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In 2007, it was announced that actor '''Pierce Brosnan''' of ''James Bond'' fame would be taking over as narrator for ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'', starting with the "The Great Discovery" special. Although Brosnan narrated the special as planned, when season 12 premiered in 2008, the series was still narrated by Michael Angelis in the UK and Michael Brandon in the US. The reasons why Brosnan did not continue aren't fully clear, though it is often falsely rumoured that he left due to his disapproval of the twelfth season's incorporation of CGI.
In 2007, it was announced that actor '''Pierce Brosnan''' of ''James Bond'' fame would be taking over as narrator for ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'', starting with the "The Great Discovery" special<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070928181954/http://www.hitnewsonline.com/releases/detail/pierce_brosnan_new_narrator_for_thomas_friends/thomas_friends</ref>. The original deal stated that Pierce was to narrate three seasons of the show and 3 DVD-exclusive specials. <ref> https://movieweb.com/pierce-brosnan-to-narrate-thomas-friends/ </ref> Although Brosnan narrated the special as planned, when season 12 premiered in 2008, the series was still narrated by Michael Angelis in the UK and Michael Brandon in the US. The reasons why Brosnan did not continue aren't fully clear, though it is often falsely rumoured that he left due to his disapproval of the twelfth season's incorporation of CGI.


Evidence has been shown that Brosnan has indeed recorded dialogue for the narration. In the behind the scenes featurette on "The Great Discovery" DVD, Brosnan can be heard recording dialogue for the episodes "Thomas Puts the Brakes On" and "Best Friends".
Evidence has shown that Brosnan has indeed recorded dialogue for the narration. In the behind-the-scenes featurette on "The Great Discovery" DVD, Brosnan can be heard recording dialogue for the episodes "Thomas Puts the Brakes On" and "Best Friends".


In 2011, a 38-second audio clip surfaced of Pierce Brosnan's narration of "Gordon Takes a Shortcut". This audio originated from animation director Dino Athanassiou's website.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141013083240/http://www.dinoathanassiou.com/Thomas-Friends-Animatic Archived Dino Athanassiou's "Thomas & Friends animation" page.] Retrieved 16 Feb '20</ref> So far, nothing official has been released of the narrations.
In 2011, a 38-second audio clip surfaced of Pierce Brosnan's narration of "Gordon Takes a Shortcut". This audio originated from animation director Dino Athanassiou's website.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141013083240/http://www.dinoathanassiou.com/Thomas-Friends-Animatic Archived Dino Athanassiou's "Thomas & Friends animation" page.] Retrieved 16 Feb '20</ref> So far, nothing official has been released of the narrations.


==Episode list==
==Episode List==
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|Rosie's Funfair Special/Rosie's Carnival Special
|Rosie's Funfair Special/Rosie's Carnival Special
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|Rumoured to be owned by a user on reddit.
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|4
|4
|Mountain Marvel
|Mountain Marvel
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|Rumoured to be owned by a user on reddit.
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|5
|5
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|8
|8
|Excelent Emily
|Excellent Emily
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|10
|10
|Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon
|Saved You
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|11
|11
|Saved You
|Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|Don't Go Back
|Don't Go Back
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|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|Clip featured on a director's website.
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|15
|15
|Gordon Takes a Shortcut
|Gordon Takes a Shortcut
|<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
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|Clip featured on a director's website.
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|16
|16
|The Man of the Hills
|The Man in the Hills
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|Thomas Puts the Brakes on
|Thomas Puts the Brakes on
|<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|Audio Recordings featured on a Behind the Scenes video of The Great Discovery.
|Audio Recordings featured on a behind-the-scenes video of The Great Discovery.
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|Best Friends
|Best Friends
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|Audio Recordings featured on a behind-the-scenes video of The Great Discovery.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==See Also==
==See Also==
===Thomas & Friends===
===Thomas & Friends===
*[[Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go (partially found test animation of reboot of British children TV series; 2019)]]
*[[Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels (lost original cut of direct-to-DVD film; existence unconfirmed; 2011)]]
*[[Thomas & Friends "Jack Jumps In" (found Alec Baldwin narration of British children's TV series episode; 2002)]]
*[[Thomas & Friends "Jack Jumps In" (found Alec Baldwin narration of British children's TV series episode; 2002)]]
*[[Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels (lost original cut of direct-to-DVD film; existence unconfirmed; 2011)]]
*[[Thomas & Friends "Series 7" (partially found original music of British children's TV series American dub; mid-2000s)]]
*[[Thomas & Friends "Series 7" (partially found original music of American dub of British children's TV series; mid 2000s)]]
 
===Thomas the Tank Engine===
===Thomas the Tank Engine===
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine "Season 3" (found Michael Angelis narriation of British children's TV series episodes; 1991)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine (lost pilot episode of unproduced 2D animated adaptation of "The Railway Series" books; 1976)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine "Down the Mine" (partially found pitch pilot version of British children's TV series episode; 1983)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine "The Missing Coach" (partially found footage from cancelled British children's TV series episode; 1986)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine "Season 3" (found original Michael Angelis narrations of British children's TV series episodes; 1991)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine "Season 4" (found pre-recorded version of British children's TV series episodes; 1994)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine "Season 4" (found pre-recorded version of British children's TV series episodes; 1994)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine "Down the Mine" (partially found unaired pitch pilot version of children's TV series; 1983)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine "The Missing Coach" (partially found footage from unfinished episode of children's TV series; 1986)]]
*[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad (found deleted scenes of children's fantasy adventure film; 2000)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine (lost pilot episode of unproduced 2D animated adaptation on "The Railway Series" books; 1976)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (partially lost deleted scenes of British children's TV series; 1984-2021)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (partially lost deleted scenes of British children's TV series; 1984-2021)]]


===Other===
===Other===
*[[The Adventures of Thomas (partially found production material of cancelled "Thomas the Tank Engine" live-action film; early-mid 2010s)]]
*[[Barry the Rescue Engine (lost production material of cancelled "The Railway Series" book; 1980s)]]
*[[Jack and the Sodor Construction Company (partially lost episodes and production material of cancelled spin-off series; 2002)]]
*[[Storytime with Thomas (partially found Fox Family series; 1999-2000)]]
*[[The Thomas & Friends Institute of Innovation (partially found informational short film; 2013-2014)]]
*[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad (found deleted scenes of children's fantasy adventure film; 2000)]]
*[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad (lost test footage of 3.5" character models for British children's TV series; 1995)]]
*[[Thomas and the U.K. Trip & Thomas Number 1 (found Japanese "Thomas the Tank Engine" crossover TV special and music video; 1991)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine (found original illustrated edition of book; 1946)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine (found original illustrated edition of book; 1946)]]
*[[Thomas and the U.K. Trip & Thomas Number 1 (found Japanese "Thomas the Tank Engine" crossover TV special and music video; 1993)]]
*[[Jack and the Sodor Construction Company (miscellaneous lost media of spinoff series; existence unconfirmed; 2002)]]
*[[The Three Railway Engines (found original edition of book; 1945)]]
*[[Barry the Rescue Engine (lost production material on cancelled "The Railway Series" book; 1980s)]]
*[[The Sad Story of Henry (lost live BBC broadcast adaptation of "The Railway Series" books; 1953)]]
*[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad (lost test footage of 3.5" character models for British children's TV series; 1995)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (found build of cancelled NES port of educational game; 1993)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (found build of cancelled NES port of educational game; 1993)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (lost build of cancelled PlayStation educational game; 1999)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (lost build of cancelled PlayStation educational game; 1999)]]
*[[The Thomas & Friends Institute of Innovation (partially found informational short film; 2013-2014)]]
*[[The Three Railway Engines (lost live BBC broadcast adaptation of "The Railway Series" books; 1953)]]
*[[Storytime With Thomas (partially found Fox Family series; 1999-2000)]]
*[[The Three Railway Engines (found original edition of book; 1945)]]


==Reference==
==Reference==

Latest revision as of 14:59, 27 November 2023

Thomas and friends series 12 dvd.jpg

Season 12 DVD cover.

Status: Partially Found

In 2007, it was announced that actor Pierce Brosnan of James Bond fame would be taking over as narrator for Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, starting with the "The Great Discovery" special[1]. The original deal stated that Pierce was to narrate three seasons of the show and 3 DVD-exclusive specials. [2] Although Brosnan narrated the special as planned, when season 12 premiered in 2008, the series was still narrated by Michael Angelis in the UK and Michael Brandon in the US. The reasons why Brosnan did not continue aren't fully clear, though it is often falsely rumoured that he left due to his disapproval of the twelfth season's incorporation of CGI.

Evidence has shown that Brosnan has indeed recorded dialogue for the narration. In the behind-the-scenes featurette on "The Great Discovery" DVD, Brosnan can be heard recording dialogue for the episodes "Thomas Puts the Brakes On" and "Best Friends".

In 2011, a 38-second audio clip surfaced of Pierce Brosnan's narration of "Gordon Takes a Shortcut". This audio originated from animation director Dino Athanassiou's website.[3] So far, nothing official has been released of the narrations.

Episode List

# Episode Status Notes
1 Thomas and the Billboard Lost
2 Steady Eddie Lost
3 Rosie's Funfair Special/Rosie's Carnival Special Lost
4 Mountain Marvel Lost
5 Henry Gets it Wrong Lost
6 Heave Ho Thomas Lost
7 Toby's Special Surprise Lost
8 Excellent Emily Lost
9 The Party Surprise Lost
10 Saved You Lost
11 Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon Lost
12 James Works it Out Lost
13 Tram Trouble Lost
14 Don't Go Back Lost
15 Gordon Takes a Shortcut Partially Found Clip featured on a director's website.
16 The Man in the Hills Lost
17 Thomas Puts the Brakes on Partially Found Audio Recordings featured on a behind-the-scenes video of The Great Discovery.
18 Percy and the Bandstand Lost
19 Push me Pull You Lost
20 Best Friends Partially Found Audio Recordings featured on a behind-the-scenes video of The Great Discovery.

Gallery

Sample of Brosnan's narration for "Gordon Takes a Shortcut".

"Behind the Scenes with Pierce Brosnan" featurette featuring audio from "Thomas Puts the Brakes On" and "Best Friends".

See Also

Thomas & Friends

Thomas the Tank Engine

Other

Reference

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070928181954/http://www.hitnewsonline.com/releases/detail/pierce_brosnan_new_narrator_for_thomas_friends/thomas_friends
  2. ↑ https://movieweb.com/pierce-brosnan-to-narrate-thomas-friends/
  3. ↑ Archived Dino Athanassiou's "Thomas & Friends animation" page. Retrieved 16 Feb '20
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