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Ivor the Engine

Season 5 1977
TV-Y

  • 1977-11-22T00:00:00Z on ITV
  • 5m
  • 1h 40m (20 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Animation
...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.

20 episodes

Season Premiere

1977-11-22T00:00:00Z

5x01 Snowdrifts

Season Premiere

5x01 Snowdrifts

  • 1977-11-22T00:00:00Z5m

When the snow is deep and Mrs Williams runs out of jelly-babies, it is time to invent something to move the snow out of the way.

1977-11-23T00:00:00Z

5x02 Cold Sheep

5x02 Cold Sheep

  • 1977-11-23T00:00:00Z5m

Some snowdrifts are just snow, but some have more than snow in them, and they must not be ploughed aside, even for the sake of the General's new teeth.

1977-11-29T00:00:00Z

5x03 The Fire Engine

5x03 The Fire Engine

  • 1977-11-29T00:00:00Z5m

Some fire engines will go absolutely anywhere, so long as they don't get stuck. Then they must not be too proud to ask for help.

1977-11-24T00:00:00Z

5x04 Sledging

5x04 Sledging

  • 1977-11-24T00:00:00Z5m

Pulling sledges up the hill can be quite fun, if you are strong enough, but it can be even more fun sledging down the hill again - if you have a sledge.

1977-11-25T00:00:00Z

5x05 The Rescue

5x05 The Rescue

  • 1977-11-25T00:00:00Z5m

When all the latest technical equipment cannot pull you out of trouble, perhaps it is time to get help from more old-fashioned pushers and pullers.

1977-11-30T00:00:00Z

5x06 The Water Tower

5x06 The Water Tower

  • 1977-11-30T00:00:00Z5m

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.

1977-12-01T00:00:00Z

5x07 Mrs. Bird

5x07 Mrs. Bird

  • 1977-12-01T00:00:00Z5m

We must always do what we can to help others, even if they do chose to build their houses in such extraordinarily silly places.

1977-12-02T00:00:00Z

5x08 The Cuckoo Clock

5x08 The Cuckoo Clock

  • 1977-12-02T00:00:00Z5m

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

1977-12-06T00:00:00Z

5x09 The Trumpet

5x09 The Trumpet

  • 1977-12-06T00:00:00Z5m

Some trumpets sound very low indeed, but some sound so loud that only mythical creatures can hear them, and they will come to your aid.

1977-12-16T00:00:00Z

5x10 Time Off

5x10 Time Off

  • 1977-12-16T00:00:00Z5m

What is life if full of case we have no time to be with our friends and do nothing at all. We don't all have to be busy all the time.

1977-12-07T00:00:00Z

5x11 The Seaside

5x11 The Seaside

  • 1977-12-07T00:00:00Z5m

Everybody loves to go to the seaside and have fun splashing about in the surf, but some of us aren't able to - and that is a bit sad.

1977-12-08T00:00:00Z

5x12 The Lost Engine

5x12 The Lost Engine

  • 1977-12-08T00:00:00Z5m

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

1977-12-09T00:00:00Z

5x13 The Outing

5x13 The Outing

  • 1977-12-09T00:00:00Z5m

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.

1977-12-20T00:00:00Z

5x14 Half-Crowns

5x14 Half-Crowns

  • 1977-12-20T00:00:00Z5m

The money may no longer buy things in the shops, but people who know where to find it can help to keep the dragons warm.

1977-12-13T00:00:00Z

5x15 The Sheepdog

5x15 The Sheepdog

  • 1977-12-13T00:00:00Z5m

Who said only dogs can herd sheep? Everybody should be allowed to have a try and it doesn't matter a bit how heavy they are.

1977-12-14T00:00:00Z

5x16 Juggernaut

5x16 Juggernaut

  • 1977-12-14T00:00:00Z5m

When Ivor leaves to seek his fame and fortune, who or what can take his place? Is it worth a load of gold just for the pleasure of seeing it go?

1977-12-15T00:00:00Z

5x17 The Bird House

5x17 The Bird House

  • 1977-12-15T00:00:00Z5m

Ivor has earned a small fortune, but even though he knows what he wants to buy with it, can he persuade them to take the money?

1977-12-21T00:00:00Z

5x18 Chickens

5x18 Chickens

  • 1977-12-21T00:00:00Z5m

Keeping lots of friends warm on his boiler may help to keep his friends warm, but it makes him a bit grubby. But there are some advantages in it.

1977-12-22T00:00:00Z

5x19 St. George

5x19 St. George

  • 1977-12-22T00:00:00Z5m

Very small dragons do sometimes make mistakes when they meet an old enemy, especially if they don't notice what he is made of.

1977-12-23T00:00:00Z

5x20 Retirement

5x20 Retirement

  • 1977-12-23T00:00:00Z5m

There are places where a dragon could possibly live, but wouldn't want to, and there are places which, with a little help, will do very nicely, thank you.

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