About this season
Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network on 4 September 1984. It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. These books deal with the adventures of a group of anthropomorphised locomotives and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were based on stories Wilbert told to entertain his son, Christopher during his recovery from measles. From Series one to four, many of the stories are based on events from Awdry's personal experience.
Episodes (26)
1. Kevin's Cranky Friend
Aired 3 June 2013 • 11 min
Sir Topham Hatt sends Kevin to the docks to help Cranky, but Cranky does not want any help.
2. Scruff's Makeover
Aired 4 June 2013 • 11 min
After being sent to be cleaned and repainted, Scruff does not want to work at the waste dump because he does not want to get dirty again.
3. Wayward Winston
Aired 5 June 2013 • 11 min
After Sir Topham Hatt forgets to put Winston's brake on, Winston begins to roll away without a driver. He enjoys it at first, but he soon realizes why he needs to have a driver.
4. Gordon Runs Dry
Aired 6 June 2013 • 11 min
Gordon has a leak in his boiler, making him have to stop for water more frequently.
5. Calm Down Caitlin
Aired 7 June 2013 • 11 min
Catlin spends a night on Sodor while the bridge that connects the island with the mainland is being repaired.
6. Steamie Stafford
Aired 10 June 2013 • 11 min
Upset that he doesn't make much noise being an electric engine, Stafford starts imitating a steam engine.
7. Henry's Hero
Aired 11 June 2013 • 11 min
Henry and Hiro take on some of the bad coal and start puffing black smoke.
8. Luke's New Friend
Aired 12 June 2013 • 11 min
Up at the Blue Mountain Quarry, Luke finds a scared young deer, so he tries to get the other engines to work quietly. But that is not an easy thing to do.
9. The Switch
Aired 13 June 2013 • 11 min
When Luke is sent to Ulfstead Castle to deliver stone, he meets Millie, the Earl's private narrow gauge engine. They decide to switch jobs for the day.
10. Not Now, Charlie!
Aired 14 June 2013 • 11 min
Charlie is a small purple engine who likes to tell jokes. One day Charlie discovers an elephant on the line and tries to alert the other engines.
11. The Lost Puff
1.0Aired 30 September 2013 • 11 min
Paxton hears Thomas has lost his puff but misunderstands what it means.
12. The Thomas Way
Aired 1 October 2013 • 11 min
Duck and Thomas take Harold to the Sodor Search and Rescue but argue which route to take him.
13. The Phantom Express
Aired 2 October 2013 • 11 min
James tells Percy a tale to try and scare him about a ghost at Ulfstead Castle.
14. Percy's Lucky Day
Aired 3 October 2013 • 11 min
Percy gets the feeling he is having bad luck and tries to change it.
15. Bill Or Ben?
Aired 4 October 2013 • 11 min
Bill and Ben meet Connor for the first time and decide to trick him.
16. Too Many Fire Engines
Aired 4 November 2013 • 11 min
With two fire engines, there is the rumour that there are too many.
17. No Snow For Thomas
Aired 5 November 2013 • 11 min
Thomas refuses to wear his snowplough and leaves it.
18. Santa's Little Engine
Aired 1 December 2013 • 11 min
The Fat Controller is to dress up as Santa and ride a sleigh.
19. The Missing Christmas Decorations
Aired 26 December 2013 • 11 min
Diesel 10 decides to steal the Christmas decorations.
20. The Frozen Turntable
Aired 22 December 2013 • 11 min
The turntable at Tidmouth Sheds is frozen leaving just one berth available.
21. Away From The Sea
Aired 23 December 2013 • 11 min
Salty gets the feeling he is being replaced.
22. Gone Fishing
Aired 24 December 2013 • 11 min
Harvey is teased about his hook by Bill and Ben.
23. The Afternoon Tea Express
Aired 25 December 2013 • 11 min
Stephen is collecting ingredients for afternoon tea.
24. The Smelly Kipper
Aired 27 December 2013 • 11 min
Percy is teased by James for being scared of the dark.
25. No More Mr Nice Engine
Aired 28 December 2013 • 11 min
Hiro is a strong and gentle engine but Diesel tries to teach him other ways.
26. Thomas' Shortcut
8.0Aired 28 December 2013 • 11 min
Thomas and Bertie have a race but Bertie takes a shortcut.