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Ivor the Engine

★7.0 1976 – 1977 5 Seasons Oliver Postgate TV-MA

Ivor the Engine is a British children's animation by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company. It is a children's television series relating the adventures of a small green locomotive who lived in the "top left-hand corner of Wales" and worked for The Merioneth and Llantisilly Railway Traction Company Limited. His friends included Jones the Steam, Evans the Song and Dai Station, among many other characters.

Seasons & episodes

5 seasons · 97 episodes

The Railway

Episode 01

The Railway

Jan 26, 1976 · 5 min

Nothing out of the ordinary even happens on this little railway in the top left-hand corner of Wales. But what ordinarily happens is often fairly extraordinary!

The Hat

Episode 02

The Hat

Jan 27, 1976 · 5 min

Jones and Ivor bring back a package, which is supposedly a hat for Mrs Porty, but Jones and Dai discover to be a new telescope cover for Professor Longfellow and they go home for the night. In the morning, the package has gone.

Old Nell

Episode 03

Old Nell

Jan 29, 1976 · 5 min

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 Old Nell, the sheepdog, to get help.

Mr Brangwyn's Pigeons

Episode 04

Mr Brangwyn's Pigeons

Jan 30, 1976 · 5 min

Ivor has to deliver some pigeons to Mr Brangwyn. Thanks to Evans the Song, they end up escaping and on Miss Pryce's roof. There follow some amusing attempts to get them down

The Dragon

Episode 05

The Dragon

Feb 2, 1976 · 5 min

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

The Proper Container

Episode 06

The Proper Container

Feb 3, 1976 · 5 min

Dai Station is not pleased about Ivor's new friend, Idris, travelling in his firebox. He orders him into a box, which catches fire and then scares him off trying to extinguish it..

The Alarm

Episode 07

The Alarm

Feb 5, 1976 · 5 min

After choir practice Idris helps out Mrs Thomas, whose fish fryer is on the blink. While everyone is enjoying a fish supper, Evans the Song spots a worrying article in his bit of newspaper.

The Retreat

Episode 08

The Retreat

Feb 6, 1976 · 5 min

Idris is still missing when the representative of the antiquarian society arrives to interview Jones about him. After a few embarrassments, Jones and Ivor find Idris in the most obvious place.

The Visitor

Episode 09

The Visitor

Feb 9, 1976 · 5 min

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.

The Invalid

Episode 10

The Invalid

Feb 10, 1976 · 5 min

Jones and Evans the Song have great difficulty bathing Alice and giving her medicine.

The Boot

Episode 11

The Boot

Feb 12, 1976 · 5 min

Mr Brangwyn provides a boot for Alice to wear until her foot heals.

Banger's Circus

Episode 12

Banger's Circus

Feb 13, 1976 · 5 min

Alice's circus, run by Mr Charlie Banger, is coming to Grumbly town. Bani and Alice are very excited.

Unidentified Objects

Episode 13

Unidentified Objects

Feb 16, 1976 · 5 min

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

Mrs Porty's Foxes

Episode 14

Mrs Porty's Foxes

Feb 17, 1976 · 5 min

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 the fox hunt, by hiding her in the hat box.

Bluebell

Episode 15

Bluebell

Feb 19, 1976 · 5 min

Jones is cleaning Ivor when they are called off on an emergency, as 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.

Dai and the Donkey

Episode 16

Dai and the Donkey

Feb 20, 1976 · 5 min

Dai Station is not too keen on Bluebell riding around with Ivor, but she soon proves her worth when the engine is derailed.

Gold

Episode 17

Gold

Feb 23, 1976 · 5 min

Mr Williams of head office breaks the terrible news to Jones and Dai that the railway is to be sold and Ivor might have to do shunting at Pontypool. Then Mr Dinwiddy has a brainwave.

Mrs Porty

Episode 18

Mrs Porty

Feb 24, 1976 · 5 min

After Mr Dinwiddy's idea falling through, Mrs Porty comes up with a solution to the railway being sold.

Cold

Episode 19

Cold

Feb 26, 1976 · 5 min

One morning Jones and Ivor spot 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.

The Endowment

Episode 20

The Endowment

Feb 27, 1976 · 5 min

Jones and Dai are not getting anywhere trying to find a home for Idris and the other dragons. Jones decides he must go to Lanmad and ask for the help of Mrs Griffiths.

DELETE ME

Episode 21

DELETE ME

— · 5 min

No description available.

DELETE ME

Episode 22

DELETE ME

— · 5 min

No description available.

DELETE ME

Episode 23

DELETE ME

— · 5 min

No description available.

DELETE ME

Episode 24

DELETE ME

— · 5 min

No description available.

About the series

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Audience score
★ 7.0 /10

based on 3 votes

Synopsis

Ivor the Engine is a British children's animation by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company. It is a children's television series relating the adventures of a small green locomotive who lived in the "top left-hand corner of Wales" and worked for The Merioneth and Llantisilly Railway Traction Company Limited. His friends included Jones the Steam, Evans the Song and Dai Station, among many other characters.

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Cast

2 principal cast

Oliver Postgate

Oliver Postgate

Anthony Jackson

Where to watch Ivor the Engine

Ivor the Engine is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The animation from Oliver Postgate has 5 seasons and 97 total episodes, rated 7.0/10 by 3 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does Ivor the Engine have?

Ivor the Engine has 5 seasons with 97 episodes in total.

Is Ivor the Engine still on the air?

Ivor the Engine has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs Ivor the Engine?

Ivor the Engine airs on ITV1, BBC Television.

When did Ivor the Engine first air?

Ivor the Engine first aired on January 26, 1976.

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