''Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels'' is a 2011 British

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and feature-length special of the British television series, ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...

''. It is the first (and only) special to be a spin-off around a character from the series; so the star is Thomas' best friend Percy. The film is produced by

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and animated by

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Plot

New engine, Belle extinguishes a fire, but runs out of water.

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and

Percy The English surname Percy is of Norman origin, coming from Normandy to England, United Kingdom. It was from the House of Percy, Norman lords of Northumberland, derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy. From there, it came into use ...

take her to the Steamworks where

Sir Topham Hatt The Fat Controller, whose real name is Sir Topham Hatt, is a fictional character in ''The Railway Series'' books written by the Reverend W. Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. In the first two books in the series (''The Three Railway Engine ...

congratulates her and says they need another fire engine. Belle suggests a road/rail hybrid fire engine she knows named Flynn and arrangements are made to bring him over from the Mainland. Thomas starts to spend more time with Belle and Flynn. Percy feels left out, as well as from everyone else, especially when Flynn takes his birth at Tidmouth sheds, next to Thomas. Percy is convinced by Diesel, to visit Diesel’s friend: Diesel 10, at the run-down dieselworks. Diesel 10 will be Percy's mentor and new best friend. Diesel 10 informs Percy that Sir Topham Hatt does not care about the state of the Dieselworks and Percy says he will ask Thomas. Flynn arrives on the island. Percy finds Thomas and tries to tell him about the Dieselworks, but Thomas disregards this as Sir Topham Hatt asked him to show Flynn around. Percy goes to the Dieselworks the next day and finds out that they lack a working crane. Percy tells the Steamworks crane Kevin about his dilemma. Percy takes Kevin to the Dieselworks and, Diesel 10 is happy to have a new crane. Diesel 10 tells Percy to bring Thomas to the Dieselworks so he can pay full attention. Percy goes to Knapford the next day. Thomas tells Percy to inform Victor about moving Kevin. Victor leaves to inform Sir Topham Hatt. Percy returns to the Dieselworks followed by Thomas. Diesel 10 puts Thomas in the back shed and the diesels go to the Steamworks so they can take it over. Percy is horrified to learn that Diesel 10 has been using him the whole time, and that Thomas is his best friend and not Diesel 10. The diesels cause havoc inside the Steamworks. Percy goes back to the Dieselworks and finds a fire in the main shed; he races to the Rescue Centre for Belle and Flynn. They return to the Dieselworks where Thomas and Kevin are being held hostage. Percy frees Thomas and Kevin, and Belle and Flynn successfully put out the fire. Thomas, Percy, and Kevin rally the other engines to take back the Steamworks. The steam engines promise Diesel 10 that they will help him fix the Dieselworks. Sir Topham Hatt arrives, and orders Diesel 10 to fix the damage. Percy, Thomas, and Kevin tell Sir Topham Hatt about the Dieselworks, and he says he had already been planning to fix it. The Dieselworks is fixed and Sir Topham Hatt reopens it, and Thomas and Percy remain best friends.

Voice cast

Rupert Degas Rupert Joel Degas (born 17 August 1970) is an Anglo-Australian actor. He is best known for his voice work in animation and audiobooks. Since the 1980s, he has worked in audiobooks, film, podcasts, radio productions, television, theatre, and vid ...

as Dart and Flynn *

Matt Wilkinson Matthew Wilkinson is a British actor, playwright and director. Acting Wilkinson trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and has performed in theatre, film, television and animation. Early theatre work included Alan Bennett's ''The Wind ...

as Diesel 10 *

Teresa Gallagher Teresa Gallagher is an American-born British actress. Career Gallagher is known for her role as Ellen Smith in ''The Bill'', for her appearances on radio in ''No Commitments'', ''Salem's Lot'', and '' Memorials to the Missing''. She play ...

as Belle *

Keith Wickham Keith Wickham is a British voice actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is known for providing the voices of various characters in the children's television series ''Thomas & Friends'', and Polluto in '' Tommy Zoom''. Career Wickham voiced Chang ...

as Den, Salty, Paxton, Norman, and Dowager Hatt *

Kerry Shale Kerry Shale is a Canadian actor and writer based in London, England. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shale, Kerry Living people 20th-century British male actors 20th-century Ca ...

as 'Arry, Bert and Sidney

UK dub

Ben Small Benjamin Small is a British voice actor who has acted on animated films and television shows, including Thomas the Tank Engine and Toby the Tram Engine in the UK dub of the children's television series ''Thomas & Friends''. Career Small voice ...

and

Toby Toby is a popular, usually male, name in many English speaking countries. The name is from the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה ''Toviah'', which translates to ''Good i ...

* Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon,

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, Percy, Dowager Hatt and the

Fat Controller The Fat Controller, whose real name is Sir Topham Hatt, is a fictional character in ''The Railway Series'' books written by the Reverend W. Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. In the first two books in the series (''The Three Railway Engine ...

* Matt Wilkinson as Kevin, Stanley, Victor, Rocky, Cranky and Farmer McColl * Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Emily, Mavis and Lady Hatt * Kerry Shale as Diesel *

Michael Angelis Nicolas Michael Angelis (29 April 1944 – 30 May 2020) was an English actor. He was best known for his television roles as Chrissie Todd in ''Boys from the Blackstuff'', Martin Niarchos in '' G.B.H.'' and as a UK narrator of the British child ...

as the Narrator

US dub

Martin Sherman Martin Gerald Sherman (born December 22, 1938) is an American dramatist and screenwriter best known for his 20 stage plays which have been produced in over 60 countries. He rose to fame in 1979 with the production of his play '' Bent'', which e ...

as Thomas and Percy * Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, James, Stanley, Kevin and Sir Topham Hatt *

Jules de Jongh Jules de Jongh is an American voice actress. She provided the voices of Yugo and Evangelyne in the first 2 seasons of '' Wakfu: The Animated Series'', the voice of the protagonist Faith from the video game ''Mirror's Edge'', and the voice of se ...

as Emily, Mavis and Lady Hatt * William Hope as Edward, Toby, Rocky and Farmer McColl *

David Bedella David Bedella (born September 25, 1962) is an American actor. He is currently based in London and is best known for his Olivier award-winning roles in ''Jerry Springer – The Opera'', ''In The Heights'' and ''& Juliet''. Early life Bedella wa ...

as Victor *

Glenn Wrage Glenn Wrage is an American actor and model, who has performed numerous roles in television, film, and video games. Career His film credits include ''Saving Private Ryan'', ''Razor Blade Smile'', ''The First 9 1/2 Days'', '' Thunderpants'' and ' ...

as Cranky *

Michael Brandon Michael Brandon (born Michael Feldman; April 20, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for his role as James Dempsey in the British drama series ''Dempsey and Makepeace'' (1985–1986). His theatre credits include the original Broadway (theat ...

as Diesel and the Narrator

Reception

Renee Longstreet of

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gave the film 3 stars out of 5, stating the film "offers standard Thomas fare".

References

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