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 (23)
1. Thomas and the Royal Engine
Aired 2 May 2020 • 23 min
Thomas is selected to take the Fat Controller to London for a Royal Appointment, but with no knowledge of how to get there, their journey is filled with confusion and delay.
2. Emily's Best Friend
Aired 7 September 2020 • 11 min
Emily worries that she does not have a best friend, but when the other engines help her out of a tricky situation, she realizes she has been surrounded by best friends all along.
3. Thomas' Fuzzy Friend
Aired 8 September 2020 • 11 min
Thomas discovers a missing dog on the railway and tries to find it a new home.
4. The Great Little Railway Show
Aired 9 September 2020 • 11 min
When a Railway Show for little engines comes to Sodor, an overly excited Percy finally sees his chance to shine.
5. Thomas and the Forest Engines
Aired 10 September 2020 • 11 min
In Brazil, Thomas meets two wood-burning engines who have never traveled beyond their eucalyptus railway. Thomas agrees to swap jobs with them for the day, but this causes more trouble than he expects.
6. Emily to the Rescue
Aired 11 September 2020 • 11 min
When a pretend emergency turns into a real emergency, Emily comes to the rescue.
7. Shankar's Makeover
Aired 14 September 2020 • 11 min
Thomas pushes Shankar into entering the Fancy Costume Contest, even though Shankar does not want the spotlight on him.
8. Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant
Aired 15 September 2020 • 11 min
Nia is bringing an elephant to the Sodor Animal Park, but the elephant does not like steam engines.
9. James the Super Engine
Aired 16 September 2020 • 11 min
When Rebecca tells James he could be a comic-book super-engine, he takes her seriously, and Rail Rocket is born.
10. Thomas' Not-So-Lucky Day
Aired 17 September 2020 • 11 min
When Thomas has a run of bad luck, he tries everything to get back on track, even if it means following Lorenzo's strange, superstitious advice.
11. Ace's Brave Jump
Aired 18 September 2020 • 11 min
Thomas helps his friend Ace overcome his fear of animals so that he can compete in the Super Stunt Rally.
12. A New Arrival
Aired 24 October 2020 • 23 min
When Thomas finds out that the Earl's Technology Fair will bring new inventions to Sodor, he sets out to prove that steam engines are the best inventions ever.
13. World of Tomorrow
Aired 25 October 2020 • 23 min
When a pair of crooks steal the plans for a great new invention, there is a high-speed chase to try and get them back.
14. Nia's Bright Idea
Aired 5 December 2020 • 11 min
Nia uses what she learns about lighthouses to suggest covering a big wheel in Christmas lights so that Harold can see where he is going in a storm.
15. Cleo's First Snow
Aired 6 December 2020 • 11 min
Cleo is shocked to learn snow does not last forever and tries to stop it from melting.
16. Sonny's Second Chance
Aired 11 January 2021 • 11 min
Sonny is trying to prove himself to be a useful engine so that he can stay working on Sodor, but Diesel seems to be the only engine who can trust him.
17. Thomas and the Inventor's Workshop
Aired 12 January 2021 • 11 min
Thomas helps Ruth fix up an old windmill into her new, energy-efficient workshop.
18. The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge
Aired 13 January 2021 • 11 min
When the Rickety Old Bridge collapses, trapping Toby and Henrietta on the other side of the ravine, Inventor Ruth is asked to build a new one.
19. Yong Bao and the Tiger
Aired 14 January 2021 • 11 min
Yong Bao tells Thomas the story of how he came to have a magnificent tiger emblem on his tender.
20. Gordon and Rebecca, Coming Through!
Aired 15 January 2021 • 11 min
Gordon and Rebecca do the same work, but they go about it differently. When Rebecca tries to be more like Gordon, things do not go well for the big blue engine.
21. Kenji on the Rails Again
Aired 18 January 2021 • 11 min
When Kenji hears that he must travel home to Japan alone, he gets scared and tries to hide, so Thomas sets out to find him.
22. Cleo the Road Engine
Aired 19 January 2021 • 11 min
When Ruth's new car, Cleo, takes to the rails to race Thomas, she soon discovers why she is designed to stick to the roads.
23. Thomas' Animal Friends
Aired 20 January 2021 • 11 min
Thomas is asked to help at the animal park for the day and realises there is more to the job than he first thought.