Thomas the Tank Engine "The Missing Coach" (partially found footage from cancelled British children's TV series episode; 1986)

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"The Missing Coach" was intended to be the season 2 opening episode of Thomas the Tank Engine; it involved twins Donald and Douglas swapping tenders in order to fool the Fat Controller. Halfway through filming in 1986, it was decided that the plot would be too complex for children to understand, so the episode was scrapped and replaced with "Thomas, Percy and the Coal".

David Mitton (writer/producer/director of the show) mentioned in a 2008 interview, (shortly before his death), that he still possessed all the original footage filmed for the episode; although, where the masters are today is entirely unknown.

5 screenshots that have appeared in various books/merchandise over the years are the only publicly available content from the episode.

  • Thomas Take-Along card.jpg

    Screenshot of Douglas from the episode; seen on Douglas' "Take-Along" card and various other sources.

  • TheMissingCoach.jpg

    Another screenshot of Douglas; source unspecified.

  • Thomas unknown.jpg

    Screenshot of Duck and one of the twins; source unspecified.

  • TheMissingCoach7.png

    Another screenshot of one of the twins; source unspecified.

  • Thomas japanese book.jpg

    Donald and Douglas approaching Gordon and Henry; found in a Japanese book (title unspecified).

  • ''The Missing Coach'' (US Narration - Read Description)

    A fan's recreation of the episode.

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