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Ivor the Engine

Specials 1976 - 1981
TV-Y

  • 1976-01-26T00:00:00Z on ITV
  • 5m
  • 2h 30m (24 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Animation
Original black and white series from 1958.

25 episodes

1976-01-26T00:00:00Z

Special 1 The Railway

Special 1 The Railway

  • 1976-01-26T00:00:00Z10m

We see a typical day in the life of Ivor the Engine. Ivor delivers Coal to Grumbly Gasworks, tomatoes to Mr Davy and Fish to Mrs Thomas. Ivor also goes to choir practise.

1976-02-17T00:00:00Z

Special 2 Mrs. Porty's Foxes

Special 2 Mrs. Porty's Foxes

  • 1976-02-17T00:00:00Z10m

Mrs. Porty shows Jones and Ivor the fox cubs in the wood near her house. As Ivor and Jones go to deliver Mrs Porty’s Hat for the Institute Prize Giving, they save the fox from hunt, by hiding her in the hat box.

1976-02-19T00:00:00Z

Special 3 Bluebell

Special 3 Bluebell

  • 1976-02-19T00:00:00Z10m

Jones is cleaning Ivor when they are called off on an emergency - Mr. Dinwiddy needs his new boots! Jones leaves Bluebell the Donkey holding the bucket. She follows them all the way to the goldmine, so Jones and Mr. Dinwiddy arrange for a mode of transport...

1976-02-16T00:00:00Z

Special 4 Unidentified Objects

Special 4 Unidentified Objects

  • 1976-02-16T00:00:00Z10m

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

1976-02-02T00:00:00Z

Special 5 The Dragon

Special 5 The Dragon

  • 1976-02-02T00:00:00Z10m

Going past Smoke Hill, an extinct volcano, Jones and Ivor spot smoke coming from the top. Jones discovers are fire inside the hill and a strange egg. He puts it in Ivor's firebox to keep it warm. Mr. Dinwiddy doesn't have any idea what it is so they go off to choir practise. During the practise there seems to be a voice coming from inside Ivor...

1977-12-21T00:00:00Z

Special 6 Chickens

Special 6 Chickens

  • 1977-12-21T00:00:00Z10m

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.

1976-01-29T00:00:00Z

Special 7 Old Nell

Special 7 Old Nell

  • 1976-01-29T00:00:00Z5m

A silly sheep has got itself stuck on a ledge in the hills. Jones tries to rescue it but ends up stuck himself. He ends up sending Ivor and Nell, the sheepdog, to get help.

1977-12-08T00:00:00Z

Special 8 The Lost Engine

Special 8 The Lost Engine

  • 1977-12-08T00:00:00Z5m

Jones discovers Ivor has gone and Mrs. Porty suspects bandits. It isn't bandits, of course, and they find the engine at Tewyn beach.

1977-12-09T00:00:00Z

Special 9 The Outing

Special 9 The Outing

  • 1977-12-09T00:00:00Z5m

The choir are going on their now annual outing to Tewyn beach. They are planning a very special surprise for Ivor...

1977-12-06T00:00:00Z

Special 10 Time Off

Special 10 Time Off

  • 1977-12-06T00:00:00Z5m

It's lovely summers day and Ivor has finished all his work. Jones and Dai decided 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...

1977-12-01T00:00:00Z

Special 11 The Cuckoo Clock

Special 11 The Cuckoo Clock

  • 1977-12-01T00:00:00Z5m

Jones and Ivor desperately need to find the birds a home. Perhaps Mrs. Porty has the answer?

1976-02-23T00:00:00Z

Special 12 Buying Things

Special 12 Buying Things

  • 1976-02-23T00:00:00Z5m

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?

1977-11-29T00:00:00Z

Special 13 The Water Tower

Special 13 The Water Tower

  • 1977-11-29T00:00:00Z5m

Something's very fishy when Ivor won't go under the water tower.

1976-02-26T00:00:00Z

Special 14 Central Heating

Special 14 Central Heating

  • 1976-02-26T00:00:00Z5m

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.

1977-02-09T00:00:00Z

Special 15 The Visitor

Special 15 The Visitor

  • 1977-02-09T00:00:00Z5m

A rock on the line turns out to be a wounded Elephant. Jones and Ivor take the elephant, named Alice, and her keeper to Mr. Hugh's gasworks to recuperate.

1977-02-12T00:00:00Z

Special 16 The Trumpet

Special 16 The Trumpet

  • 1977-02-12T00:00:00Z5m

Ivor receives a mysterious package in the post. In turns out to be a trumpet from some old friends and comes in handy for rounding up Old Idwoll's sheep.

1977-12-14T00:00:00Z

Special 17 The Sheepdog

Special 17 The Sheepdog

  • 1977-12-14T00:00:00Z5m

Jones and Dai are watching the sheep dog trials and a very large contestant turns up to enter...

1977-12-15T00:00:00Z

Special 18 Juggernaut

Special 18 Juggernaut

  • 1977-12-15T00:00:00Z5m

Ivor goes off with Banger's Circus as "The Singing Engine". His replacement is a Juggernaut built by Bynon Smith. It turns out to be a lot less reliable than Ivor.

1977-12-13T00:00:00Z

Special 19 Half-Crowns

Special 19 Half-Crowns

  • 1977-12-13T00:00:00Z5m

The Dragons have nearly run out of Half-Crowns for their gas meter at Smoke Hill. Jones and Ivor find some in one of the most unlikely places.

1977-11-22T00:00:00Z

Special 20 Snowdrifts

Special 20 Snowdrifts

  • 1977-11-22T00:00:00Z5m

It's winter in the top left-hand corner of Wales and Ivor's railway is not running because of deep snow. Llaniog needs supplies soon, though, as Eli the Baker is nearly out of flour. What Ivor needs a snowplough...

1981-12-31T00:00:00Z

Special 21 The Fire Engine

Special 21 The Fire Engine

  • 1981-12-31T00:00:00Z5m

There's a fire at Mr. Pugh's barn but the new fire engine has got stuck in the snow. Ivor comes to the rescue, taking along the firemen and a hand-pump.

1977-11-24T00:00:00Z

Special 22 Sledging

Special 22 Sledging

  • 1977-11-24T00:00:00Z5m

Ivor is having a lovely time in the snow. With a winch attached to his front, he is pulling the children on sledges up the hill. He pulls too many at a time and ends up wheel-deep in the snow. Various rescue attempts prove futile. Who can save Ivor now?

1976-01-27T00:00:00Z

Special 23 The Hat

Special 23 The Hat

  • 1976-01-27T00:00:00Z5m

Jones and Ivor bring back a package, which is supposedly a hat for Mrs. Porty. However, Jones and Dai discover it's a new telescope cover for Professor Longfellow and go home for the night. In the morning, the package has gone...

1977-12-23T00:00:00Z

Special 24 Retirement

Special 24 Retirement

  • 1977-12-23T00:00:00Z5m

The Dragons are in danger of being caged. Luckily, Mr. Dynwiddy knows just the place for them to live. But will everyone have to say goodbye to the Dragons forever?

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