Series 10

The tenth series of Thomas & Friends was first broadcast in September 2006 in the US and October 2006 in the UK. This was the only series with twenty-eight episodes until the twentieth series; it was narrated by Michael Angelis in the UK and Michael Brandon in the US.

Production
During production of this series, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James and Percy had fully brass replicas made. This was due to their original plastic models being twenty-two years old at this point and tight filming schedules meant there was very little room for emergency repairs.

The new models were made out of brass and equipped with CNC machined aluminium chassis powered by DC motors. From this point onwards the plastic models would only appear in scenes that would damage the brass models, with the exception of the episode, Big Strong Henry, where one of Henry's brass models was used for the crash instead of his plastic model. This may be due to the plastic model having a previously loose middle left drive wheel which is visible in promotional photographs and some scenes of the episode Henry and the Wishing Tree. The way the crash in that episode unfolded could have caused the old repair to fail.

In one particular episode, The Green Controller, James' original plastic model was repainted into the black and yellow bee livery, likely because the production team did not want to ruin the new brass model after it had just been built. However, James' original plastic tender was not repainted, but oddly enough, it was the new brass tender.

This series also marks the final appearances of Edward and James' plastic models, which were both retired completely after the episode, James the Second Best.

In the episode Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out, Skarloey's small scale model was used again for the first time since the fifth series (excluding stock footage appearances in the seventh series). It was used for the long shots alongside Thomas' gauge 1 model because the large scale Skarloey model would have been severely out of scale.

Some buildings that were built in Series 4 were remade during production of this series. Some of the buildings included Neptune Refreshments, the Antiques and Newsagents shop, Cyril's Cottage and Dryaw Goods Station from Series 3.

Episodes
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Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Emily
 * Harvey
 * Spencer
 * Diesel
 * Mavis
 * Salty
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Sir Handel
 * Peter Sam
 * Rusty
 * Duncan
 * Mighty Mac
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * The Chinese Dragon
 * Bertie
 * Harold
 * Cranky
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Lady Hatt
 * Farmer McColl
 * Mr. Percival
 * The Coaling Plant Manager
 * Stephen Hatt
 * Bridget Hatt
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Henrietta
 * Sodor Brass Band
 * The Duke and Duchess of Boxford
 * The Photographer
 * Proteus
 * Bill and Ben
 * Arthur
 * Molly
 * Dennis
 * Trevor
 * Bulgy
 * George
 * Butch
 * Jem Cole
 * Farmer Trotter
 * Farmer Collett
 * Refreshment Lady
 * Cyril the Fogman
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants
 * The Storyteller
 * The Lighthouse Keeper
 * The Fisherman
 * Harold's Pilots
 * The Ice-Cream Factory Manager
 * Big Mickey
 * Lord Callan
 * Three Railway Board Members
 * Duck
 * Neville
 * Derek
 * 'Arry and Bert
 * Diesel 10
 * Terence
 * Caroline
 * Elizabeth
 * The Tailor
 * The Inspector with the Bowler Hat
 * Donald and Douglas
 * BoCo
 * Jeremiah Jobling
 * Mrs. Kyndley
 * Farmer Finney
 * The Vicar of Wellsworth
 * Father Christmas
 * The Ffarqhuar Policeman
 * The Little Boys
 * The Lady with the Floppy Green Hat
 * Allicia Botti
 * The Mayor of Sodor
 * Bulstrode

Characters Introduced

 * Rosie
 * Freddie
 * Rocky
 * Jeremy
 * "Dusty" Dave
 * The Admiral
 * Mrs. Percival
 * Alice

Locations

 * Island of Sodor
 * Arlesdale End
 * Toby's Shed
 * Black Loch
 * Brendam Canal
 * Brendam Docks
 * Brendam Warehouse
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Bridge over Single-Track Tunnel Runby
 * Callan Castle
 * Crosby Tunnel
 * Culdee Fell Hill
 * Dryaw School
 * Ffarquhar Quarry
 * Gordon's Hill
 * Henry's Forest
 * High Farm
 * High Farm Junction
 * Hill Farm
 * Kellsthorpe Road
 * Kirk Ronan Junction
 * Knapford
 * Maithwaite
 * Maithwaite Showground
 * Maron
 * Maron FC
 * McColl Farm
 * Mountain Village Station
 * Norramby Beach
 * Norramby Fishing Village
 * Pirate's Cove
 * Cabalnoo Maritime Museum
 * Neptune Refreshments
 * The Skull and Crossbones
 * Rheneas Viaduct
 * Rocky Ridge Line
 * Ruined Castle Yard
 * Shen Valley
 * Skarloey Apple Orchard
 * Skarloey Coal Yard
 * Skarloey Slate Quarry
 * Sodor Airport
 * Sodor Castle
 * Sodor Flour Mills
 * Sodor Fuel Depot
 * Sodor Power Station
 * Tea Room Station
 * The Apple Orchard
 * The Bridge over the Rocky River
 * The Coaling Plant
 * The Craggy Track
 * The Eagle of the Mountains
 * The Festival Market Town
 * The Lumber Mill
 * The Old Wooden Bridge
 * The Rocky Way
 * The Second Three-Track Station
 * The Transfer Yards
 * The Wharf
 * Three-Track Hay Field
 * Tidmouth Beach
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Tidmouth Engine Works
 * Tidmouth Goods Station
 * Topham Hall
 * Tower Windmill
 * Valley View
 * Village Square
 * Wellsworth Bridge
 * Sodor Suspension Bridge
 * Ffarquhar
 * The Mainland

Half Hour Format
When Series 10 was airing on Nick Jr. in the UK and Ireland, PBS Kids in the US and Treehouse TV in Canada, two tenth series episodes were paired along with a segment called "Sodor's Special Places" involving one of the locations on the Island of Sodor. In the US, they started adding the opening when Thomas' crew gets him ready for another days work and an ending when Thomas' crew cleans him after a days work in the PBS Kids airings as it was used in the UK during the ninth series airings on Nick Jr. in 2005.

Being Reliable

 * Follow that Flour
 * Learning Segment: Where is Henry's Coal?
 * Sodor's Special Places: Knapford Station (Part 1)
 * Song: Doing it Right
 * Learning Segment: How Does Thomas Feel?
 * A Smooth Ride

Connections

 * Thomas and the Jet Plane
 * Learning Segment: How are Thomas and Percy Different?
 * Sodor's Special Places: Gordon's Hill
 * Learning Segment: Who Can Take Them?
 * Learning Segment: What's Found Where?
 * Percy and the Funfair/Carnival

Clues

 * The Green Controller
 * Learning Segment: New Parts for James
 * Sodor's Special Places: Sodor Suspension Bridge and other Bridges
 * Learning Segment: Who Will Percy See?
 * Learning Segment: Who's Under the Coal Dust? - Emily
 * Duncan Drops a Clanger

Friendship

 * Thomas' Tricky Tree
 * Learning Segment: Help From Your Friends
 * Sodor's Special Places: Farmer McColl's Farm
 * Song: H is for Harold
 * Learning Segment: Guess the Engine - Edward
 * Toby's Afternoon Off

Special Days

 * It's Good to Be Gordon
 * Learning Segment: Who Should Take the Telegraph Pole?
 * Sodor's Special Places: The High Hills (Part 1)
 * Learning Segment: Which Outfit for Which Occasion?
 * Learning Segment: Dot to Dot - Jeremy
 * Seeing the Sights

Old and New

 * Fearless Freddie
 * Song: There's Always Something New
 * Sodor's Special Places: The Quarry
 * Learning Segment: Toby's New Shed
 * Toby's New Shed

Imagination

 * Big Strong Henry
 * Learning Segment: Percy's Story
 * Learning Segment: Mavis as a Steam Engine
 * Sodor's Special Places: The Seaside
 * Learning Segment: Which Friend is in Which Shed?
 * Sticky Toffee/Taffy Thomas

Navigation

 * Which Way Now?
 * Song: Navigation
 * Learning Segment: Which Track for Henry?
 * Sodor's Special Places: Tidmouth Sheds (Part 1)
 * Learning Segment: Over the Bridge
 * Thomas and the Shooting Star

Big and Small

 * Edward Strikes Out
 * Learning Segment: Right Sized Engine for the Job
 * Learning Segment: Emily Huffs Out of the Station
 * Sodor's Special Places: Tidmouth Sheds (Part 2)
 * Learning Segment: Which Engine Should go to Which Building?
 * Topped Off Thomas

Favo(u)rite Places

 * Wharf and Peace
 * Learning Segment: Toby's Favourite Place
 * Song: Favourite Place
 * Sodor's Special Places: The High Hills (Part 2)
 * Learning Segment: Emily's Favourite Place
 * Thomas' Frosty Friend

The Way I See It

 * Emily and the Special Coaches/Emily and the Special Cars
 * Learning Segment: Diesels and Steamers
 * Sodor's Special Places: Knapford Station (Part 2)
 * Learning Segment: What is Henry Thinking of?
 * Learning Segment: What Does Harold See?
 * Thomas and the Colo(u)rs

Strength

 * Thomas and the Birthday Mail
 * Learning Segment: Which Load for Rosie?
 * Song: Strength
 * Sodor's Special Places: The Coaling Plant
 * Learning Segment: Clever Percy
 * Duncan's Bluff

Discovery

 * Missing Trucks/(Freight) Cars
 * Learning Segment: Dot to Dot - Percy
 * Learning Segment: Up and Down the Hill
 * Sodor's Special Places: Brendam Docks (Part 1)
 * Learning Segment: Percy's Treasure
 * Learning Segment: Dot to Dot - Toby
 * Thomas and the Treasure

Feelings

 * James the Second Best
 * Learning Segment: What Makes Salty Happiest?
 * Song: Responsibility
 * Sodor's Special Places: Brendam Docks (Part 2)
 * Learning Segment: Happy or Sad?
 * Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out

Trivia

 * This series, along with the twentieth are the only series to have twenty-eight episodes, which makes them the longest series in the show's history. Additionally, the tenth series was the first to deviate from the standard twenty-six episodes per series.
 * Thomas appears in twenty-seven of the twenty-eight episodes in this series (specifically, all except Duncan Drops a Clanger), more than any other series in episodes produced by HiT Entertainment and the whole model series.
 * This is the last series of a few things:
 * The last series filmed in 576i standard definition and on DigiBeta.
 * Jocelyn Stevenson's last series as executive producer.
 * The last series to have episodes written by Marc Seal and James Mason.
 * The last series shown in fullscreen (4:3) in France.
 * The last series to feature Thomas' tired face.
 * The last series to feature James', and Edward's original plastic models.
 * The last series to feature the 8th series theme song in the intro.
 * The last series to feature the 2004-2006 HiT Entertainment logo at the end of the episodes.
 * The last series to feature the small scale models of the narrow gauge engines.
 * The last series to feature Live-Action Learning Segments on Half Hour TV blocks.
 * The last series aired by EBS until the twelfth series in South Korea.
 * The last series aired by Tooniverse until the twenty-second series in South Korea.
 * The last series aired by Daekyo Kids TV and EBS English in South Korea.
 * The last series released on DVD by Adongmoonhak in South Korea.
 * The last series to have Bosnian dubs.
 * The last series narrated by Budi Santoso in Indonesia.
 * The last series aired by MiniMini until the thirteenth series in Poland.
 * In the first airing of this series on the international channel, JimJam television, only twenty-six episodes aired.
 * This series was the first of several things:
 * The first series in which 'Arry, Bert, Dennis and Proteus do not appear since their introductions in the fifth and ninth series respectively. Although 'Arry and Bert do appear in music videos from this series. While Dennis however, appears in a learning segment.
 * The first series in which its episodes aired on American television before the official British television debuts.
 * The first series and only series where Bill and Ben do not speak since their introductions until the twenty-first series.
 * The first series where Caroline does not appear since her return.
 * The first series in where Bulgy does not speak since his return.
 * The first series to feature Spencer in his silver livery.
 * Sharon Miller's first series as Additional Material Written.
 * The first series to have episodes written by Wayne Jackman.
 * The first series not to have any of its episodes released on VHS in the US.
 * The first series where not every episode has been released on home media in the US.
 * The first series that not released on VHS in South Korea.
 * The first series aired by CBeebies in Poland.
 * The first series since the sixth series where Annie and Clarabel appear, but do not speak.
 * The first series narrated by Alexandru Rusu in Romania since the seventh series.
 * The first series to feature the steam effect between the Roll Call and the credits. In Latin America, it was the third series that did the same thing (after the eighth and ninth series).
 * The first series to feature the 2006 HiT Entertainment logo at the end of PBS airings.
 * The first series to feature, at the end of the Latin American version of the airings above, the Discovery Networks logo in place of the logo above (the aforementioned Discovery logo was first introduced on the Latin American version of the airing "Navigation" but didn't make its debut until the Latin American version of the airing "Favo(u)rite Places").
 * This logo continued to be used until the twelfth series stopped airing in Latin America. It did, however, surprisingly appear at the end of the original Latin American print of the first two airings of the thirteenth series.
 * Starting with the thirteenth series, the original logos (from PBS airings) return to be used for the first time in Latin America since the tenth series airing "Big and Small". Also, the HIT Entertainment logo used the music from the end of seasons 12 and 13 of Barney and Friends and 2008-2012 releases of Barney Home Videos from the time.
 * This series marks the return of Sir Handel since his debut in the fourth series (not counting his music video cameos in the fifth and sixth) and the Chinese Dragon since its debut in the third series. Duck and Terence also made brief appearances since the seventh series, only in two music videos.
 * The Korean DVDs, credit Michael Angelis as the narrator, even though they were re-dubbed in their respective language.
 * This is the only series for a few things:
 * The only series which Simon Nicholson wrote episodes for since the sixth series.
 * The only series where Neville does appear since his introduction in the ninth series. Although he appears in music videos and will later appear in the next series.
 * The only series to feature Thomas' unused outraged face from Series 3 since the book, Little Engines Can Do BIG Things.
 * The only series to feature Skarloey's unused panicked face from the fourth series.
 * The only series where Molly appears, but does not speak since her introduction in the ninth series.
 * The only series until the twentieth to have twenty-eight episodes.
 * Most of the recent broadcasts on Nick Jr. have episodes or interactive segments either out of sync or with crossed over audio.
 * According to Abi Grant's website, Bulstrode was originally intended to have a large scale model built for the wharf set. But due to budget constraints, however, this never happened.
 * A large-scale model of James was built for when he interacts with the Narrow Gauge Engines.
 * The US dubs of the following episodes have currently only been shown on television and have yet to appear on home video in North America, but Sticky Taffy Thomas, Which Way Now? and Thomas and the Shooting Star had their US dubs released on a Brazilian DVD:
 * Thomas and the Jet Plane
 * Duncan Drops a Clanger
 * It's Good to be Gordon
 * Fearless Freddie
 * Toby's New Shed
 * Topped Off Thomas
 * Wharf and Peace
 * Emily and the Special Cars
 * James the Second Best
 * Apart from Strength, There's Always Something New and Responsibility (short version), most songs made during this series have currently only been shown on television in the US and have yet to appear on home video in North America:
 * Doing It Right
 * Favorite Place
 * H is for Harold
 * Navigation (Only on New Adventures of Thomas Brazil DVD)
 * Responsibility (Extended Version)
 * Both the eighth and ninth series aired on Channel 5's Milkshake! block after this series.
 * The DVD Thomas' Trusty Friends was released the same day this series started airing in the UK.
 * The first ten episodes of this series aired in the US before their respective UK television debuts from 3rd September to 1st October 2006.
 * The production reel from this series is currently owned by Twitter/YouTube user TomsProps, though only a brief clip from the reel from production of Thomas' Frosty Friend and Topped Off Thomas had been shown in a trailer for his upcoming documentary "Behind The Steam" until they would be shown at a event in 2022 and leaked, and then fully leaked in HD in early 2023.

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