Thomas & Friends - Season 18 - Eps 8: Duck & The Slip Coaches
It is high summer, when many tourists visit Sodor and The Fat Controller is concerned about getting them all to their destinations on time. Duck tells the other engines about the slip coaches they used on the Great Western Railway that can be uncoupled at stations without stopping. James then tells the Fat Controller and claims it as his idea. But James has never used slip coaches before and soon runs into trouble!
About Thomas & Friends
Title: Thomas & Friends
First Air Date: 1984-10-09
Last Air Date: 2021-01-20
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.8/10 (from 131 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 27
Total Episodes: 666
Network: ITV1 5 CITV Cartoon Network Nick Jr.
Genres: Animation, Kids
Production Companies: Nitrogen Studios Canada, Britt Allcroft Productions, Mattel, HiT Entertainment, Gullane Pictures
Synopsis
Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network on 4 September 1984. It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. These books deal with the adventures of a group of anthropomorphised locomotives and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were based on stories Wilbert told to entertain his son, Christopher during his recovery from measles. From Series one to four, many of the stories are based on events from Awdry's personal experience.
Cast
John Hasler
Narrator (voice)
Joseph May
Narrator (voice)
