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Thomas & Friends

“Making Tracks to Great Destinations”

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.

1984 6.8/10 community score 24 seasons · 584 episodes Returning Series
  • Animation
  • Kids

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12 platforms currently listed across all viewing options

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Series schedule

Seasons and episode dates

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First aired
Seasons
24
Episodes
584
Status
Returning Series

Latest aired episode

S24 E23

Thomas' Animal Friends

Aired 11 min

Thomas is asked to help at the animal park for the day and realises there is more to the job than he first thought.

Next listed episode

No upcoming episode date is currently listed.

Season guide

Most recent seasons first

25 season entries

  • Season 24

    23 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 23

    23 episodes

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  • Season 22

    26 episodes

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  • Season 21

    18 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 20

    28 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 19

    26 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 18

    26 episodes

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  • Season 17

    26 episodes

    First episode aired

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  • Season 16

    20 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 15

    20 episodes

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  • Season 14

    20 episodes

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  • Season 13

    20 episodes

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  • Season 12

    20 episodes

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  • Season 11

    26 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 10

    28 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 9

    26 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 8

    26 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 7

    26 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 6

    26 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 5

    26 episodes

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  • Season 4

    26 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 3

    26 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 2

    26 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 1

    26 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Specials

    153 episodes

    First episode aired

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