Thomas and Percy’s Christmas Adventure

**Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure** is the twenty-third and final episode of the third season and the 83rd episode overall.

## Plot

Thomas is heading towards the small town called Ulfstead, at Hackenbeck, to greet the visitors. On the morning of December 17th, Thomas announces that Christmas is near and promises to bring them plenty of parcels. However, an early snowstorm arrives a week later and Thomas is given an extra post truck, the following Christmas Eve morning. Percy is unhappy that he cannot help, but his chance comes when Thomas is forced to give Percy his job in favour of another. Thomas is not pleased with the change, but Percy is delighted and sets off.

As he makes his way to Hackenbeck, a fogman flags him down. He explains that Ulfstead village is snowed under. Thomas and Percy work together to save the villagers, and Harold and Terence join in; Terence clears the snow, and Harold drops food supplies for them. They call the team "the best Father Christmas the village has had", which confuses Percy. Thomas explains that Father Christmas is the man who brings gifts during the Holidays. Percy looks at his funnel, wondering if Father Christmas could go down funnels and, after Thomas clarifies that he goes down chimneys, he remembers that he has left the post train in a siding.

That night at the village, Henrietta is loaded up with paint pots and parcels and Toby sneaks her along with the villagers on board into Tidmouth Sheds yard. When the engines wake up next morning, they are surprised to find the sheds decorated and repainted with parcels that lay everywhere. They all agree that it is the best Christmas they have ever had.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Percy
* Toby
* Terence
* Harold
* Henrietta *(does not speak)*
* The Fat Director *(does not speak)*
* Edward *(cameo)*
* Henry *(cameo)*
* Gordon *(cameo)*
* James *(cameo)*
* Duck *(cameo)*
* Donald *(cameo)*
* Annie and Clarabel *(cameos)*
* Bertie *(cameo)*
* Mrs. Kyndley *(cameo)*
* Farmer Finney *(cameo)*
* Harold's Pilots *(cameos)*
* Father Christmas *(mentioned)*

## Locations

* Ulfstead Waterfall
* Hackenbeck
* Ulfstead
* Knapford Harbour
* Dryaw
* Dryaw Airfield
* Ffarquhar
* Tidmouth Sheds

## Trivia

* The original version of this episode, in the official TV Series, was infamous for being heavily edited and rewritten to being about Thanksgiving. This was to be viewed on a Thanksgiving episode of Shining Time Station in the US. Since Sodor Stories is based on the UK dubs of episodes and that this series is based in the United Kingdom, the Sodor Stories take of this episode is the original UK Christmas version.
* This is the last episode to include any kind of Christmas carols until the twelfth season episode, Duncan the Humbug.
* This is the final episode of which Sir Topham Hatt I is the controller of the North Western Railway. The party at the end of the episode during Christmas morning was a farewell party for him before his retirement a few weeks later, as well as a thank you for Thomas and Percy. From the fourth season onwards, the new controller of the railway will be taken over by Sir Topham’s son, Sir Bertram Topham Hatt II, and the title will be changed from “The Fat Director” to “The Fat Controller”.

## Transcript

Thomas and Percy’s Christmas Adventure Transcript