CITV

Children's ITV (later known as CITV) was the children's strand of British terrestrial television network ITV, where Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends was originally broadcast in the UK. One of the ITV franchises, Central Independent Television, commissioned Clearwater Features to produce the first two series which premiered in 1984 and 1986 respectively. It repeated episodes of the first two series between 1987 and 1991. The channel later picked up with the third series in 1992 and 1993 (which was commissioned by Thames Television who also provided post production services), before Thomas left terrestrial television for satellite channel Cartoon Network.

Thomas & Friends returned to terrestrial television on 6 January 2003, when ITV began broadcasting repeats of the sixth series (which had premiered on Nick Jr. the year before). CiTV continued to broadcast Thomas with the seventh and eighth series until 28 July 2006.

On 10 March 2023, ITV announced the CITV channel was closing in favour for an expanded streaming service on ITVX. At 9:00pm on 1 September 2023, the channel ceased broadcasting with a loop informing viewers of the move to ITVX.^[1]

Airings[]

1984

(9 October 1984) - Thomas and Gordon / Edward and Gordon
(16 October 1984) - The Sad Story of Henry / Edward, Gordon and Henry
(23 October 1984) - Thomas's Train / Thomas and the Trucks
(30 October 1984) - Thomas and the Breakdown Train / James and the Coaches
(6 November 1984) - Troublesome Trucks / James and the Express
(13 November 1984) - Thomas and the Guard / Thomas Goes Fishing
(20 November 1984) - Thomas, Terence and the Snow / Thomas and Bertie
(27 November 1984) - Tenders and Turntables / Trouble in the Shed
(4 December 1984) - Percy Runs Away / Coal
(11 December 1984) - The Flying Kipper / Whistles and Sneezes
(18 December 1984) - Toby and the Stout Gentleman / Thomas in Trouble
(9:45) (25 December 1984) - Dirty Objects / Thomas's Christmas Party

1985

(8 January 1985) - Off the Rails / Down the Mine
(18 November 1985) - Thomas and Gordon (Repeat)
(19 November 1985) - Edward and Gordon (Repeat)
(20 November 1985) - The Sad Story of Henry (Repeat)
(21 November 1985) - Edward, Gordon and Henry (Repeat)
(22 November 1985) - Thomas' Train (Repeat)
(25 November 1985) - Thomas and the Trucks (Repeat)
(26 November 1985) - Thomas and the Breakdown Train (Repeat)
(27 November 1985) - James and the Coaches (Repeat)
(28 November 1985) - Troublesome Trucks (Repeat)
(29 November 1985) - James and the Express (Repeat)
(2 December 1985) - Thomas and the Guard (Repeat)
(3 December 1985) - Thomas Goes Fishing (Repeat)
(4 December 1985) - Thomas, Terence and the Snow (Repeat)
(5 December 1985) - Thomas and Bertie (Repeat)
(6 December 1985) - Tenders and Turntables (Repeat)
(9 December 1985) - Trouble in the Shed (Repeat)
(10 December 1985) - Percy Runs Away (Repeat)
(11 December 1985) - Coal (Repeat)
(12 December 1985) - The Flying Kipper (Repeat)
(13 December 1985) - Whistles and Sneezes (Repeat)
(16 December 1985) - Toby and the Stout Gentleman (Repeat)
(17 December 1985) - Thomas in Trouble (Repeat)
(18 December 1985) - Dirty Objects (Repeat)
(19 December 1985) - Off the Rails (Repeat)
(20 December 1985) - Down the Mine (Repeat)
(9:50) (24 December 1985) - Thomas' Christmas Party (Repeat)

1986

(24 September 1986) - Thomas, Percy and the Coal / Cows
(1 October 1986) - Bertie's Chase / Saved from Scrap
(8 October 1986) - Old Iron / Saved from Scrap
(15 October 1986) - Percy and the Signal / Duck Takes Charge
(22 October 1986) - Percy and Harold / The Runaway
(29 October 1986) - Percy Takes the Plunge / Pop Goes the Diesel
(5 November 1986) - Dirty Work / A Close Shave
(12 November 1986) - Better Late Than Never / Break Van
(19 November 1986) - The Deputation / Thomas Comes to Breakfast
(26 November 1986) - Daisy / Percy's Predicament
(3 December 1986) - The Diseasel / Wrong Road
(10 December 1986) - Edward's Exploit / Ghost Train
(17 December 1986) - Woolly Bear / Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree

1992

(25 February 1992) - A Scarf for Percy
(3 March 1992) - Percy's Promise
(17 March 1992) - Time for Trouble
(24 March 1992) - Gordon and the Famous Visitor
(31 March 1992) - Donald's Duck
(7 April 1992) - Thomas Gets Bumped / Thomas, Percy and the Dragon
(14 April 1992) - Diesel Does it Again / Henry's Forest
(21 April 1992) - The Trouble with Mud / No Joke for James
(28 April 1992) - Thomas, Percy and the Post Train / Trust Thomas
(5 May 1992) - Mavis / Toby's Tightrope
(12 May 1992) - Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party / Buzz, Buzz
(19 May 1992) - All at Sea
(26 May 1992) - One Good Turn
(2 June 1992) - Tender Engines
(9 June 1992) - Escape
(16 June 1992) - Oliver Owns Up
(23 June 1992) - Bulgy
(30 June 1992) - Heroes
(7 July 1992) - Percy, James and the Fruitful Day
(14 July 1992) - Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure*

* The only third series episode that was not repeated in 1993.

2003

(6 January 2003) - No Sleep for Cranky
(7 January 2003) - Salty's Secret
(8 January 2003) - Harvey to the Rescue
(9 January 2003) - A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter
(10 January 2003) - Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry
(13 January 2003) - The Fogman
(14 January 2003) - Jack Jumps In
(15 January 2003) - A Friend in Need
(16 January 2003) - It's Only Snow
(17 January 2003) - Twin Trouble
(20 January 2003) - The World's Strongest Engine
(21 January 2003) - Scaredy Engines
(22 January 2003) - Percy and the Haunted Mine
(23 January 2003) - Middle Engine
(24 January 2003) - James and the Red Balloon
(27 January 2003) - Jack Frost
(28 January 2003) - Gordon Takes a Tumble
(29 January 2003) - Percy's Chocolate Crunch
(30 January 2003) - Buffer Bother
(31 January 2003) - Toby Had a Little Lamb
(3 February 2003) - Thomas, Percy and the Squeak
(4 February 2003) - Thomas the Jet Engine
(5 February 2003) - Edward the Very Useful Engine
(6 February 2003) - Dunkin Duncan
(7 February 2003) - Rusty Saves the Day
(10 February 2003) - Faulty Whistles

2004

(5 January 2004) - Emily's New Coaches / Percy Gets it Right
(9 January 2004) - Bill, Ben and Fergus / The Old Bridge
(12 January 2004) - Edward's Brass Band / What's the Matter with Henry?
(16 January 2004) - Toby's Windmill / James and the Queen of Sodor
(19 January 2004) - The Refreshment Lady's Tea Shop / The Spotless Record
(23 January 2004) - Bad Day at Castle Loch / Rheneas and the Roller Coaster
(26 January 2004) - Salty's Stormy Tale / Snow Engine
(30 January 2004) - The Runaway Elephant / Something Fishy
(2 February 2004) - Peace and Quiet / Fergus Breaks the Rules
(6 February 2004) - Bulgy Rides Again / Harold and the Flying Horse
(9 February 2004) - The Grand Opening / Best Dressed Engine
(13 February 2004) - Gordon and Spencer / Not So Hasty Puddings
(16 February 2004) - Trusty Rusty / Three Cheers for Thomas

2005

(4 January 2005) - Thomas and the Firework Display
(5 January 2005) - Percy's New Whistle
(6 January 2005) - Fish
(7 January 2005) - Emily's Adventure
(10 January 2005) - Thomas Saves the Day
(11 January 2005) - Squeak, Rattle and Roll
(12 January 2005) - Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
(13 January 2005) - Edward the Great
(14 January 2005) - Spic and Span
(17 January 2005) - James Goes Too Far
(18 January 2005) - Thomas Gets it Right
(19 January 2005) - You Can Do it, Toby!
(20 January 2005) - Percy and the Magic Carpet

2006

(3 July 2006) - Thomas and the Circus
(4 July 2006) - Percy's Big Mistake
(5 July 2006) - Don't Tell Thomas
(6 July 2006) - Emily's New Route
(7 July 2006) - Chickens to School
(10 July 2006) - Gordon Takes Charge
(11 July 2006) - Thomas and the Tuba
(12 July 2006) - Henry and the Wishing Tree
(13 July 2006) - Too Hot for Thomas
(14 July 2006) - James Gets a New Coat
(17 July 2006) - Thomas to the Rescue
(18 July 2006) - As Good as Gordon
(19 July 2006) - Halloween
(28 July 2006) - Thomas Gets it Right (Repeat)

Trivia[]

When Series 8 was broadcast on CITV in 2005-2006 and repeated on The CITV Channel in 2006-2007, the episodes were shown with a different theme arrangement, excluded the Engine Roll Call sing-along at the end and used a Nick Jr. endboard.
Whenever the end credits to Series 6 episodes in 2003 were not cut off by the address for CITV headquarters, the Nick Jr. endboard was revealed.
The video Trust Thomas features a caption on the front cover, "As Seen On ITV." The caption on Brave Little Engines was slightly different, reading "AS SEEN ON CITV." The Chocolate Crunch also had a sticker with this newer caption on the cover at one point.
An advert for LEGO Star Wars was shown on CITV with Kerry Shale providing the voice, he would later be part of the cast for the US and UK dub in 2009.
An advert for the Golden Bear Toys was shown on CITV in 2008, long after the series was dropped from the network.

Gallery[]

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External Links[]

CITV on Wikipedia
CITV Wiki
- CITV on the CITV Wiki
- Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends on the CITV Wiki

References[]

↑ CITV channel to close as ITV makes most children's shows online-only - The Guardian

[1] CITV channel to close as ITV makes most children's shows online-only - The Guardian

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