About this season
...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.
Episodes (13)
1. Smoke Hill
Smoke Hill has been dormant for years, but one day when Ivor sees smoke rising from the top, what do you happens next?
2. Idris
Idris is a small Welsh dragon and has made friends with Ivor and Jones.
3. The Firey Breath
There have been reports of sudden burn marks around Llaniog. Could Idris be responsible?
4. Olwen
Idris and his friend, Olwen, help Mr. Thomas at his fish and chip shop.
5. The Retreat
The dragons have disappeared and the Antiquarian Society have arrived. What will Ivor and Jones do?
6. Mr Brangwyn's Box
Ivor, Jones and Evans are in a spot of pigeon trouble.
7. The Invalid
One day, Ivor the Engine spots an elephant on the tracks after retrieving some naughty pigeons.
8. Alice
Alice the elephant is poorly and has proven to be a quite difficult patient indeed.
9. The Circus
Roll up! Roll up! The circus has come to town with free tickets for all!
10. Snowdrifts
Winter has arrived once again. 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.
11. The Cold Hill
Smoke Hill has gone cold. A disaster for the dragons!
12. The Antiquarian Society
Jones goes over to the Society for help.
13. The Endowment
The problem with Smoke Hill is solved in a quite responsible way, but what?