The Perfect Gift is the twentieth episode of the eighteenth series.
Plot
The whole island is celebrating Christmas and there are decorations everywhere. But it does not look very festive at the scrap yard. Percy starts to worry that Reg is missing out and he tries to find something to give Reg to cheer him up. But Reg only seems happy about scrap. Percy discovers that Reg is celebrating Christmas in his own way and has been making decorations from the scrap.
Characters
- Thomas
- Percy
- Reg
- The Teacher
- The Bird Watcher
- Two Schoolgirls
- Sir Topham Hatt (does not speak)
- Edward (cameo)
- Henry (cameo)
- Gordon (cameo)
- James (cameo)
- Emily (cameo)
- One of Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameo)
- The Blond-haired Boy (cameo)
- The Ginger-haired Boy (cameo)
- The Welsh Bird Watcher (cameo)
- The Grumpy Passenger (cameo)
- The Lady with the Big Hat (cameo)
- The Postman (cameo)
- The Great Railway Show Judge (cameo)
- The Knapford Stationmaster (cameo)
- The Wellsworth Stationmaster (cameo)
Some children and passengers also speak.
Locations
- Town Square
- Knapford
- Crocks Scrap Yard
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Wellsworth
Cast
UK
- Ben Small as Thomas
- Keith Wickham as Percy and the Passengers
- Tim Whitnall as Reg
- Teresa Gallagher as School Children and the Passengers
US
- Martin Sherman as Thomas and Percy
- Tim Whitnall as Reg
- Keith Wickham as the Passengers
- Teresa Gallagher as School Children and the Passengers
Trivia
- Going by production order, this is the fourteenth episode of the eighteenth series.
- This is the last episode produced by Robert Anderson, and the first produced by Brian Lynch.
- In Australia, this episode was first available to view on the ABC iView online service on 21st December before its television broadcast.
- The traditional song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," is heard instrumentally three times throughout the episode. Percy and the passengers sing it to Reg at one point.
Merchandise
- Take-n-Play - Reg's Christmas Surprise
- Magazine Stories - Percy's Perfect Gift
In Other Languages
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Home Media Releases
UK
- The Complete Series 18
- The Christmas Engines
DVD Boxsets
- Festive Favourites
US
- The Christmas Engines (Direct-to-Home Video)
- Season 18 (Digital Download)
DVD Boxsets
- The Christmas Engines and Hero of the Rails Double Pack
AUS
- The Christmas Engines
FRA
- Series 18 (digital download)
THA
- Last Train for Christmas (DVD)
CHN
- Marion and the Pipe (Chinese DVD)