Ivor The Engine (1959)

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19595 Seasons8.3

Animation, Kids

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Genre: Animation
Origin: GB

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...Not very long ago, in the top left-hand corner of Wales, there was a railway. It wasn't a very long railway or a very important railway, but it was called The Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited, and it was all there was. And in a shed, in a siding at the end of the railway, lives the Locomotive of the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited, which was a long name for a little engine so his friends just called him Ivor..." ...And that was how it began, back in 1959: one of Oliver Postgate's most loved creations, Ivor the Engine. It was a series about the Welsh adventures of a little green railway engine and his many friends. But Ivor wasn't an ordinary steam engine. He pretty much wished he was a person and ended up doing things like singing in a choir and swimming in the sea! One season of six, 10 minute, Black and White films was made for and screened by Associated-Red.

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Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in United Kingdom, Australia.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Dec 28, 1959
Network: BBC Television, Rediffusion London
Studio: Smallfilms

Time to finish

54 hrs

72 episodes. About 8 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Oliver Postgate

Narrator (voice)

Anthony Jackson

Dai Station / Evans the Song / Mr. Dinwiddy

Olwen Griffiths

Idris the Dragon / Mrs. Griffiths / Mrs. Porty

SERIES

19595 Seasons8.3

Animation, Kids

TMDB8.3

Votes3

Your rating

Genre: Animation
Origin: GB

About

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in United Kingdom, Australia.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Dec 28, 1959
Episode 1
Ivor the Engine hears the sound of a Welsh choir for the first time, and wants to join in, though he knows this is impossible.
E2 · Airs Jan 4, 1960
Episode 2
Jones the Steam is concerned that Ivor is not himself. Along with Dai Station, they visit the Chief Engineer, who tells them that Ivor is physically in excellent condition, but that obviously something is bothering him, but what?
E3 · Airs Jan 11, 1960
Episode 3
Dai the Station has the idea of taking Ivor back to where he first became sad. On the hill above the choir practice, Jones the Steam discovers what is bothering Ivor.
E4 · Airs Jan 18, 1960
Episode 4
Evans the Song agrees to listen to Ivor's whistle, but it is too weak and rough for the choir. Jones the Steam determines to change Ivor's whistle for proper pipes, capable of making a more pleasant sound.
E5 · Airs Jan 25, 1960
Episode 5
With the help of all of Ivor's friends, Jones is able to replace Ivor's whistle with three organ pipes donated from the local roundabout. Now all they need is the choir committee and the railway management to agree to Ivor joining the choir.
E6 · Airs Feb 1, 1960
Episode 6
Evans the Song convinces both the choir committee and the railway bosses, and Ivor joins the choir.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Dec 28, 1959
Network: BBC Television, Rediffusion London
Studio: Smallfilms

Time to finish

54 hrs

72 episodes. About 8 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Oliver Postgate

Narrator (voice)

Anthony Jackson

Dai Station / Evans the Song / Mr. Dinwiddy

Olwen Griffiths

Idris the Dragon / Mrs. Griffiths / Mrs. Porty

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