Ivor the Engine

5min

Animation

Family

Ivor the Engine is a British children's animation by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company. It is a children's television series relating the adventures of a small green locomotive who lived in the "top left-hand corner of Wales" and worked for The Merioneth and Llantisilly Railway Traction Company Limited. His friends included Jones the Steam, Evans the Song and Dai Station, among many other characters.

Episodes

Cast

The Railway

1. The Railway

5min

26th Jan 1976

Nothing out of the ordinary even happens on this little railway in the top left-hand corner of Wales. But what ordinarily happens is often fairly extraordinary!

Mrs Porty's Foxes

2. Mrs Porty's Foxes

5min

17th Feb 1976

Some wear fancy hats in order to look beautiful. Some wear them to save their friends - but what else should an engine-driver do?

Bluebell

3. Bluebell

5min

19th Feb 1976

A good donkey will always do what she is told, even though she has to run rather a long way to do it; luckily there are wheels for the return journey.

Unidentified Objects

4. Unidentified Objects

5min

16th Feb 1976

Jones and Dai are relaxing when they spot some strange objects in the sky. The source appears to be Mr Dinwiddy's goldmine.

The Dragon

5. The Dragon

5min

2nd Feb 1976

One morning Jones and Ivor spots some smoke beside the railway line. It turns out to be Idris the Dragon. They rescue him and he explains that Smoke Hill is now extinct.

Chickens

6. Chickens

5min

3rd Feb 1976

Ivor has gone off on his own again. Dai gets quite cross about it, while Jones finds Ivor at Mr Pugh's farm along with some guests.

Old Nell

7. Old Nell

5min

5th Feb 1976

Old nell is a sheep dog clever and wise she is used to catch sheep, and stops engines if there's trouble such as when a sheep had fallen down the mine, and she helped when Ivor was stuck in the snow she is one of Ivor's friends.

The Lost Engine

8. The Lost Engine

5min

6th Feb 1976

Engines don't always do exactly what you would expect them to do, but luckily they are very rarely stolen by gangsters.

The Outing

9. The Outing

5min

9th Feb 1976

Even the most difficult feats of engineering can be achieved, especially if they will help a friend to join in the fun, and also get very wet.

Time Off

10. Time Off

5min

10th Feb 1976

It's a lovely summers day and Ivor has finished all his work. Jones and Dai decide to go and relax by the river. Ivor feels a little left out standing by the station platform so he goes off on his own.

The Cuckoo Clock

11. The Cuckoo Clock

5min

12th Feb 1976

It doesn't tell the time any more. It doesn't sing any more. It is no use at all, except to a homeless bird and her family.

Buying Things

12. Buying Things

5min

13th Feb 1976

The railway is going to be sold to the Welsh National and Ivor sent to Pontypool Roads for shunting duties. What can Jones do to save Ivor?

The Water Tower

13. The Water Tower

5min

16th Feb 1976

Some engines are very particular about what they will or will not be willing to drink, for the sake of who or what happens to be in the drink.

Central Heating

14. Central Heating

5min

17th Feb 1976

One morning Jones and Ivor spots some smoke beside the railway line. It turns out to be Idris the Dragon. They rescue him and he explains that Smoke Hill is now extinct.

DELETE ME

15. DELETE ME

5min

19th Feb 1976

DELETE ME

16. DELETE ME

5min

20th Feb 1976

DELETE ME

17. DELETE ME

5min

23rd Feb 1976

DELETE ME

18. DELETE ME

5min

24th Feb 1976

DELETE ME

19. DELETE ME

5min

26th Feb 1976

DELETE ME

20. DELETE ME

5min

27th Feb 1976

DELETE ME

21. DELETE ME

5min

DELETE ME

22. DELETE ME

5min

DELETE ME

23. DELETE ME

5min

DELETE ME

24. DELETE ME

5min

First air date

26th Jan 1976

Last air date

23rd Dec 1977

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks