Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
Directed by	David Stoten
Produced by	Ian McCue (HiT) Jennifer Hill (Arc) Christopher Keenan (executive producer; HiT) Edward Catchpole (executive producer; HiT) Stephen Gallop (executive producer; Arc) Kallan Kagan (executive producer; Arc)
Written by	Andrew Brenner
Screenplay by	Andrew Brenner
Starring	John Hurt Eddie Redmayne Keith Wickham John Hasler Olivia Colman Joseph May Kerry Shale Jamie Campbell Bower
Narrated by	Mark Moraghan
Music by	Robert Hartshorne Peter Hartshorne City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Edited by	Matthew Ahrens
Production company	Arc Productions HiT Entertainment
Distributed by	HiT Entertainment (UK/US) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (US)
Release dates	July 17, 2015 (UK Limited Cinema Release) September 8, 2015 (US) September 23, 2015 (AUS) September 28, 2015 (UK DVD/Blu-Ray Release)
Running time	60 minutes (UK) 63 minutes (US)

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure is a 2015 CGI-animated children's action film and special of Thomas & Friends.

It features John Hasler and Joseph May as the voice of Thomas the Tank Engine in the UK and US, respectively. It stars the voices of Olivia Colman, Keith Wickham, Tim Whitnall, Rob Rackstraw, William Hope, Kerry Shale, Christopher Ragland, Glenn Wrage, Joe Mills, Teresa Gallagher, Jules de Jongh, Steven Kynman and Tom Stourton.

Eddie Redmayne, Sir John Hurt, Jamie Campbell Bower and Nathan Clarke join the voice cast, while Rex, Bert and Mike, the Arlesdale Railway Engines, also the central characters of the Reverend Wilbert Awdry's book, 'Small Railway Engines', made their first appearance in the TV series in this production, having only appeared in the Railway Series so far, until now. It also features a special cameo appearance from Wilbert Awdry himself in CGI.

In the UK, the film received a limited cinema release from 17 July, 2015. However, it was so popular that it was requested to be bought back to UK Cinemas August of that year.

Plot

Thomas the Tank Engine is racing on his branch line with Bertie the bus. When Bertie gets stuck behind Oliver the Excavator on the road, he complains about all of the machines working on the new branch line, which concerns Thomas' coaches Annie and Clarabel.

Marion the steam shovel meets Oliver the Great Western engine and his brakevan Toad at Arlesdale junction where she sees Mike, Bert, and Rex, the miniature engines for the first time when she starts to think there magical, they are delivering ballast in preparation for the new branch line.

The next morning, Thomas causes an accident at Knapford Junction. The Fat Controller sends Thomas to the construction yard to work on the new branch line, while the new engine, Ryan, is given Thomas' job of pulling Annie and Clarabel.

At the building site, part of the land subsides underneath the new track. When Thomas arrives, he does not pay attention to the danger signs and falls into a cavern housing a pirate ship. After being lifted out, the pirate ship is removed and put onto display at Arlesburgh Harbour.

After being repaired, Thomas meets Sailor John and his boat Skiff, which has been fitted with wheels that allow him to move on the rails. Sailor John explains that he is looking for treasure, but is hesitant to give Thomas any details.

As Marion is digging into the side of a cliff in preparation for the rerouted track, she finds a treasure chest full of gold and jewelry. The Fat Controller decides to donate it to a museum. Thomas meets up with Sailor John on his way back to Knapford, who reveals that the treasure Marion had found is the same one he had been looking for, and angrily demands for it to be given to him. Thomas says that The Fat Controller has the treasure, and refuses to help Sailor John take it.

That night, Sailor John brakes into the Fat Controller's office and steals the treasure chest, using Skiff as his reluctant getaway. Thomas chases them down the line and sees that Sailor John has rigged Skiff to the pirate ship on wheels, speeding down a hill. The chase goes through Arlesdale Junction where the miniature engines slow down the ship by knocking their ballast trucks over the rails. A lose rope attached to the ship gets stuck on Ryan, derailing it and leaving Sailor John with only Skiff to take him away.

At Arlesburgh Harbour, Thomas tries to knock Skiff off of the rails, but to no avail. They all end up at the rail-boat launch ramp where Sailor John rows Skiff out towards the sea, and Thomas falls into the water. With the help of a large wave, Skiff knocks Sailor John and the treasure off of him. The treasure sinks to the bottom of the harbour, and Sailor John is arrested by the police.

When the branch line is finished, The Fat Controller gives Thomas his old job back, and lets him cut the ribbon to the new line.

Cast

Actor	Region	Role
Mark Moraghan	UK/US	The Narrator
John Hasler	UK	Thomas
Joseph May	US	Thomas
Keith Wickham	UK	Edward, Henry, Gordon, James and Percy
	UK/US	Salty, Bert, Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt, Sodor Brass Band leader, a policeman, a diver, some workmen, Thomas' driver
Olivia Colman	UK/US	Marion
Eddie Redmayne	UK/US	Ryan
Sir John Hurt	UK/US	Sailor John
Jamie Campbell Bower	UK/US	Skiff
Tim Whitnall	UK/US	Mike and Oliver the Excavator
Tom Stourton	UK/US	Rex
Joe Mills	UK/US	Donald, Douglas, Oliver and Toad
Teresa Gallagher	UK	Emily
	UK/US	Daisy, Annie, Clarabel and some children
Matt Wilkinson	UK	Cranky and Kevin
Steven Kynman	UK/US	Duck
	UK	Jack
David Menkin	US	Jack
Nathan Clarke Browne	UK/US	Alfie
David Bedella	UK/US	Victor
William Hope	US	Edward and Toby
Kerry Shale	US	Henry, Gordon and Kevin
Rob Rackstraw	UK	Toby
	US	James
Christopher Ragland	US	Percy
Jules de Jongh	US	Emily
Glenn Wrage	US	Cranky
Jonathan Broadbent	UK/US	Bill and Ben

External links

• Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure at IMDb