Thomas and Friends is a children's television series

Children's television series

Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...

 about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series

The Railway Series

The Railway Series is a set of story books about a railway system located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first being published in 1945. Twenty-six were written by the Rev. W. Awdry, up to 1972. A further 16 were written by his son, Christopher Awdry; 14...

 books written by the Rev. W. Awdry.

This article lists and details episodes from the eleventh season of this series, which was first broadcast 3–12 September 2007. It is narrated by Michael Angelis

Michael Angelis

Michael Angelis is an English actor and voice actor.Michael Angelis was one of the stars of the famous 1982 BBC drama serial Boys from the Black Stuff and another Alan Bleasedale drama G.B.H.. He also starred in comedies such as Luv and The Liver Birds, in which he appeared between series 5 and 9...

, and re-narrated for American audiences by Michael Brandon

Michael Brandon

Michael Brandon is an American actor who resides in the United Kingdom and United States.-Life and career:Brandon was born Michael Feldman in Brooklyn, New York to Miriam and Sol Feldman...

. Starting in this season, the theme song is sung by the kids from the "Thomas and Friends" suite. This is the last season to be distributed by CPTV

Connecticut Public Television

Connecticut Public Television is the PBS member network for the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is owned by Connecticut Public Broadcasting, who also owns Connecticut Public Radio. Together, the television and radio stations make up the Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network...

 (the 1st few episodes, while the rest and future seasons are distributed by Thirteen WNET-New York).

Production

Season 11 is the first in the series to be filmed in high-definition television

High-definition television

High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...

 format. The broadcast version only included 20 episodes, with six further episodes focusing on the narrow gauge engines on the Skarloey Railway

Skarloey Railway

On the fictional Island of Sodor in The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry, the Skarloey Railway is a narrow gauge railway which runs from the main line at Crovan's Gate to the passenger terminus at Skarloey. Beyond Skarloey the line continues to a slate quarry.In the stories, the railway is run by...

 released on DVD as Engines and Escapades

Engines and Escapades

Engines And Escapades was a VHS/DVD of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, containing episodes unseen on TV. These episodes were the 3rd of the annual straight to VHS/DVD releases by HiT Entertainment, and are considered to be part of Season 11 of 2007...

. This is also the last season that uses models instead of CGI.

Episodes

#	Total	Title (Top) US Title (Bottom)	Written by	Original air date	TV Order

Characters introduced

• Whiff (Emily's Rubbish)
• Hector (Hector the Horrid!)
• Billy (Don't be Silly, Billy)
• Madge (Cool Truckings)
• The Mayor of Sodor (Thomas and the Storyteller) (does not speak)

Other characters introduced include a famous storyteller (Thomas and the Storyteller), a carpenter and an engineer (Gordon and the Engineer), an Italian magician (Smoke and Mirrors), and Cuffy the Clown (Ding-A-Ling).

Returning characters

• Thomas
  Thomas the Tank Engine
  Thomas the Tank Engine is a fictional steam locomotive in The Railway Series books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher. He became the most popular character in the series, and the accompanying television spin-off series, Thomas and Friends.Thomas is a tank engine, painted blue...
  
  
• Edward
  Edward the Blue Engine
  Edward the Blue Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic steam locomotive from The Railway Series children's books by the Rev W. Awdry, and the related TV Series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. He is a blue 4-4-0 tender engine with red stripes, about the same size as James the Red Engine, and has...
  
  
• Henry
  Henry the Green Engine
  Henry the Green Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic 4-6-0 steam locomotive from The Railway Series books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry, and the spin-off children's television series, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.Henry lives on the fictitious...
  
  
• Gordon
  Gordon the Big Engine
  Gordon the Big Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tender locomotive in The Railway Series books by Rev. W. Awdry. Gordon is painted blue and carries the number 4. Gordon views himself as the most important engine because he is the biggest and he pulls the Express...
  
  
• James
  James the Red Engine
  James the Red Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tender locomotive from The Railway Series children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry, and the spin-off TV series Thomas and Friends. James is a mixed-traffic engine, which means he is just as capable of pulling coaches as trucks...
  
  
• Percy
  Percy the Small Engine
  Percy the Small Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic steam engine from The Railway Series of children's books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry...
  
  
• Toby
  Toby the Tram Engine
  Toby the Tram Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tram engine in The Railway Series by the Rev. W. Awdry and his son, Christopher; he also appears in the spin-off television series Thomas and Friends...
  
  
• Donald and Douglas
• Emily
  Emily (Thomas the Tank Engine)
  Emily the Stirling Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic steam locomotive from the television series Thomas and Friends. She was the first female steam engine to be featured in the television series, and is the only female member of the "Steam Team", the eight core characters of the series...
  
  
• Spencer
• Arthur
• Bill and Ben
• Molly
• Rosie
• Diesel
• Mavis
• 'Arry & Bert
• Salty
• Skarloey
• Duncan
• Rusty
• Rheneas
• Peter Sam
• Sir Handel
• Mighty Mac
• Fearless Freddie
• Annie and Clarabel
• Rocky
• Troublesome Trucks
• Bertie
• Elizabeth
• Cranky
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Dowager Hatt
• Farmer McColl
• Alicia Botti
• Mr. Percival
• Harvey (does not speak)
• Henrietta (does not speak)
• Jeremy (does not speak)
• The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (the Duchess doesn't speak)
• Murdoch (Non-Speaking Cameo)
• Neville (Cameo)
• Butch (Cameo)
• Lady Hatt (does not speak)
• Lord Callan (Non-Speaking Cameo)
• The Chinese Dragon (Non-Speaking Cameo)