Season 8

**Season 8** is the eighth series of Thomas & Friends (Alsop Productions) and aired during 2019. This season has 20 episodes again as well as another 2 part season finale.

## Overview

### Writers

Daniel AlsopKirsty Wyn Edwards

MixedTrafficEngine98 Productions

& LigerTamer100

EmilyandHenry

Buzzy Trombone

Nickolas Hickry

TheBuriedTruck

Austin Anthony

Roger Rubenstein

Alexander Seib

& Andrew Leago (Additional Materiel)

## Episodes

1. James & the Charging Bull
2. Who's A Clever Tank Engine?
3. Percy & the Elephant
4. Alfred the Unstoppable
5. Lightning's Dog Search
6. Percy Takes the Blame
7. Broo & the Bear
8. Thomas & the Important Package
9. The China Clay Files
10. The Hudson Haven
11. Fiery Tankers
12. The Slow Tram Engine Vs The Big Fast Express Engine
13. James the Detective
14. Bertie's Bumpy Day
15. On Shed-ule
16. Henry the Hero
17. Splatter & Dodge
18. Controller of the Year
19. The Treasure of Captain Callers (Part 1)
20. The Treasure of Captain Callers (Part 2)

The Holly Jolly Controller is Comin' to Town (2019 Christmas Audio Special)

## Characters

Thomas

Edward

Henry

Gordon

James

Percy

Toby

Duck

Donald & Douglas

Oliver

Toad

Annie & Clarabel

Henrietta

Emily

Bill & Ben

Mavis

Diesel 10

Splatter and Dodge

Diesel (in a dream only)

Salty

Cranky

Paxton

Murdoch

Neville

Rosie

Stepney

Dudley

Yeardley

The Fat Controller

Lightning McQueen

Mater

Sally

Cruz Ramirez

Sheriff

Red

Doc Hudson (flashbacks only)

Graham

Brian

Dylan

Eric

Joesph

Rebecca

Broo

Bertie

Terence

Jack

Alfie

Rocky (mentioned)

Stanley (mentioned)

Ryan (mentioned)

Finn

Holley

Dom (the grubby man)

Rex

Mike

Bert

Skiff

Sailor John

## Characters Introduced

Alfred (98462)

Jackson Storm

Phil Tankson

Tim Treadless

Danny Swervez

Phillip

Daisy

Bulgy

Tom Tipper

Captain Joe

Sailor John

Cecil (87546) (mentioned only)

## Trivia

* This will be the second season to be filmed in HD (High-definition) and widescreen. The first time that already happened was back in Season 7.

* The Series' Facebook Page has recently revealed 10 facts of what to expect during Season 8.

1. A new branch line will run through Shen Valley to the valley's national park, the construction of it will be featured in the feature-length special which will take place before S8.

2. There will be a couple of new characters introduced this season, including an introduction of a "rebuilt" 98462 (Alfred) who will be a villain before he reforms at the end of the season.

3. There will be a couple of animal-themed episodes across the season, including an episode that will center on Broo.

4. There will also be a couple of detective-themed episodes where Bill, Ben, Edward and James (in separate episodes) all having to turn detectives to solve strange mysteries going on.

5. There won't be any Narrow Gauge episodes this season, this was due to the plan to bring back characters like Brian, Dylan, Graham and Sumzy. However, it is said on the Series' Facebook Page that the Narrow Gauge engines will come back in Season 9.

6. After a season or two with no episodes to themselves, Gordon, Henry, Toby, Bill and Ben will all be getting episodes to themselves.

7. Cars 3 characters will be making their first season appearances during the Sodor Raceway's grand reopening, there will also be a Doc Hudson tribute episode which will include an origins flashback which will hopefully explain how the Cars first came to Sodor before Ep1 started.

8. After 18 years of misery with Diesel 10, Splatter and Dodge will leave the Dieselworks and will make Thomas their new "boss" as well as being friends with him and the rest of the Steam Team.

9. The Fat Controller will be getting an episode to himself which will explain what happened when he got the "Controller of the Year" award.

10. There will be an episode that will take place on Sodor while Thomas goes off to travel the world (BWBA) and to those who have asked about Henry and Edward, they WILL STILL be living at Tidmouth Sheds and are still the main characters of the Steam Team. Most of the episodes were written BEFORE BWBA was revealed, Nia and Rebecca (BWBA) who WILL be visitors in this series.

11. Daisy Philip Bulgy And Sailor John will appear in the series for the very first time while being mentioned in the past seasons.

* After the end of the season, there might be another future special which will explain how Thomas visits the USA to watch Cruz Ramirez win her first Piston Cup title on his last country before heading back to Sodor, but that's still to be decided as of now. Either way, it might even lead to the start of Season 9.
* Also, this is the second season not to feature one of the Narrow Gauge engines, the first time was back in Season 6.