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Thomas & Friends (series 22) facts for kids
| Thomas & Friends | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 5 |
| Original release | 3 September 2018 – 15 May 2019 |
The 22nd series of the children's television show Thomas & Friends, based on The Railway Series books written by the Reverend W. Awdry, began airing on 3 September 2018 in the UK, and on 17 September 2018 in the US.
Now re-titled as Thomas & Friends: Big World, Big Adventures!, series 22 sees the first major changes since the show switched to full CGI animation in the thirteenth series. The episodes keep their eleven minute-long runtime, but have now been divided into seven minute-long stories, with an additional four minutes reserved for a variety of segments like sing-along karaoke songs, music videos or Thomas talking directly with the audience about lessons learned during a particular episodes.
Production
Series 22 introduces new characters Nia and Rebecca and retires the narration, with Thomas now talking directly to the audience. In addition, the show has a brand new theme song.
The series is set directly after the events of the Big World! Big Adventures! movie. Episodes are split into two halves; the first half sees Thomas travelling around the world, while the second half takes place back on the Island of Sodor. The series was released on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu in the fall of 2018.
Voice cast
Main page: List of Thomas & Friends voice actors
The following voice actors were listed in the closing credits for the series:
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Chipo Chung
- Dona Adwera
- Teresa Gallagher
- Siu-See Hung
- Dan Li
- Windson Liong
- Keith Wickham
The following are also considered main characters but were not listed in the credits:
- Yvonne Grundy voices Nia, a steam train from Kenya. She is based on the East African Railways’ ED1 class steam train.
- Rachael Miller voices Rebecca, a yellow steam train from mainland Britain. Her design is based on a Southern Railway West Country 4-6-2 Pacific steam train .
Episodes
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No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | TV Order | |||||
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| 513 | 1 | "Number One Engine" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Davey Moore | ʁ | ʁ | 3 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 37a |
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| 514 | 2 | "Forever and Ever" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Andrew Brenner | ʁ | ʁ | 4 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 37b |
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| 515 | 3 | "Confusion Without Delay" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Davey Moore | ʁ | ʁ | 5 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 38a |
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| 516 | 4 | "Trusty Trunky" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Becky Overton | ʁ | ʁ | 6 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 38b |
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| 517 | 5 | "What Rebecca Does" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Davey Moore | ʁ | ʁ | 7 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 39a |
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| 518 | 6 | "Thomas Goes To Bollywood" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Becky Overton | ʁ | ʁ | 10 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 39b |
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| 519 | 7 | "Thomas in the Wild" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Davey Moore | ʁ | ʁ | 11 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 40a |
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| 520 | 8 | "Thomas and the Monkey Palace" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Becky Overton | ʁ | ʁ | 12 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 40b |
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| 521 | 9 | "An Engine of Many Colours"
"An Engine of Many Colors" |
ʁ | Dianna Basso | Michael White | ʁ | ʁ | 13 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 41a |
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| 522 | 10 | "Outback Thomas" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Tim Bain | ʁ | ʁ | 14 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 41b |
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| 523 | 11 | "School of Duck" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Lee Pressman | ʁ | ʁ | 17 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 42a |
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| 524 | 12 | "Tiger Trouble" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Becky Overton | ʁ | ʁ | 18 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 42b |
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| 525 | 13 | "Seeing is Believing" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Andrew Brenner | ʁ | ʁ | 19 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 43a |
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| 526 | 14 | "Apology Impossible" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Becky Overton | ʁ | ʁ | 20 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 43b |
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| 527 | 15 | "The Water Wheel" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Davey Moore | ʁ | ʁ | 21 September 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 44a |
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| 528 | 16 | "Samson and the Fireworks" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Lee Pressman | ʁ | ʁ | 5 November 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 44b |
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| 529 | 17 | "Runaway Truck"
"Runaway Car " |
ʁ | Dianna Basso | Davey Moore | ʁ | ʁ | 3 December 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 45a |
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| 530 | 18 | "Thomas' Animal Ark" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Lee Pressman | ʁ | ʁ | 10 December 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 45b |
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| 531 | 19 | "Cyclone Thomas" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Tim Bain | ʁ | ʁ | 17 December 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 46a |
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| 532 | 20 | "Kangaroo Christmas" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Tim Bain | ʁ | ʁ | 22 December 2018 | ʁ | ʁ | 46b |
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| 533 | 21 | "Thomas and The Dragon" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Davey Moore | ʁ | ʁ | 5 February 2019 | ʁ | ʁ | 47a |
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| 534 | 22 | "Rosie is Red" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Davey Moore | ʁ | ʁ | 14 February 2019 | ʁ | ʁ | 47b |
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| 535 | 23 | "The Case of The Puzzling Parts" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Davey Moore | ʁ | ʁ | 18 February 2019 | ʁ | ʁ | 48a |
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| 536 | 24 | "Banjo and the Bushfire" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Tim Bain | ʁ | ʁ | 19 February 2019 | ʁ | ʁ | 48b |
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| 537 | 25 | "Counting on Nia" | ʁ | Dianna Basso | Lee Pressman | ʁ | ʁ | 20 February 2019 | ʁ | ʁ | 49a |
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| 538 | 26 | "Hunt the Truck"
"Hunt the Car" |
ʁ | Dianna Basso | Michael White | ʁ | ʁ | 15 May 2019 | ʁ | ʁ | 49b |
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