The Thomas Tank Collectables Blog: Railway Mischief

Railway Mischief - New Narrator

One of the biggest developments of the last month is the release of the DVD Railway Mischief. Not only does this DVD feature a brand new narrator but it is also the premier for Arc new CGI. This is also the first time since Ringo Starr that both the UK and US have the same narrator.

Mark much like his predecessors' is a Liverpudlian continuing the age old tradition. Mark has been in a number of well known programs such as Holby City, Heartbeat, Doctors but he best known for his part in Harry Enfield in Chums back in the 1990's. Marks involvement with Thomas was first confirmed in November 2012 when Vocal booth uploaded a picture of him in the studio, recording for Thomas and Friends.

However with the beginning of a new narrator comes the end to another. Michael Angelis in the UK and Michael Brandon in the US have now departed from Thomas and Friends, they have both been the longest serving narrators ever for the series. Michael Angelis started in 1991 with Series 3, he was full of energy and a really enthralling narrator, in latter years he lost his enthusiasm and was criticised for appearing almost bored. However he has been a fantastic asset to the series for twenty one years and will be missed by many. So farewell Michael Angelis and thank you for everything you have done for Thomas and his Friends.

You can now view all of the episodes from US DVD Railway Mischief on Youtube and they seem to have got positive comments from the youtubers! If you haven't had the chance to watch the episodes click below to see them all, enjoy! The brand new seventeenth series of Thomas & Friends marks its world premier on Channel 5 milkshake! in the UK on June 3rd 2013.