The fifteenth season of the television series aired during March 2011 in the UK and between April and June in the US. This season has a total of twenty episodes.
Episodes[]
| Screenshot | UK title (top) US title (bottom) |
Original UK release date |
Episode number # | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Gordon and Ferdinand" | 1st March 2011 | #01 | |||
| Gordon is embarrassed to be seen with Ferdinand whilst delivering the Lion of Sodor. | |||||
| "Toby and Bash" | 2nd March 2011 | #02 | |||
| Toby tries to find Bash a home on Sodor, but Bash misses his friends on Misty Island. | |||||
| "Emily and Dash" | 3rd March 2011 | #03 | |||
| Emily has to escort Dash to a steam fair, but thoughtlessly leaves him behind. | |||||
| "Percy's New Friends" | 4th March 2011 | #04 | |||
| After his friends say they are too busy to play, Percy decides to make friends with the animals on Sodor. | |||||
| "Edward the Hero" | 7th March 2011 | #05 | |||
| Edward wants to be a hero like Harold. | |||||
| "James to the Rescue" | 8th March 2011 | #06 | |||
| James refuses to work with Toby as the rescue engine, but soon regrets his decision. | |||||
| "Happy Hiro" | 9th March 2011 | #07 | |||
| Hiro is feeling homesick, so Thomas tries to cheer him up by taking him to Misty Island. | |||||
| "Up, Up and Away!" | 10th March 2011 | #08 | |||
| Thomas and Percy deliver Mr. Bubbles' giant balloon. | |||||
| "Henry's Happy Coal" | 11th March 2011 | #09 | |||
| 'Arry and Bert tease Henry about using special coal. | |||||
| "Let it Snow" | 14th March 2011 | #10 | |||
| Whilst collecting logs for an animal shelter, Thomas sings the Misty Island Snow Song in hopes of making it snow. | |||||
| "Surprise, Surprise" | 15th March 2011 | #11 | |||
| Thomas tries to hold a Christmas party at the Sodor Steamworks for his friends, but does not tell Victor. | |||||
| "Spencer the Grand" | 16th March 2011 | #12 | |||
| Spencer disobeys orders and tries to puff to the Duke and Duchess of Boxford's Summer House in the fog. | |||||
| "Stop that Bus!" | 17th March 2011 | #13 | |||
| Thomas takes Bertie on a tour, but Bertie has to pick up Dowager Hatt and her friends. | |||||
| "Stuck on You" | 18th March 2011 | #14 | |||
| Thomas and Butch do not listen to Victor's instructions, so they do not know how to work Butch's new magnet. | |||||
| "Big Belle" | 21st March 2011 | #15 | |||
| Belle's attempts to be friends with Toby only frighten the steam tram away. | |||||
| "Kevin the Steamie" | 22nd March 2011 | #16 | |||
| Kevin practices shunting so that he can take part in Thomas and Percy's game. | |||||
| "Wonky Whistle" | 23rd March 2011 | #17 | |||
| Thomas rushes off before his whistle can be properly fixed and scares Farmer McColl's animals. | |||||
| "Percy the Snowman" | 24th March 2011 | #18 | |||
| Thomas promises to take a depressed Percy to pick up Sir
Topham Hatt, but whilst Thomas is finishing his jobs, he only succeeds in covering Percy in snow. | |||||
| "Tree Trouble" | 25th March 2011 | #19 | |||
| The diesels and Thomas compete to find the best Christmas tree for the Steamworks and Dieselworks. | |||||
| "Fiery Flynn" | 28th March 2011 | #20 | |||
| Flynn tries to impress the diesels with his bravado with potentially disastrous results. | |||||
Specials[]
- Day of the Diesels
Song[]
- Hear the Engines Coming
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Emily
- Spencer
- Rosie
- Whiff
- Stanley
- Hiro
- Charlie
- Bash and Dash
- Ferdinand
- Diesel
- Mavis
- 'Arry and Bert
- Salty
- Victor
- Belle
- Flynn
- Den
- Dart
- Rocky
- Bertie
- Butch
- Kevin
- Harold
- Cranky
- Captain
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Lady Hatt
- Dowager Hatt
- Farmer McColl
- The Duke of Boxford
- Mr. Bubbles
- The Sodor Search and Rescue Centre Manager
- The Maithwaite Stationmaster
- Workmen
- The Schoolchildren
- The Ginger-haired Boy
- The Blonde-haired Boy
- Norman (not named)
- The Duchess of Boxford (does not speak)
- Scruff (cameo)
- Paxton (cameo)
- Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
- Henrietta (cameo)
- Trevor (cameo)
- Stephen Hatt (cameo)
- Bridget Hatt (cameo)
- Mr. Percival (cameo)
- Jem Cole (cameo)
- Alicia Botti (cameo)
- Sodor Brass Band (cameo)
- The Dairy Manager (cameo)
- The Photographer (cameo)
- The Bargeman (cameo)
- The Fireman (cameo)
- The Knapford Stationmaster (cameo)
- The Teacher (cameo)
- The Bird Watcher (cameo)
- The Railway Inspector (cameo)
- The Tree Specialists (cameo)
- Three Sodor United Players (cameo)
- The Laundry Lady (cameo)
- Farmer Trotter (mentioned)
- Father Christmas (mentioned)
- Sir Handel (original concept only)
- Peter Sam (original concept only)
- Duke (original concept only)
Characters Introduced[]
- The Railway Coal Inspector
- Dowager Hatt's Friends (do not speak)
- Albert's Wife (cameo)
Half hour format[]
When season 15 aired on PBS in the US and Nick Jr. in the UK, each broadcast airs two episodes, a song & a Down at the Station segments.
Exciting Friends[]
- Gordon and Ferdinand
- Song: All You Need
- Toby and Bash
Kindness with Friends[]
- Percy's New Friends
- Song: All You Need
- Emily and Dash
Learning Together[]
- James to the Rescue
- Song: Go, Go Thomas
- Down at the Station: The Steam Engine
- Happy Hiro
Happy Engines[]
- Henry's Happy Coal
- Song: Go, Go Thomas
- Down at the Station: Coal
- Edward the Hero
Fun in the Snow[]
- Let it Snow
- Song: TBA
- Percy the Snowman
Helping Each Other[]
- Stop that Bus!
- Song: Roll Along
- Down at the Station: Passengers
- Spencer the Grand
Laughing Together[]
- Big Belle
- Song: Go, Go Thomas!
- Stuck on You
Slow Down!Edit[]
- Wonky Whistle
- Song: Hear the Engines Coming
- Down at the Station: Going Backwards
- Up, Up and Away!
Special Times[]
- Surprise, Surprise
- Song: TBA
- Tree Trouble
Being Useful[]
- Kevin the Steamie
- Song: Hear the Engines Coming
- Down at the Station: Fireman
- Fiery Flynn
Cast[]
UK and AUS[]
- Michael Angelis as the narrator
- Ben Small as Thomas, Toby and Ferdinand
- Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Rosie, Belle, Mavis, Lady Hatt and the Ginger-haired Boy
- Keith Wickham
as Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Dash, Salty, Den, Harold, Captain, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt, Mr. Bubbles and the Railway Coal Inspector
- Matt Wilkinson
as Spencer, Stanley, Charlie, Bash, Victor, Cranky, Kevin, Farmer McColl, the Duke of Boxford, the Maithwaite Stationmaster and the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre Manager
- Rupert Degas as Den (Fiery Flynn only), Dart, Flynn, Bertie and Butch
- Togo Igawa as Hiro
- Kerry Shale as Diesel, 'Arry, Bert and Norman
- William Hope as the Steamworks Worker and the Farm Hands
US and CAN[]
- Michael Brandon as the narrator, Diesel and Mr. Bubbles
- Martin Sherman as Thomas and Percy
- Jules de Jongh as Emily, Rosie, Mavis and Lady Hatt
- William Hope
as Edward, Toby, Whiff, Bash, Rocky, the Duke of Boxford, the Maithwaite Stationmaster, the Steamworks Worker and the Farm Hands
- Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, James, Dash, 'Arry, Bert, Norman, Harold, Kevin, Sir Topham Hatt, and the Railway Coal Inspector
- Keith Wickham as Salty, Den, Captain and Dowager Hatt
- Ben Small as Stanley
- Teresa Gallagher as Belle and the Ginger-haired Boy
- Rupert Degas as Den (Fiery Flynn only), Dart, Flynn and Bertie
- Togo Igawa as Hiro
- David Bedella as Victor
- Glenn Wrage as Spencer, Charlie, Ferdinand, Cranky, Butch and the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre Manager
Trivia[]
- This season was supposed to be shown after Day of the Diesels, but was brought forwards for unknown reasons.
- This season marks the first of a few things:
- Butch's first speaking role in the television series.
- Trevor's first appearance in full CGI.
- Arlesdale End, Castle Loch, the Fishing Village and Wellsworth's first appearances in full CGI.
- The first and only season to have Rupert Degas as Butch in the UK. Matt Wilkinson later took over this role in the sixteenth season.
- The first season to have Rupert Degas as part of the voice cast.
- The first season with Season 20 being the second not to have Thomas' name titled in any of the episodes.
- The first and only season to date, where Thomas, Gordon and Percy have more roles than the rest of the Steam Team.
- This season marks the last of a few things:
- The last season in which Christopher Skala was executive producer.
- The last season in which Jo Jordan was creative producer.
- The last season to have Jukka Voutilaninen voice Hiro in the Finnish dub.
- Percy's whistle now budges up and down when he uses it.
- Jules de Jongh is mentioned in the UK credits despite not having a role.
- On Netflix UK, this series was listed as being season 13. The mistake was later corrected.
- In Finland, this season was shown on the website MTV Juniori before airing on television.