Season 2

**Season 2** of *Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!* will begin airing sometime in 2019.

## Production

Mattel has greenlit a new series and several specials for *Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!*
 that will premiere in 2019. Production has begun on the 2nd series
that will consist of 20 x 11-minute episodes as well as three x
22-minute specials following the recent revamp of the series.

## Episodes

1. Free the Roads (Sodor)
2. Crowning Around (India)
3. Chucklesome Trucks (Sodor)
4. The Other Big Engine (Brazil)
5. Heart of Gold (Sodor)
6. Batucada (Brazil)
7. Gordon Gets the Giggles (Sodor)
8. Thomas Makes a Mistake (India)
9. Diesel Do Right (Sodor)
10. Grudge Match (Brazil)
11. Steam Team to the Rescue! (Sodor)
12. Panicky Percy (Sodor)
13. All Tracks Lead to Rome (Italy)
14. Mines of Mystery (Italy)

* Laid Back Shane (Australia)
* Wish You Were Here (China)
* Diesel Glows Away (Sodor)
* Out of Site (Sodor)
* First Day on Sodor! (Sodor)
* Rangers of the Rails (Sodor)
* Deep Trouble (Sodor)
* Lorenzo's Solo (Italy)
* Too Loud, Thomas (Italy)

## Songs

* Lorenzo's Song
* The Sodor Construction Crew
* Don't Stop
* That's What Friends Are for
* September
* Pride
* Down by the Docks

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Duck
* Bill and Ben\*
* Flying Scotsman\*
* Harvey\*
* Emily
* Rosie\*
* Stanley
* Belle
* Stephen\*
* Connor\*
* Caitlin
* Porter
* Samson\*
* Glynn
* Ryan\*
* Ashima
* Rajiv
* Raul
* Shane
* Yong Bao
* Gina
* Merlin\*
* Nia
* Hong-Mei
* Rebecca
* Diesel
* Daisy\*
* ‘Arry and Bert
* Salty
* Den
* Dart
* Sidney
* Paxton
* Norman
* Philip
* Fernando
* Shankar
* Noor Jehan
* Stafford\*
* Flynn
* Winston
* Marion\*
* Skarloey
* Peter Sam
* Duncan\*
* Victor
* Luke
* Millie
* Bert\*
* Rex\*
* Mike\*
* Annie and Clarabel
* Henrietta\*
* An An and Yin-Long
* Aubrey and Aiden
* Terence
* Bertie
* Harold
* Bulgy
* Jack
* Alfie
* Oliver (excavator)
* Max and Monty
* Kevin
* Captain
* Emerson
* Cranky
* Owen
* Carly
* Big Mickey
* Cassia
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Stephen Hatt
* Bridget Hatt
* Fergus Duncan\*
* Jenny Packard
* Sir Robert Norramby
* Charubala
* The Grumpy Passenger
* Albert's Wife
* Bill and Ben (*stock footage*)\*
* Gator (*stock footage*)
* Samson (*stock footage*)\*
* Marion (*stock footage*)\*
* Hugo (*stock footage*)
* Toad (*stock footage*)
* Flying Scotsman (*photo; does not speak*)\*
* Stephen (*does not speak*)\*
* Duncan (*does not speak*)\*
* Rocky (*does not speak*)
* Butch (*does not speak*)
* Farmer McColl (*does not speak*)
* Dame Bella's Orchestra (*does not speak*)
* Rosie (*cameo*)\*
* Hiro (*cameo*)
* Charlie (*cameo*)\*
* Scruff (*cameo*)\*
* Ryan (*cameo*)\*
* The Brown Tender Engine (*cameo*)
* The Grey Tender Engine (*cameo*)
* The White Tank Engine (*cameo*)
* The Dark Red Tank Engine (*cameo*)
* Stafford (*cameo*)\*
* Sir Handel (*cameo*)
* Slip Coaches (*cameo*)\*
* Judy and Jerome (*cameo*)
* Bradford (*cameo*)\*
* The Indian Breakdown Crane (*cameo*)
* Ace (*cameo*)
* Merrick (*cameo*)
* Reg (*cameo*)
* Farmer Finney (*cameo*)
* Queen Elizabeth II (*cameo*)
* The Thin Clergyman (*cameo*)
* Willie (*cameo*)
* The Mayor of Sodor (*cameo*)
* The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (*cameo*)
* Captain Joe (*cameo*)
* Donald and Douglas (*stock footage cameo*)
* Harvey (*stock footage cameo*)\*
* Axel (*stock footage cameo*)
* Carlos (*stock footage cameo*)
* Frieda (*stock footage cameo*)
* Daisy (*stock footage cameo*)\*
* Ivan (*stock footage cameo*)
* The Mainland Diesels (*stock footage cameo*)
* Skiff (*stock footage cameo*)
* Rusty (*stock footage cameo*)
* Bert (*stock footage cameo*)\*
* Rex (*stock footage cameo*)\*
* Mike (*stock footage cameo*)\*
* Diesel 10 (*claw only; stock footage cameo*)
* Oliver (*music video cameo*)
* Spencer (*music video cameo*)
* Connor (*music video cameo*)\*
* Timothy (*music video cameo*)
* Hurricane (*music video cameo*)
* Merlin (*music video cameo*)\*
* Mavis (*music video cameo*)
* Frankie (*music video cameo*)
* Etienne (*music video cameo*)
* Trevor (*music video cameo*)
* Beresford (*music video cameo*)
* Lady Hatt (*music video cameo*)
* Fergus Duncan (*music video cameo*)\*
* The Fat Clergyman (*music video cameo*)
* Farmer Trotter (*music video cameo*)
* Dowager Hatt (*music video cameo*)
* Sodor Brass Band (*music video cameo*)
* The Mayor of Sodor (*music video cameo*)
* The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (*music video cameo*)
* Mr. Percival (*music video cameo*)
* Theo (*cogs only*)
* Isla (*intro only*)
* Whiff (*mentioned*)
* Tamika (*mentioned*)
* The Chinese Dragon (*mentioned*)
* Lord Callan (*mentioned*)
* King Godred (*mentioned*)
* Byron (*not named; indirectly mentioned*)
* Scruff (*role cut*)\*
* Lexi (*role cut*)
* The Chinese Diesel (*role cut*)
* Rheneas (*role cut*)
* Henrietta (*role cut*)\*
* Slip Coaches (*role cut*)\*
* Bradford (*role cut*)\*
* Hannah (*role cut*)
* Dexter (*role cut*)
* Lei (*role cut*)
* Father Christmas (*role cut*)
* The Foreman (*role cut*)

### Characters Introduced

* Gabriela
* Lorenzo
* Gustavo
* Beppe
* Darcy
* Brenda
* Ester
* Stafano
* Dame Bella
* Mia
* The Crown Theives
* The Grumpy Indian Stationmaster
* The Friendly Indian Stationmaster
* The Fashion Designer
* Sodor Rangers
* Road Finisher (*fantasy*)

## Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, Harvey\*, Glynn, Salty, Den, Norman, Stafford\* Skarloey, Bert\*, Bertie, Harold, Captain and Sir Topham Hatt
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Rob Rackstraw as James, Toby, Flynn, Owen, Big Mickey and the Thin Clergyman
* Steven Kynman as Duck, Porter, Ryan\*, Dart, Paxton, Peter Sam and Jack
* Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Belle, Annie, Clarabel, Brenda, Stephen Hatt and Bridget Hatt
* Jules de Jongh as Caitlin
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Kerry Shale as Diesel and Iron 'Arry
* William Hope as Iron Bert
* Matt Wilkinson as Ben\*, Stanley, Winston, Kevin and Cranky
* Bob Golding as Stephen\* and Sidney
* Tim Whitnall as Mike\*, Oliver the Excavator and Max
* Rasmus Hardiker as Bill\*, Philip and Monty
* Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
* David Bedella as Victor
* Michael Legge as Luke
* Miranda Raison as Millie
* Tina Desai as Ashima
* Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv and the Troublesome Trucks
* Federico Trujillo as Raul
* Dan Li as Yong Bao
* Shane Jacobson as Shane
* Chipo Chung as Hong-Mei
* Sheena Bhattessa as Noor Jehan and Charubala
* Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar
* Siu-see Hung as An An
* Windson Liong as Yin-Long
* Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
* Tim Bain as Aiden
* Tom Stourton as Duncan\*, Rex\*, Terence and Alfie
* Colin McFarlane as Bulgy
* Lucy Montgomery as Carly
* Monica Lopera as Gabriela
* Francisco Labbe as Gustavo
* Laura Cucurullo as Cassia
* Christopher Ragland as the Troublesome Trucks
* Peter Andre as Ace
* Rufus Jones as Flying Scotsman\*
* Nicola Stapleton as Rosie\*
* Jonathan Forbes as Connor\*
* Robert Wilfort as Samson\*
* Olivia Colman as Marion\*
* Hugh Bonneville as Merlin\*
* Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy\*
* Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta\*

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* William Hope as Edward, Toby and Iron Bert
* Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, Diesel, Iron 'Arry, Harold, Max and Kevin
* Rob Rackstraw as James, Stanley, Flynn, Monty, Owen, Big Mickey and the Thin Clergyman
* Christopher Ragland as Percy and the Troublesome Trucks
* Steven Kynman as Duck, Ryan\*, Dart, Paxton and Peter Sam
* Jules de Jongh as Emily and Caitlin
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Annie, Clarabel, Brenda, Stephen Hatt and Bridget Hatt
* David Menkin as Porter and Jack
* Keith Wickham as Harvey\*, Glynn, Salty, Den, Norman, Stafford\*, Skarloey, Bert\*, Bertie, Captain and Sir Topham Hatt
* Bob Golding as Stephen\* and Sidney
* Rasmus Hardiker as Bill\* and Philip
* Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
* David Bedella as Victor
* Michael Legge as Luke
* Miranda Raison as Millie
* Tina Desai as Ashima
* Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv and the Troublesome Trucks
* Federico Trujillo as Raul
* Dan Li as Yong Bao
* Shane Jacobson as Shane
* Sheena Bhattessa as Noor Jehan and Charubala
* Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar
* Matt Wilkinson as Ben\* and Winston
* Siu-see Hung as An An
* Windson Liong as Yin-Long
* Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
* Tim Bain as Aiden
* Tom Stourton as Duncan\*, Rex\*, Terence and Alfie
* Colin McFarlane as Bulgy
* Tim Whitnall as Mike\* and Oliver the Excavator
* Glenn Wrage as Cranky
* Lucy Montgomery as Carly
* Monica Lopera as Gabriela
* Francisco Labbe as Gustavo
* Laura Cucurullo as Cassia
* Peter Andre as Ace

## Trivia

* This series marks the first of several things:
	+ The first series to have episodes written by Camille Ucan and Rose Johnson.
	+ The first series to have the voice cast in the episode credits listed with the character(s) they voiced.
	+ This is the first time that Thomas, Gordon, James, Percy and Emily are seen in their new CGI models. They all gain additional rivets and handrails, while Gordon gains a second permanent lamp and Thomas gains a step on the front of his tanks. Emily also gains an additional handrail above her smokebox. These changes were done in order to fit in with Nia and Rebecca’s more detailed renders.
	+ The first series in which Tom Stourton voices Alfie respectively, since Nathan Clarke's departure from the series.
	+ Axel, Raul, Carlos, Frieda, Gina, Ivan, The Mainland Diesels, Fernando, Ace, Emerson and Cassia's first appearances in an episode.
	+ Fernando's first speaking role in the franchise.
	+ Jenny Packard's first appearance in full CGI.
	+ The Lead Mines' first appearance in full CGI.
	+ The first season to have two head writers for an episode since the nineteenth series.
	+ The first (*and only*) series in the Television Series in which Henrietta does not appear.

* This is the only series for a few things:
	+ The only series to date in which Flying Scotsman, Gator, Marion, Rusty, Judy, Jerome, Ace, Reg and Willie appear, but do not speak since their introductions.
	+ The only series to date in which Merlin, Hannah, Dexter and the Fat Clergyman do not appear since their debuts.
	+ The only series to date in which Spencer, Trevor, Jem Cole and Cyril the Fogman do not appear since their returns in Hero of the Rails, the nineteenth series, and the previous series.
	+ The only series to date since her repaint to red in Journey Beyond Sodor in which Rosie appears, but does not speak.
	+ The only series to date where Harwick does not appear since it's introduction in the twentieth series.
	+ The only series to date since they joined the voice cast in the eighteenth series, twentieth series and the Great Race not to have Rufus Jones, Joe Mills, Maggie Ollerenshaw and Tracy-Ann Oberman as part of the cast. It is also the only series to date since he joined the voice cast in the twenty-first series and Journey Beyond Sodor not to have Nicola Stapleton and Hugh Bonneville as part of the cast.

* This is the final series of a couple of things:
	+ The last series to feature the former steam team members as well as Harvey, Spencer, Whiff, Charlie, Mavis, Rex, Bert and Mike without added details, which they gain in Series 24.
	+ The last series to have Andrew Brenner as head writer, and the second time he has not written any episodes for the series since becoming head writer, the first being Series 21.
* Although they did not appear in the main episodes and only appeared in the end segments, Donald, Douglas, Bill, Ben, Harvey, Stephen, Gator, Marion, Samson, Daisy, Diesel 10's claw, Hugo, Skiff, Rusty, Bert, Rex and Mike all appear in stock footage of several episodes:
	+ Samson makes two stock footage appearance in Free the Roads and Rangers of the Rails.
	+ Bill and Ben make two stock footage appearances in Crowning Around and Diesel Do Right.
	+ Stephen makes a stock footage cameo in Crowning Around.
	+ Rusty makes a stock footage cameo in Chucklesome Trucks.
	+ Marion makes three stock footage appearances in Gordon Gets the Giggles, Thomas Makes a Mistake and First Day on Sodor!.
	+ Bert, Rex and Mike make stock footage cameos in Gordon gets the Giggles.
	+ Gator makes two stock footage appearances in Wish You Were Here and Deep Trouble.
	+ Harvey, Daisy and Diesel 10's claw make stock footage cameos in First Day on Sodor!
	+ Toad makes a stock footage appearance in Deep Trouble.
	+ Hugo and Skiff make stock footage appearances in Too Loud, Thomas!
	+ Donald and Douglas make a stock footage cameo in Rangers of the Rails.
* Ferderico Trujillo, Francisco Labbe, Monica Lopera, Laura Cucurullo, Anna Francolini, Vincenzo Nicoli, Antonio Magro, Flaminia Cinque, Harriet Kershaw and Monsterrat Lombard join the voice cast.
* Ian McCue is reinstated as producer, after having served as Creative Executive since Series 21. He is re-appointed as producer to replace Micaela Winter, who left the series in 2018 to take up a position with Blue Zoo Animation.
* James and Nia are the only members of the current Steam Team to not get a starring role in this series.
* Starting in this series, Rachael Miller is credited by her full name, **Rachael Louise Miller**.