First Day on Sodor!

"As you can see, Darcy is a very special digger and we're lucky to have her here to finish our road."

- Miss Jenny

First Day on Sodor! is the sixteenth episode of the twenty-third series.

Plot
Darcy makes some mistakes on her first day, but she soon makes up for it when everyone sees what she can really do.

Characters

 * James
 * Nia
 * Jack
 * Alfie
 * Oliver the Excavator
 * Max and Monty
 * Brenda
 * Darcy
 * Cranky
 * Jenny Packard
 * The Road Finisher
 * Carly
 * Big Mickey
 * Thomas

Locations

 * Brendam Docks
 * Crosby Tunnel

UK

 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Rob Rackstraw as James and the Road Finisher
 * Yvonne Grundy as Nia
 * Steven Kynman as Jack
 * Tom Stourton as Alfie
 * Tim Whitnall as Oliver and Max
 * Rasmus Hardiker as Monty
 * Teresa Gallagher as Brenda
 * Harriet Kershaw as Darcy and Jenny Packard
 * Matt Wilkinson as Cranky

US

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * Rob Rackstraw as James, Monty and the Road Finisher
 * Yvonne Grundy as Nia
 * David Menkin as Jack
 * Tom Stourton as Alfie
 * Tim Whitnall as Oliver
 * Kerry Shale as Max (uncredited)
 * Teresa Gallagher as Brenda
 * Harriet Kershaw as Darcy and Jenny Packard
 * Glenn Wrage as Cranky

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the fifteenth episode of the twenty-third series.
 * This is the second non-international episode since the Big World! Big Adventures! rebrand not to have Keith Wickham as part of the voice cast. However, going by production order, this is the first non-international episode not to have Wickham as part of the voice cast.
 * The fantasy sequence is a parody of the Terminator franchise.
 * Nia mentions when she arrived on Sodor in Big World! Big Adventures!.
 * This episode aired before Mines of Mystery in the US, meaning audiences would likely not have known who Brenda is.
 * On the Nick Jr. US airing of this episode, it was paired with Out of Site.

Goofs

 * When Nia arrives at Brendam Docks, the front bogey of the flatbed is further forward than normal.
 * When Max tells Darcy to keep out of the way after she nearly hits him, he has Monty's voice.
 * During one shot of Nia talking to Darcy, the rails are layered above Nia's steam.
 * Before Darcy's drill hits the crate, wooden splinters are seen coming from the crate
 * Kerry Shale is not credited for voicing Max in the US end credits.

Merchandise

 * Magazines - First Day on Sodor!

UK/AUS

 * Digs and Discoveries

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