Peace and Quiet

"Please stop! I'd rather be back with the chatterbox engines!"

- Murdoch to the sheep Peace and Quiet is the seventeenth episode of the seventh series.

Plot
At the docks, goods are arriving night and day, causing the engines to work so hard that their axles ache. So, the Fat Controller brings in a new engine called Murdoch to help. He has ten driving wheels and looks very strong. The engines all welcome him, but Murdoch thinks they are all very chatty.

Later, Murdoch has a very long train to pull. He looks forward to some peace and quiet, but everywhere he goes is noisy and crowded. Murdoch looks forward to a nice rest at the sheds that night. But as he arrives, Salty and Harvey begin to ask him lots of questions about his past. Murdoch becomes annoyed and tells them both that he wants peace and quiet, and that he does not want to share a shed with chatterboxes. Harvey is hurt and thinks Murdoch is rude, while Salty tells him that they are only being friendly.



The next day, Murdoch has another long train to pull. This time, he travels through the countryside. He is happy to finally have some peace and quiet. But he comes across some sheep strayed on the line, who have escaped through a broken fence. His driver and fireman try to move the sheep, but to no avail. So, Toby is sent to help by bringing the farmer. The sheep are so noisy that Murdoch wishes he was back with Salty and Harvey. Toby finally arrives and the farmer and his two dogs move the sheep off the line. Murdoch continues on his way.

Later that evening, Murdoch arrives back at the sheds with Harvey and Salty. He apologises for being rude to them, and Harvey tells him that they are happy to share the shed with him. Salty proceeds to tell a story, which makes Murdoch smile. The constant bleating of sheep will keep him awake, but he will gladly fall asleep after a story from Salty.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Harvey
 * Murdoch
 * Salty
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Henry
 * Toby
 * Farmer Trotter
 * Percy
 * Duck
 * Douglas
 * Emily
 * Arthur
 * Cranky
 * Big Mickey
 * Gordon
 * Donald
 * Clarabel
 * Cyril the Fogman

Locations

 * Island of Sodor
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Brendam Warehouse
 * The Coaling Plant
 * Sodor Ironworks
 * Heavy Industrial Area
 * Knapford Sheds
 * Henry's Tunnel
 * Suddery Castle
 * The Sheep Field
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Office
 * Knapford Harbour
 * Wellsworth
 * Sodor Cement Works
 * Marseille

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the twenty-first episode of the seventh series.
 * Stock footage from Fish is used.
 * This was the first of twenty-six episodes from the sixth and seventh series to be used in a PBS Kids, Treehouse TV and Nick Jr. airing of Thomas. While being the first seventh series episode to air in the US as part of the HiT era and have music scored by Robert Hartshorne and Ed Welch in the US dub, though the original music by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell was still used in the UK dub, as in the rest of the seventh series, and the US dub of the home video New Friends for Thomas, still as part of the classic era.
 * On Nick Jr. and PBS airings, the HiT era Music at the end is played during the transition, and the stock footage of Fish is the widescreen version as every side of the scene is cropped to fullscreen.
 * In Michael Angelis' dubs, he makes a "Baa!" sound after the line "Murdoch was very unhappy."
 * In a still picture, Arthur is not seen in the shed next to Harvey, Salty and Murdoch.
 * Due to scenes on one particular set across the season being filmed in one go, the deleted scene of Murdoch passing Gordon at Wellsworth and the scene at Wellsworth in Gordon and Spencer have the same passengers and vehicles at the station in the same place, and Thomas, Annie and Clarabel are also there. Also, the scene of Murdoch passing Duck and Percy and the coaling plant and the scene at the coaling plant in Something Fishy have the same arrangement of oil tankers and trucks in front of the coal hopper, the main difference being Duck and Percy have switched positions.
 * Salty asks, "Have you worked Marseille?". Marseille is a city in southern France known for its large harbour.


 * This episode marks the last of two things:
 * If stock footage counts, this episode marks Henry's last speaking role in the Gullane era.
 * Duck's final appearance until the twelfth series episode, Excellent Emily, excluding a stock footage cameo in Not So Hasty Puddings and appearing in a tenth series music video and his final appearance in the Gullane era.
 * In the US, this episode was released before Emily's New Coaches and The Spotless Record, meaning the audience would not know who Emily and Arthur are unless they had the VHS/DVD release New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures.

Goofs

 * In the shot of Murdoch puffing through the Heavy Industrial Area, he is pulling the train he would pull the next day, and Duck appears despite being in the shot of the coaling plant just prior.
 * When Murdoch is about to depart from Brendam for the second time, his eyes are wonky.
 * During Harvey's first line, the end of the track is clearly visible.
 * The narrator says, "The farmer and his dog went to work," but the farmer has two dogs.
 * When Murdoch tells Harvey and Salty off, Harvey does not have a face.
 * For a brief second in the final shot, Murdoch's eyes do not move in alignment with each other.
 * The number of the few black sheep amongst the flock keeps changing.
 * When Murdoch returns to the shed in the last scene, Emily is there too. But in the last two shots, she has disappeared.

Quotes
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 * Harvey: What's the longest train you've ever pulled?
 * Salty: Have you worked Marseille?
 * Harvey: Have you ever crashed?
 * Murdoch: Please! I want some peace and quiet and I don't want to share a shed with chatterboxes.
 * Harvey: [offended] No need to be rude.
 * Salty: We're only being friendly, matey.
 * Murdoch: I'm sorry that I was cross. I'm very pleased to share a shed with you.
 * Harvey: And we're pleased to have your company.
 * Salty: Aye, we are. It reminds me of a story.

Merchandise

 * Books - A Little Rest for Murdoch
 * My Thomas Story Library - Murdoch

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Pulling Together!
 * The Complete Series 7

DVD Packs

 * Classic Collection
 * Pulling Together!/The Chocolate Crunch Double Pack

WAL

 * Machines Co-Extract

US

 * New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures
 * Thomas & Friends Classic Volume 7

CAN

 * New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures

DVD Boxsets

 * Totally Thomas Volume 4
 * New Friends for Thomas/Spills and Chills and Other Thomas Thrills Double Feature

AUS

 * The Complete Series 7

DVD Boxsets

 * Complete Series 1-10
 * Series Seven and Series Eight Double Pack

ZA

 * Full Steam Ahead

DVD Boxsets

 * 4 Disc Collection
 * 5 DVD Boxset

DK

 * Snow Engine and Other Stories

DVD Boxsets

 * Danish DVD Boxset

MYS

 * The Spotless Record and Other Adventures
 * Something Fishy and Other Adventures

SWE

 * The Snow Engine

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 7 Vol.2
 * Try to Get Along

KOR

 * A Story That Builds Confidence

ITA

 * Hooray for Thomas

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 25

TWN

 * Help the Happiest Friends
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 17

HK
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 18
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 4

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