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Rosamund Pike

“I take it as a big responsibility to play Duchess, who is a lovely, warm, bubbly sort of effervescent engine that I am incredibly drawn to because she is very anxious to get things right.”
―Rosamund Pike on her role, Sky News
**Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike** (born 27 January 1979) is an English actress and voice actress. She joined the voice cast in the twenty-fourth series of Thomas & Friends.

She made her film debut in the James Bond film, "Die Another Day" (which starred Pierce Brosnan) and has gone on to appear in many films, including "Pride & Prejudice", "Johnny English Reborn", "Wrath of the Titans", "Jack Reacher", "Gone Girl" and "Hostiles". She has also appeared in several television shows, including "Wives and Daughters", "Foyle's War", and "Thunderbirds Are Go".

## Filmography

* Promised Land (2004)
* The Libertine (2004)
* Pride & Prejudice (2005)
* Doom (2005)
* Fracture (2007)
* Fugitive Pieces (2007)
* An Education (2009)
* Surrogates (2009)
* Yesterday We Were in America (2009)
* Burning Palms (2010)
* Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)
* Barney's Version (2010)
* Made in Dagenham (2010)
* Johnny English Reborn (2011)
* The Big Year (2011)
* Wrath of the Titans (2012)
* Jack Reacher (2012)
* The Devil You Know (2013)
* The World's End (2013)
* A Long Way Down (2014)
* Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)
* What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)
* Gone Girl (2014)
* Return to Sender (2015)
* A United Kingdom (2016)
* The Man with the Iron Heart (2017)
* Hostiles (2017)
* Beirut (2018)
* Entebbe (2018)
* A Private War (2018)
* The Informer (2019)
* Radioactive (2019)

Television* A Rather English Marriage (1998)
* Wives and Daughters (1999)
* Trial & Retribution (2000)
* Love in a Cold Climate (2001)
* Bond Girls are Forever (2002)
* Foyle's War (2002)
* Freefall (2009)
* Women in Love (2011)
* Thunderbirds Are Go (2015-2020)
* Watership Down (2018)
* Moominvalley (2019-present)
* State of the Union (2019)
* Thomas & Friends (2020)

## Quotes

“I think this is a very beautiful and apt episode for the 75th anniversary episode. It's got all the key characters and some new ones and some unexpected ones, and I think it puts Thomas front and centre, giving him a very noble and important challenge and he emerges from it triumphant.”
―Rosamund Pike on The Royal Engine, U.S. News
Murdoch

Murdoch is one of Sodor's largest and strongest tender engines, who is somewhat shy, a gentle giant and prefers the quiet countryside to the constant noise of industry. He hauls goods trains on the Main Line and lives at Knapford Sheds.

## Personality

Murdoch is a mighty, powerful engine with ten drive wheels. He is one of the largest engines working on Sodor and was brought to the Island to help with the heavy workload and pull heavy goods trains across the Main Line. Murdoch is as shy as he is strong, as he is actually a gentle giant. He can often be found seeking peace and quiet, away from the bustle of the yards and the Docks. He enjoys long hauls through the countryside and although he can get short of patience and a little annoyed if he does not get some alone time, he can be quite a reserved engine. Although he can be an independent worker, Murdoch is often content to join in, help and offer advice where he deems it worthy, but, despite being hard to miss due to his defining strength and size, he will not jump to put himself at the centre of attention.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Murdoch is based on a BR Standard Class 9F, which were used for fast and heavy goods trains. The class was the last of the BR Standards and the final steam engine class built by British Railways, with the last one, "Evening Star", built in March 1960. Due to the size and shape of the class, they where given the nickname "Spaceships." "Evening Star" and eight other 9Fs are preserved. One 9F, "Black Prince" holds the record for hauling the heaviest steam-hauled train in Great Britain, at 2,198 tons. "Evening Star" is also part of the National Collection.

Murdoch's basis
### Livery

Murdoch is painted dull orange with green and red lining. He has smoke deflectors, on which he wears red nameplates with his name in gold.

According to early concept art of him by Robert Gauld-Galliers, he was originally going to be painted maroon red with chrome yellow lining, but his livery was changed due to Arthur having a similar colour scheme, likely for merchandising reasons.

## Appearances

### Thomas & Friends

* **Season 7** - Something Fishy (not named, does not speak), Peace and Quiet and Best Dressed Engine
* **Season 8** - Percy and the Magic Carpet (does not speak)
* **Season 11** - Emily's Rubbish (cameo)
* **Season 12** - Excellent Emily and Thomas Puts the Brakes On (does not speak)

## Trivia

* In his concept art, he seems to have a double chimney, which were fitted on 9Fs built from 1958 onwards.
* Murdoch shares the same whistle sound with Arthur, which itself is an LMS whistle stock sound effect.
* The Motor Road and Rail system previously spelt Murdoch's name incorrectly as "Murdock."
* Murdoch's model used to be on display in Canada at Nitrogen Studios. The model was displayed with no face.
* The Halloween Engine in the eighth season episode, Halloween, used Murdoch's cylinders.
* Murdoch was once misspelled as Mordoch.
* Even though Murdoch's tender wheels are black, most merchandise ranges have them orange.
* The remote control used for Murdoch's eye mechanism, and later Stanley's, is now owned by Twitter user IsaacM6991.
Naomi Watanabe

Naomi Watanabe (渡辺直美, born on 23 October 1987 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese-born Japanese actress, comedian, and fashion designer who was featured as a special guest actress in the Japanese narration of The Great Race.

She is most famous in Japan for her celebrity impersonations, most famously Beyoncé's songs "Dreamgirls" and "Crazy in Love".

## Songs Performed

* You Can Only Be You
* Be Who You Are, and Go Far
Mikoto Nakai

Mikoto Nakai (中井美琴, born on 11 March in Tokyo) is a Japanese voice actress who voices characters in the Japanese dub of Thomas & Friends starting in the twenty-second series.

## Voices

* Hong-Mei
* Some Children (Thomas Goes to Bollywood)
* A Passenger (Outback Thomas)
* Knapford Station Speaker (An Engine of Many Colours)
Sakura Yoshioka

Sakura Yoshioka (吉岡 さくら, born on 25 May 1987 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress who was affiliated with 81 Produce and provided voices in the Japanese version of Thomas & Friends.

She is well known for voicing in various animes, such as "Baku Tech! Bakugan" and "Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt" and Siam-Neko Yummy from "Kamen Rider OOO".

## Voices

* Bill and Ben (The Great Race only)
* Caitlin
* Mavis (fourteenth season onwards)
* Annie and Clarabel (Blue Mountain Mystery onwards)
* Lady Hatt (Day of the Diesels onwards)
* Bridget Hatt (Day of the Diesels onwards)
* The Ginger-haired Boy (The Adventure Begins onwards)
* Some Children (Bust My Buffers!, The Switch, Old Reliable Edward, Duck and the Slip Coaches, A Cranky Christmas, Diesel's Ghostly Christmas, Slow Stephen, Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure, Ryan and Daisy, Letters to Santa, The Big Freeze and Daisy's Perfect Christmas)
* Some Passengers (The Perfect Gift, Springtime for Diesel and Tiger Trouble)
* Cowgirls
* The Knapford Station Speaker (Tale of the Brave, No Help At All and Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks)
Shankar

Shankar is an Indian diesel shunter. He works on the Indian Railway.

## Personality

Shankar is wise and incredibly sympathetic, but also serious and blunt, always straight to the point. If a plan is there to set things right, you can definitely count on him if he's in it.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Shankar is based on a Russian TGM23 class diesel shunter. Shankar has been regauged from Russian broad gauge to standard gauge. Ivan shares this basis.

Shankar's basis
### Livery

Shankar is painted brown, cream and orange. His wheels and running plate are brown, and his handrails are yellow.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 22** - Trusty Trunky and Tiger Trouble
* **Season 23** - Crowning Around and Thomas Makes a Mistake
* **Season 24** - Shankar's Makeover

### Specials

* **2018** - Big World! Big Adventures! (cameo)

## Voice Actors

* Sanjeev Bhaskar (UK/US)
* Erik Schäffler (Germany)
* Kōichi Sakaguchi (Japan)
* Alexander Horlin (Russia)

## Trivia

* His model is a modified version of Ivan's.
* His name means "beneficent" or "giver of bliss" in the Sanskrit language.
* His livery is based upon the livery worn by the WDS-6 locomotives based at Visakhapatnam depot in India, albeit with the order of the bands reversed.
Skiff

## Skiff the Railboat

Skiff is a railboat. He was originally owned by Sailor John, but now gives Railboat Tours around Arlesburgh Harbour with his new captain, Joe.

## Personality

Skiff is a feisty, fun-loving little boat with a very upbeat and positive attitude, in spite of the fact that his former captain, Sailor John, was not very nice to him. Sailor John bossed Skiff about, but no matter how loud he shouted or how hard he stomped on his deck, it never seemed to dampen Skiff's spirit. Skiff remained keen to make up again and genuinely thought of Sailor John as his friend, at least until John revealed his true colours. Skiff treats every day as an exciting new adventure; he likes to see the best in everyone and think of the world as a wonderful place. This leaves him vulnerable to persuasion to the point of appearing gullible.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Skiff is based on the Eastport Pram with an added railway chassis. The concept of a railboat comes from the Ffestiniog Railway's Spooner's Boat, which served as the inspiration for Skiff.

Skiff’s basis
### Livery

Skiff's hull was painted white, while his mast and woodworkings were stained brown and his wheels were rusted. At the end of Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure he was repainted in a new livery; his woodworkings are now painted blue and turquoise, his wheels red, and his sail is white with yellow stripes, while his hull remains white.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 22** - Forever and Ever (cameo)

## Trivia

* Skiff's name comes from a small watercraft that can carry a small crew, normally one person.
* Skiff's model was used in the twenty-second season episodes Cyclone Thomas to represent a capsized boat.
* In the 2016 version of the Australian television program, "The Chaser's Election Desk", 4 Wooden Railway toys of Skiff appear in a skit about Australian politician, Peter Dutton, about how he talks about "stopping the boats".
* Concept art of Skiff reveals that the sign saying "Skiff's Railboat Tours" on his side originally said "Skiff's Railroad Tours".
Mr. Percival

## Mr Peregrine Percival

Mr Peregrine Percival, nicknamed "the Thin Controller" ("Narrow-Gauge Controller" in the US), is the current manager of the Skarloey and Culdee Fell Railways in the television series. In the magazine stories, he also runs a Cable Railway.

## Attire

Mr. Percival is a tall, thin gentleman. He is usually dressed in a black suit jacket with grey trousers, a yellow waistcoat, a white shirt, a black tie and a black bowler hat. He wears a pair of brown glasses. Season 12

## Trivia

* In the US, he is exclusively referred to as Mr. Percival, whereas he is known as the Thin Controller in the UK. Sir Topham Hatt (aka the Fat Controller) has the same issue. However, in the UK dub of Big World! Big Adventures! he is referred as Mr. Percival.
* Mr. Percival's Take-Along and Take-n-Play toys both feature him inside of a car, whereas he has only ever been seen with a bicycle.
* From the ninth to the eleventh seasons, the top of Mr. Percival's head was bald. However, since the cross over to CGI in the twelfth season, he has a full head of hair.
* Mr. Percival wears similar attire, with corresponding colours, to the television series Fat Controller's clothes.
* In the model series, Mr. Percival was often accompanied by a workman holding his bicycle.
* In the ninth and tenth seasons, Mr. Percival's bicycle was painted black. From the eleventh season onwards, it is painted red.
* The Thin Controller's attire and physical appearance in the 1979 annual may have been the inspiration for Mr. Percival, as they both have the same hairstyle and wear the same clothing and bowler hat.
* Mr. Percival's CGI Series model was reused for the Dockyard Manager in the twelfth season episode, Henry Gets it Wrong.
Rosie is Red

*“Thomas and Rosie sitting in the tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G!”*
-Bill and Ben teasing Thomas.
**Rosie is Red** is the twenty-second episode of the twenty-second series.

## Plot

It is Valentine's Day on Sodor, and Diesel, Bill and Ben tease Thomas and Rosie about loving each other. Thomas and Rosie try to stay away from each other to stop anyone else from teasing them, but Sir Topham Hatt's newest special for them makes it quite a challenge.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Gordon
* Percy
* Toby
* Bill and Ben
* Rosie
* Diesel
* Annie and Clarabel
* Henrietta
* Cranky
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Lady Hatt
* Dowager Hatt
* Emily (*cameo*)
* Paxton (*cameo*)
* Carly (*cameo*)
* Big Mickey (*cameo*)

## Locations

* Vicarstown
* Brendam Docks
* Sodor Shipping Company
* The Washdown
* Knapford
* Knapford Station Yard
* Wellsworth
* Wellsworth Sheds
* Ulfstead Castle (*mentioned*)

## Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Edward, Gordon, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt and the Workmen
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Rob Rackstraw as Toby
* Rasmus Hardiker as Bill
* Matt Wilkinson as Ben and Cranky
* Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
* Kerry Shale as Diesel and the Workmen
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel and Lady Hatt
* Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* William Hope as Edward and Toby
* Kerry Shale as Gordon, Diesel and the Workmen
* Christopher Ragland as Percy
* Rasmus Hardiker as Bill
* Matt Wilkinson as Ben
* Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel and Lady Hatt
* Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
* Glenn Wrage as Cranky
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt and the Workmen

## Trivia

* The title of this episode is a reference to the first verse of the phrase, "Roses are Red."
* This is the series' first Valentine's Day episode.
* This marks the fourth time an engine is seen with an item in their mouth. In this case, Thomas caught a rose in his teeth, similar to a Flamenco dancer.
* This is the last episode to feature Percy without his Series 23 details.
* This episode marks Henrietta's only speaking role and Lady and Dowager Hatt's only appearances in the twenty-second series.

## Goofs

* Right before Thomas leaves the washdown, his face is not rendered properly, as part of it is out of alignment with his smokebox.
Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant

**Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* Percy
* Belle
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Daisy
* Annie and Clarabel
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Headkeeper Jack

James and Emily are likely to appear

## Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Gordon and Sir Topham Hatt
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Annie and Clarabel
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
* Rob Rackstraw as Elephant Carer

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Kerry Shale as Gordon
* Christopher Ragland as Percy
* Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Annie and Clarabel
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
* Rob Rackstraw as Elephant Carer
Spencer

Spencer is a sleek streamlined engine privately owned by The Duke and Duchess of Boxford. He commonly visits the Island of Sodor with his owners.

## Personality

Spencer is very arrogant and pompous and considers himself to be above doing menial duties such as shunting. None of the engines like him, especially Thomas and Gordon. When he came to build the summer house, Spencer proved himself to be very nosy, sneaky, disobedient and rather neglectful. Gordon and Spencer have never gotten on very well with each other. This is mainly because of his pompous behaviour, which exceeds even that of Gordon's. His arrogance has also shown that he is not willing to take advice from other engines, which only results in him needing help from those he shrugs off. Despite this, he has shown a kind side when he realised his mistakes, especially when reprimanded by the Duke and Duchess or the Fat Controller for causing trouble. This side once came through when he helped Percy find his way home to Tidmouth Sheds. He also wants to be really useful too like all the other engines.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Spencer is based on an LNER Class A4 Pacific. Mallard, holder of the world speed record for steam locomotives, is another member of this class. An additional five members of this class survive in preservation.

Spencer's basis
### Livery

Spencer was painted blue-grey with black lining. From the tenth season onwards, he is painted metallic silver, still with black lining. He has red nameplates with his name in gold on the sides of his boiler. His livery may have been inspired by that of the first four A4s, which were painted in a "silver" livery. He has also gained permanent lamps on his front.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 22** - An Engine of Many Colours and The Water Wheel (stock footage cameo)

## Trivia

* On the Steamies vs. Diesels DVD, Spencer is mistakenly called a diesel, even though he is a steam engine. This is because in the game, Spencer says he does not have a whistle, but has an electric horn instead. However, his picture clearly shows him having a whistle.
* Spencer's whistle is a stock sound effect of a GWR whistle.
* Even though Spencer's tender wheels are black, most merchandise ranges have them blue-grey/metallic silver.
* Spencer's Hornby model incorrectly features him with black wheels. All other merchandise models have him with correct silver wheels.
* In his The Great Race promotional video, it states he is the holder of the world speed record for steam locomotives. In the actual special, it is stated that he is a former world record holder.
* Spencer is the first steam engine to be the main antagonist in a special, with that special being Hero of the Rails.
* At many Day Out with Thomas events, Spencer has Mavis' face.
* In the nineteenth season he gained two LNER style headlamps.
Sidney

## Sidney the Forgetful Diesel

Sidney is a forgetful blue diesel shunter. He often takes goods trains to the mainland.

## Personality

Sidney is a very helpful diesel engine, but he's also very forgetful. He starts his day at one location and ends up at another, not remembering how he got there. When it was his turn for repairs at the Dieselworks, he was hoisted up and had his undercarriage removed. Being patient, Sidney was happy to wait, and wait, and wait. He sat there happy to pass the time with any engine that happened to be visiting. Two years later, he still had no wheels, so Percy helped him at Christmas to get a new set of wheels and now he is back on track.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Sidney is based on a BR Class 08 diesel-electric shunter. Over seventy members of this class survive today in preservation, while around 100 remain in service on the national rail network. They were in fact the most successful shunting engines in the world, with a total 996 of them built. Diesel, the Diesel Shunter, Paxton, Splatter, Dodge, 'Arry, Bert, Ulli and The Mainland Diesels are also members of this class.

Sidney’s basis
### Livery

Sidney is painted navy blue with yellow lining and hazard stripes under his face. His coupling rods and front bufferbeam are painted a rusty orange colour. His paint is chipped in places, and shows signs of weathering.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 22** - Forever and Ever (cameo), Hunt the Truck (stock footage cameo) and The Case of the Puzzling Parts

## Trivia

* In some merchandising and books, Sidney's name is misspelled as "Sydney."
* Sidney gained a headlamp the same style as Diesel's in Big World! Big Adventures!.
Skarloey

Skarloey, a narrow gauge saddle tank engine, is the oldest engine on the Skarloey Railway. Talyllyn, from the Talyllyn Railway, is his twin and Rheneas is his brother.

biography

Click Skarloey/Coverage for skarloey biography

## Personality

Skarloey is the sage of the Skarloey Railway and is an old, faithful little engine. Although once full of enthusiasm and his own ideas in his youth, Skarloey is now one of the oldest engines on the Island. He is a calm-natured, quaint and mature engine and may often try to guide or watch over less experienced narrow gauge engines in his firm but fair and friendly manner. He acts kindly to engines and passengers alike and always enjoys a gentle, smooth journey through the woods by the lakeside and stopping at all the gates and stiles he remembers so well, but that does not mean he is not reckless.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Skarloey is based on the Talyllyn Railway's Talyllyn, a Fletcher Jennings Class C 0-4-2ST built in 1864. In the Railway Series, Talyllyn is Skarloey's twin. Rusty's Ghost Engine shares the same basis.

Skarloey's basis
### Livery

In the Railway Series, Skarloey is painted in SR standard red with blue and yellow lining and with his name painted in yellow on the sides of his saddle tank and has a brass dome. In the television series, Skarloey was originally painted red with white lining. From the ninth series onwards, he is painted crimson red with white and gold lining. He has red and gold name and number plates on the sides of his saddle tank and coal bunkers respectively.

## Appearances

### Thomas & Friends

* **Season 22** - The Case of the Puzzling Parts and Counting on Nia (cameo)

## Trivia

* Skarloey was built at Fletcher, Jennings & Co. at Whitehaven, the same place as Rheneas, Captain Baxter, Talyllyn and Dolgoch.
* His name is Sudric for "Lake in the Woods".
* Skarloey's name on the Japanese Thomas website is backwards.
* In the Polish narration, Skarloey's name is Sławek, which is coincidentally Stephen's name in the same narration.
* In the French dub from the fourth to seventh series, Skarloey was called Charles.
* Skarloey's large scale model was used as Rusty's Ghost Engine in Duncan Gets Spooked.
* Keith Wickham gives Skarloey a Welsh accent; reflecting his basis' origins.
* The Rev. W. Awdry's model of Skarloey is currently on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Tywyn.
* Skarloey's Wooden Railway toy was among the toys that were part of the lead paint crisis in 2005.
* Though mentioned as Rheneas' brother in the Railway Series, the two have never been referred to as brothers in the television series.
Paqui Horcajo

Paqui Horcajo is a Spanish voice actress who provides voices for the European Spanish version of Thomas & Friends.

She is known for providing voices for various video games, including God of War, Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos, Resistance 3, and Starhawk.

## Voices

* Bash
* Gina
* Millie
* Donatina
* Annie and Clarabel
Neville/Coverage

### Thomas and Friends

Neville is a kind and friendly steam engine, whose square body may cause others to look at him as having diesel-like qualities. Upon his arrival, Thomas saw him with 'Arry and Bert, who were actually teasing him, which caused a rumour regarding him being friends with the diesels and being horrid to steam engines to spread. Percy and Emily thought that he was planning to bump the steam engines, despite his jolly greetings to the engines. Luckily, the rumour was rectified and Thomas befriended Neville after rescuing him from a broken bridge.

Despite his gentleness, Neville has acted a bit cheeky, having once laughed at Emily for working with Whiff along with Molly and Murdoch.

Sometime later, Neville told Thomas and Percy about the job of collecting the Sodor Brass Band.
Simcha Barbiro

Simcha Barbiro (Hebrew: שמחה ברבירו‎; born 27 April 1967), is an Israeli theatre and television actor who narrated Thomas & Friends in Israel. He narrated the first and second series, during which time he also participated in the Hebrew dub of Thomas and the Magic Railroad.

Barbiro graduated from Beit Zvi Actors School of Performing Arts in 1991.

His voice is known for his dubbing works in many animated TV shows and feature films. He is best known for dubbing Stitch and Dr. Hamsterviel in "Lilo & Stitch: The Series" and the anime "Stitch!" Mort from the "Madagascar" series, Harvey Bullock from "Batman: The Animated Series," Krillin and Frieza from "Dragon Ball" ("Z" and "GT"), Gogo Dodo from "Tiny Toon Adventures", Runt and Dr. Scratchansniff from "Animaniacs," Tookie Tookie Bird from the 2007 "George of the Jungle" series, Thomson from "The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn," Clank from the "Tinker Bell" films, Vernon Fenwick from the 1987 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and Chuck from "The Angry Birds Movie".

Following the death of Yoni Chen in 1995, Barbiro replaced him in Looney Tunes feature film, Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales as Elmer Fudd (until the first DVD edition dub) and Sylvester (until The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries). Both roles were passed on to Ami Mendleman.

Following Giora Kenneth's retirement from voice work in 2007, due to health problems in his throat, Barbiro replaced him as Mr. Herriman in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and Minimus P.U. in Atomic Betty.

He is a close friend of Yoram Yosefsberg who co-played Allot in dubbing works.

As an actor, Barbiro has participated in TV shows, radio commercials and plays.
Milk Bud

Milk Bud is a blue milk carton Petkin who is the engines' trusty dog.

## Coverage

* Click here to view Milk Bud's coverage.

## Personality

Milk Bud is a cheerful, playful Petkin. She likes to play with Percy and his friends. One time, Milk Bud went missing, and the engines had to find her. Then, after the engines got shrunk, and Percy almost crashed into Raul, The engines finally found her in the Sports store, looking for a new ball. Then the engines decided that would never happen again.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Milk Bud is based on a milk carton. It is the primary source of nutrition for infant mammals (including humans who are breastfed) before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to its young and can reduce the risk of many diseases. It contains many other nutrients including protein and lactose. Interspecies consumption of milk is not uncommon, particularly among humans, many of whom consume the milk of other mammals.

Milk Bud's basis
### Livery

Milk Bud is painted blue with a bluish white straw, brown eyes, blue ears and paws, and a white doggy snout. She has a white label and spots all over her that resemble a cow's spots.

## Appearances

### Shopkins

* **Season 1** - 12 Days of Thomas, Philip Monroe and the Engines Shadow!, No Pain, No Gain, X Marks the Spot (cameo) and A Walk in the Park
* **Season 2** - Lost and Hound (Part 1), Lost and Hound (Part 2), Lost and Hound (Part 3), Lost and Hound (Part 4), Power Hungry (Part 2) (mentioned), Silly Season (Part 1) (cameo), Silly Season (Part 4) (cameo), Engines Bring Europe to Jessicake (Part 1) (cameo) and Thomas World Fair (Part 5) (cameo)

## Trivia

* Her name is most likely a pun on the dog biscuit brand Milk-Bone, but it could possibly be a pun on the candy Milk Duds.
* She is the first Season Four Shopkin and the first Petkin to ever appear in a webisode.
Oliver Hermann

Oliver Hermann (born in 1960 in Hamburg) is a German actor who voices a character in the German dub of Thomas & Friends.

He is known for playing in various German shows such as "Die Pfefferkörner", "Großstadtrevier", "Jürgen – Heute wird gelebt", "Bad Cop – kriminell gut", "Morden im Norden" and most notably as the main character from "alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP".
Ryō Horikawa

Ryō Horikawa (堀川りょう, born on 1 February 1958 as Makoto Horikawa) is a Japanese voice actor who was formerly affiliated with Aoni Production and voiced characters in the Japanese version of Thomas & Friends. On 1 June 2004, Horikawa was now affiliated with his self-founded Aslead Company.

He is most recognised as the voice of Vegeta from "Dragon Ball Z" and Captain Falcon from the "F-Zero" and "Super Smash Bros." game series.

## Voices

* Henry (first - eighth series)
* Mavis (fifth series only)
* Troublesome Trucks (Pop Goes the Diesel, Dirty Work and Emily's New Route)
* Oliver the Excavator (sixth series only)
* Some Band Members (eighth series only)
* Gordon's driver (A Better View for Gordon)
* James' driver (Time for Trouble)
* Toby's driver (Mavis, Toby's Tightrope, and Toby's Discovery)
* Duck's driver (Toby Had a Little Lamb)
* Oliver's fireman (Oliver's Find)
* Daisy's driver (Bulls Eyes)
* Rusty's driver (Dunkin Duncan)
* Bulgy's driver (Bulgy Rides Again)
* The Knapford Stationmaster (Emily's New Route)
* Some Passengers (Edward, Gordon and Henry)

## Songs

* Pop Goes the Diesel
* Thomas' Anthem (performed)
* Every Cloud has a Silver Lining (performed)
* Harold the Helicopter (performed)
Mike Grady

**Mike Grady** (born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England on 6 February 1946) is a British actor and voice actor who joined the cast of Thomas and Friends in King of the Railway.

He is best known for his role as Barry Wilkinson in the long-running BBC sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine". Other credits include "Bernard's Watch" and "Citizen Smith" as well as numerous voice-overs for commercials.

## Filmography

* Up the Front (1972)
* The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
* I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight (1976)
* The London Connection (1979)
* The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
* Britannia Hospital (1982)
* The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
* Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989)
* Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
* Night of the Loving Dead (2012)
* Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway (2013)
* Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave (2014)

Television* Doctor in the House (1969)
* The Fenn Street Gang (1971)
* Suspicion (1971)
* Tightrope (1972)
* In for a Penny (1972)
* Look and Read (1973)
* Emmerdale (1973)
* Public Eye (1971-1973)
* Once Upon a Time (1973)
* Doctor In Charge (1973)
* Symptoms (1974)
* The Kids from 47A (1973-1974)
* Second City Firsts (1974)
* Coronation Street (1975)
* My Brother's Keeper (1975-1976)
* Hunter's Walk (1973-1976)
* The Howerd Confessions (1976)
* Lucky Feller (1976)
* Rooms (1977)
* Thundercloud (1979)
* Minder (1979)
* Keep It in the Family (1980)
* Play for Today (1970-1980)
* Citizen Smith (1977-1980)
* BBC2 Playhouse (1976-1982)
* Kelly Monteith (1982)
* Lady Is a Tramp (1983)
* The Kenny Everett Television Show (1983)
* Dramarama (1983)
* Sweet Sixteen (1983)
* Bergerac (1984)
* Lytton's Diary (1986)
* Troubles and Strife (1986)
* Super Gran (1987)
* Chis 'n' Fips (1984-1987)
* Last of the Summer Wine (1986-2010)
* Chelmsford 123 (1988)
* This Is David Lander (1988)
* Colin's Sandwich (1988-1990)
* Not with a Band (1990)
* Tales from the Poop Deck (1992)
* Screen One (1992)
* An Ungentlemanly Act (1992)
* Up the Garden Path (1990-1993)
* The Bill (1993)
* Harry (1995)
* Wycliffe (1996)
* The Willows in Winter (1996)
* Woof! (1997)
* As Time Goes By (1997)
* Bernard's Watch (2001)
* Causality (2004; 2017)
* Doctors (2001-2015)
* Skins (2011)
* Holby City (2011)
* Thomas & Friends (2013-present)
* The Dumping Ground (2017)
* Midsomer Murders (2018)
* Vanity Fair (2018)
Scott Maurstad

Scott Maurstad (born 20 August 1988) is a Norwegian actor and voice actor who provides voices for the Norwegian version of Thomas & Friends.

He is the son of the musician Aage Kvalbein and fellow Thomas and Friends voice actor Mari Maurstad, and the brother of actors Aslak Maurstad and Stinius Maurstad.

He is known for voicing Fred Jones from "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated", Ron Weasley from the "Harry Potter" series, various characters from "Pokémon", including Cilan and his brothers, and Logan Henderson from "Big Time Rush". He had also provided voices for "The Suite Life on Deck", "Wizards of Waverly Place" and many others. He has also provided voices for a few video games.

## Voices

* Bill and Ben (Tale of the Brave only)
* Connor (King of the Railway only)
* Luke (Blue Mountain Mystery and King of the Railway only)
* Paxton (Blue Mountain Mystery and King of the Railway only)
* Rusty (Blue Mountain Mystery only)
* Jack (King of the Railway only)
Oliver (excavator)/Coverage

### Thomas & Friends

In his first appearance, Oliver was helping to clear room for new railway lines at the quarry. Later, the foreman assigned Oliver to move some rocks, but Jack wanted to do it and instead toppled over a hill. Jack learned his lesson and after that he allowed Oliver to continue with his jobs. Once, Oliver uncovered a complete dinosaur skeleton while digging a swimming pool. The following day, Oliver was on the front page of the Sodor Times with the headline, "Digger Digs Dino!".

When Max and Monty carelessly crashed into the lightning tree, Alfie, Kelly and Oliver used their arms to prevent the tree from falling over until it was propped and saved. However, he proved to be unsuccessful after trying to demolish a building with a wrecking ball.

Oliver, along with the rest of the Pack, also helped with the restoration of Great Waterton.

Oliver later helped to construct the Harwick Branch Line with Jack, Alfie, Max and Monty, he was heading to the site, but he blocked Bertie's way who was very annoyed since he lost a race with Thomas. When Marion first met the excavator, she believed that Oliver the engine had made a wish to Rex, Bert and Mike, who Marion believed to be magical, to turn himself into an excavator. Oliver tried to explain, but Marion gave the excavator no chance to do so. It was not until the opening ceremony of the new branch line that Marion found out that there were two Olivers on Sodor.

Very later on, he, Jack, Alfie, Max and Monty were working on Ffarquhar Branch Line the dump truck twins caused a rock to hit Oliver's hydraulics in his arm causing him to have to repaired and when he was repaired he helped clear the branch line after Max and Monty dump their loads on the line.

After James' accident at Tidmouth Sheds when his brakes malfunctioned, Oliver helped with the shed's reconstruction.
Rheneas

**Rheneas** is a narrow gauge tank engine and the Skarloey Railway's second engine. Dolgoch from the Talyllyn Railway is his twin and Skarloey is his brother.

## Biography

Click Rheneas/Corevage

lining.

## Personality

Rheneas has been called a "gallant old engine" before and deserves such a title. Rheneas is highly determined, brave and courageous. He is a tough, committed worker despite his age and takes great responsibility in his work. He is keen to keep his friends smiling and, although he is a level-headed engine, he can be a bit of an adventurer too. Though he may often try to struggle on alone, Rheneas knows when it is time to call on the help of his friends. Nevertheless, Rheneas is always highly dedicated to the task at hand.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Rheneas is based on the Talyllyn Railway's Dolgoch, a Fletcher Jennings Class Bb 0-4-0WT. In the Railway Series, Dolgoch is Rheneas' twin. Smudger is another member of this class.

### Livery

In the Railway Series, Rheneas is painted in SR standard red with blue and yellow lining, with his name on the sides of his boiler in yellow.

In the television series, Rheneas is painted vermilion with black and gold lining and brass fittings. He has black and brass name and number plates on the sides of his boiler and coal bunkers respectively. In early magazine illustrations, he was painted carmine. This carried over to nearly all his merchandise. In Blue Mountain Mystery, he was repainted yellow with blue lining to play a joke on Thomas. He has been painted back into his original livery since then.
Naomi Shindō

Naomi Shindo (進藤尚美, born on 9 November 1972) is a Japanese voice actress who provided voices
in the Japanese version of Thomas & Friends.

She is best known for voicing Professor Juniper from "Pokémon: Black and White", Mamiya from "Fist of the North Star", Gasser from "BoBoBo-Bo Bo-BoBo", Ranmaru Mori and Ginchiyo Tachibana from the "Samurai Warriors" series, Juli Mizrahi from "Xenosaga", and Medusa from "Kid Icarus Uprising".

## Voices

* Jack (sixth series only)
* Thomas' fireman (The Fogman)
* Some villagers (It's Only Snow)
Molly

Molly is a powerful, bright yellow tender engine.

## Personality

Molly is a powerful, bright yellow steam engine. She is proud of her strength, and is happy to put it to use as one of Sodor's bigger engines. She often works pulling empty trucks to the coaling plant. Being a sensitive engine, she often worries about fading into the background. Sometimes taking "empties" makes her feel less important and sad, but in the end, she will usually see that it is a vital part of operations and an important task after all. Molly has a peacekeeper attitude, tends to be rather sensible, and is looked upon as a "big sister" by some of the other engines. However, because of her sensitivity, she can be easily embarrassed or upset by conflict, and will steam away to avoid it, but will usually have the courage to do what she thinks is right. Molly likes to be as good as everyone else and wants the other engines to think the best of her.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Molly is based on a Great Eastern Railway D56 Class "Claud Hamilton", classified as D15 by the London and North Eastern Railway, with a Belpaire firebox and the smaller 'water-cart' tender. Claud Hamiltons under the classes S46/D14, D56/D15 and H88/D16 were built at Stratford Works from 1900 to 1923. Under the LNER, most members of the class were rebuilt into the Gresley designed D16/3 sub-class. Members of this class pulled the Royal Train from Wolverton to the Sandringham Estate for several decades. The last D15 was withdrawn in 1952, while the last rebuilt Claud was withdrawn in 1960. None are preserved, though there are plans to construct a replica of D16/2 No. 8783 which is to be named Phoenix.

The original 8783 that shares the same basis cameoed in The Railway Series book, Toby, Trucks and Trouble.

Molly’s basis
### Livery

Molly is painted bright yellow with red boiler bands, red and bronze lining, and a white roof and wheel rims.

## Trivia

* Molly appeared with a larger face in promotional shots, the Official Website and in certain Thomas & Friends magazine stories. This is assumed to be a prototype face, as it was never used in the television series. The face was also used on her Take Along card and all merchandise lines except for the Wind-up line. The TOMY and TrackMaster range face covers the whole smoke box but is designed like her standard face.
* Her original faces are now owned by ThomasTankMerch on Twitter, including two that were never shown in public until then.
* One of Molly's models used to be on display at Nitrogen Studios.
* Even though Molly's tender wheels are black, most merchandise ranges have them yellow, except for TOMY and TrackMaster.
* Molly’s Take Along, Capsule Plarail and My First Thomas toys depict her with black buffers.
Nia's Bright Idea

**Nia's Bright Idea** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Emily
* Stephen
* Glynn
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Millie
* Annie and Clarabel
* Harold
* Skiff
* Mr. Percival
* Sir Robert Norramby
* The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (*do not speak*)
* Spencer (*mentioned*)
* Captain Joe (*mentioned*)

## Locations

* Knapford
* Ulfstead Castle

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Gordon, Glynn, Harold, Sir Topham Hatt and Mr. Percival
* Rob Rackstraw as James
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Annie and Clarabel
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Jamie Campbell Bower as Skiff
* Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
* Bob Golding as Stephen (*uncredited*)
* Miranda Raison as Millie (*uncredited*)

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Kerry Shale as Gordon, Harold and Mr. Percival
* Rob Rackstraw as James
* Christopher Ragland as Percy
* Jules de Jongh as Emily
* Keith Wickham as Glynn and Sir Topham Hatt
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Jamie Campbell Bower as Skiff
* Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
* Bob Golding as Stephen (*uncredited*)
* Miranda Raison as Millie (*uncredited*)
Sigbjørn Solheim

Sigbjørn Solheim (born August 4th, 1990) is a Norwegian actor who provided voices for several characters in the Norwegian narration of Thomas & Friends.

He also provides voices for other shows, such as Stewart Jackson from "Hannah Montana", Arnold from "Hey Arnold!", Ben Tennyson from "Ben 10", Dipper Pines from "Gravity Falls", the title character in "Kick Buttowski", Mako from "The Legend of Korra", and Danny Fenton from "Danny Phantom". He also provides voices in "Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault" and "QForce", and is the current announcer on Disney XD.

He stepped down as voice actor from the show after the seventeenth series.

## Voices

* Duck (seventeenth series only)
* Harvey (seventeenth series only)
* Whiff (Misty Island Rescue - seventeenth series)
* Charlie (thirteenth - seventeenth series)
* Bash (Misty Island Rescue - sixteenth series, excluding Thomas' Crazy Day, Jumping Jobi Wood!, and Gordon and Ferdinand)
* Dash (Thomas' Crazy Day, Jumping Jobi Wood!, and Gordon and Ferdinand only)
* Connor (seventeenth series only)
* Skarloey (sixteenth - seventeenth series, excluding King of the Railway)
* Rheneas (seventeenth series only)
* Peter Sam (sixteenth - seventeenth series)
* Bert (diesel) (fourteenth - sixteenth series)
* Den (fifteenth - seventeenth series)
* Bertie (fifteenth season and seventeenth series)
* Butch (fifteenth - seventeenth series)
* The Sodor Search and Rescue Centre Manager
* The Maithwaite Stationmaster (A Blooming Mess only)
Mountain Engine

Mountain Engine is an upcoming episode.

## Plot

Sir Handel is grumpy and complains about the coaches' causing trouble for him. Rheneas tells him that he should be grateful that he does not work on a mountain railway. Sir Handel does not believe such a thing exists, and an argument ensues until Donald arrives with Culdee, a mountain engine. When Culdee wakes up, he tells the little engines about his line, and an adventure he had on his first day when he learned how to use his automatic brakes during a thrilling journey down a mountain.

## Characters

* Donald
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Sir Handel
* Culdee
* Wilfred (cameo)
* Alaric (cameo)
* Godred (not named; mentioned)
* Ernest (not named; mentioned)
* Shane Dooiney (not named; mentioned)
* Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima and Beatrice (mentioned)

## Locations

* Skarloey Railway Engine Sheds
* Devil's Back
* The Mainland (mentioned)
Stanley

Stanley is a silver saddletank engine. He works as both a shunting engine and a mixed traffic engine.

## Personality

Stanley is the "boy-next-door" of Sir Topham Hatt's Railway. Cool, courteous, and cheery, he is a little bit bigger, a little bit newer, and a little bit stronger than Thomas, which, at first, made Thomas jealous when all focus seemed to be on this shiny, new arrival, especially when he began helping with the restoration of Great Waterton. However, even Thomas was soon won over by Stanley's positive attitude, charm, and friendliness and came to see why he was so popular and well-liked among the other engines. As such, Thomas and Stanley are now firm friends.

Stanley is incredibly compassionate and empathic: there is nothing he would not do for another engine. And if he could not do it, he would find someone who could. He is sleek, smart, and stylish, and his silver and light grey appearance, with striking red wheels and a shining smoke box certainly makes him look the part as he eagerly goes about his work.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Stanley is based on a hybrid cross of a Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST engine and Kitson's No. 5459 "Austin I", but with a taller funnel.

Stanley’s basis
### Livery

Stanley is painted in a silver grey livery with a metallic silver smoke box, red wheels and lining. He has a red running plate with a dark grey basecoat, and has red nameplates with his name in silver on each side of his saddletank.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 22** - Thomas and the Monkey Palace (stock footage cameo), An Engine of Many Colours

## Trivia

* One of Stanley's models used to be on display in Canada at Nitrogen Studios.
* Stanley's popularity with the public has grown following an online video called "A Toy Train in Space", in which a Wooden Railway toy of him was sent into space. As a result, Take-n-Play, Collectible Railway, and Thomas and Friends Adventures "Stanley in Space" toys have been released.
* Stanley's TrackMaster toy features wheel arches.
* In the July 4th promotional picture, Stanley is incorrectly depicted as a narrow gauge engine.
* Stanley has had a different voice actor in the US dub for almost every single one of his appearances.
	+ This therefore makes him the first character to not have a consistent voice actor in one of the English dubs.
* Stanley has had several modifications throughout the television series. These include:
	+ Season 12:
		- His CGI face does not match his model counterpart.
		- His whistle sound changed.
	+ Misty Island Rescue:
		- His face reflects back to his model counterpart.
		- His smokebox became shorter in height.
	+ Season 15:
		- He regained his original whistle sound.
	+ Season 19:
		- He gains front and rear brakepipes.
		- He received permanent head and tail lamps.
		- He gains a lamp-iron.
		- He received front and rear brake-pipe outlets.
Season 25

Season 25 of Thomas and Friends is likely to air in 2021.

## Production

In 2020, Mattel Television announced a new co-production partnership with Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Studio. 104 11-minute episodes and two 60-minute specials were greenlit for the “Thomas & Friends” television series over two seasons. The new format will feature "a new look and story structure", original songs and Thomas as the lead character of every episode.

According to executive producer Christopher Keenan, the series will be 2D-animated, allowing the crew to cater to contemporary audiences and introduce more physicality and expressiveness in the characters.

==Episodes -1== thomas in australia

1. thomas in austria gets the shortcut
2. thomas travel to belgium
3. thomas and the fortaleza
4. thomas travel to canada
5. thomas and the long journey in china
6. thomas travel to colombia
7. thomas travel to cuba
8. thomas in egypt
9. thomas in paris
10. thomas travel to germany
11. thomas in greece
12. thomas travel to india
13. thomas coupling -1 1-plank trucks
14. edward gets the shortcut -1 the island of sodor and the mainland
15. henry and -1 3- plank trucks
16. james on the mainland
17. edward in united kingdom
18. henry on the mainland
19. gordon on the mainland
20. james on the mainland
21. percy on the mainland
22. toby on the mainland
23. duck and the mainland
24. donald and douglas in the mainland
25. oliver and toad on the mainland
26. bill and ben on the mainland
27. stepney on the mainland
28. harvey on the mainland
29. emily and the mainland
30. fergus on the mainland
31. arthur on the mainland
32. murdoch and the mainland
33. molly on the mainland
34. neville on the mainland
35. rosie on the mainland
36. whiff on the mainland
37. billy on the mainland
38. stanley in the mainland
39. hank on the mainland
40. flora on the mainland
Shankar/Coverage

### Thomas & Friends

Shankar is first seen working in a shunting yard as Thomas and Nia are heading to Sodor. He later brings Thomas some trucks to pull during his visit, with the former thinking he was an elephant at first.

Thomas later meets Shankar after daydreaming about tigers. Shankar talks about how he feels sorry for the tigers having their peace disturbed by the tourists. He later appears when Thomas spots a tiger, honking his horn to scare it off, explaining to Thomas that the tigers are rare and endangered due to hunters. Rajiv then shows up with two men claiming to be there so they can spot a tiger, but Shankar notices that they have a cage with them for capturing one and realize they are hunters. He and Thomas devise a plan to stop them, which involves Shankar pretending to be a tiger to lure the men into a trap. After the hunters are arrested, Shankar returns to his work, but not without spotting a tiger.