second not to have Thomas' name titled in any of the episodes.
	+ The first and only season to date, where Thomas, Gordon and Percy have more roles than the rest of the Steam Team.
* This season marks the last of a few things:
	+ The last season in which Christopher Skala was executive producer.
	+ The last season in which Jo Jordan was creative producer.
	+ The last season to have Jukka Voutilaninen voice Hiro in the Finnish dub.
* Percy's whistle now budges up and down when he uses it.
* Jules de Jongh is mentioned in the UK credits despite not having a role.
* On Netflix UK, this series was listed as being season 13. The mistake was later corrected.
* In Finland, this season was shown on the website MTV Juniori before airing on television.