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Thomas & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Reverend W. Awdry. [1] The tenth series was first broadcast in 2006, narrated by Michael Angelis for the UK audiences and by Michael Brandon in the US ...
The theme song for this new series was an instrumental version of "Engine Roll Call" composed by Ed Welch. Two arrangements were recorded. One was used in the opening for the CITV airings of series 8, while the other was used as the opening for the PBS and Nick Jr. airings of series 8 & 10 in the US, as well as the closing music for series 8 & 18.
In the United States, this was the second season of the series that was not aired on PBS Kids, instead being released straight-to-video. [1] Most episodes in this series have one title; the American titles are shown underneath the United Kingdom titles. This was the first series produced by Gullane Entertainment following its rename in 2000.
Thomas & Friends (formerly known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's media franchise created by Britt Allcroft and currently owned by Mattel.The franchise revolves around an ensemble cast of anthropomorphic steam locomotives, including the titular main protagonist Thomas the Tank Engine as well as other vehicles, who work on the Island of Sodor.
"A Big Day for Thomas" 6: 6 "Thomas & the Trucks" David Mitton: Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev. W. Awdry: 23 October 1984 () "Trouble for Thomas" 7: 7 "Thomas & the Breakdown Train" David Mitton: Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev. W. Awdry: 30 October 1984 () "Thomas Saves the Day" 8: 8 "James & the Coaches" David Mitton
[4] In January 2015, another DVD (Dinos and Discoveries) (containing six more episodes) was released, prior to their official broadcast (from 27 to 31 July, six months later). This series was also the last to utilize the new series intro and credits and also the original Engine Roll Call in the US/UK broadcasts.
The following voice actors were listed in the closing credits for the series: Joseph May as Thomas (US) John Hasler as Thomas (UK) [4] 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:
Starting in this series, the theme song was sung by the children from the Thomas & Friends suite. [3] Most episodes in this series have two titles: the original titles from the UK broadcasts are shown on top, while the American-adapted titles are shown underneath. This was Christopher Skala's first series as executive producer.