Thomas and the Monkey Palace

"They tried to steal my crown Thomas. My Crown!"

- Rajiv

Thomas and the Monkey Palace is the eighth episode of the twenty-second series.

Plot
In India, Thomas is on his way to deliver a truckload of coconuts, when he discovers a branch line leading to a mysterious monkey temple. Ignoring Rajiv's warning to stay clear, he visits it at night and a cheeky monkey gets trapped in the truck. When it tries to attract Thomas' attention, Thomas comes to a sudden stop, but spills all the coconuts.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Rajiv
 * Charubala
 * Station Concessions Worker
 * The Grey Tender Engine
 * Samson
 * Stanley

Locations

 * India
 * Varkala Railway Station
 * Indian Railway Shunting Yard
 * The Monkey Palace
 * Island of Sodor
 * Knapford Yards

UK

 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv
 * Sheena Bhattessa as Charubala
 * Jass Patel as a Concessions Worker

US

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv
 * Sheena Bhattessa as Charubala
 * Jass Patel as a Concessions Worker

Trivia

 * At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the eighteenth series episode, Samson at Your Service. Stock footage from said episode is also used.
 * The monkey palace is a strong similarity to the Bandar-log from Disney's The Jungle Book.
 * Jass Patel joins the voice cast.
 * This is the only episode of the twenty-second series set in India that Ashima and Noor Jehan do not appear and not to have Tina Desai or Sanjeev Bhaskar as part of the voice cast.

UK/AUS

 * Monkey Trouble!