

Ivor The Engine (1959)
Overview
...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.
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| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | ITVX | — | Apple TV, Amazon Video |
| Australia | — | — | Apple TV |
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What is Ivor The Engine about?
...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. Ivor The Engine is a Animation, Kids series, first aired on 1959-12-28, 5 seasons and 72 episodes.
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Created by
Oliver Postgate, Peter Firmin
Cast
- Oliver Postgate as Narrator (voice)
- Anthony Jackson as Dai Station / Evans the Song / Mr. Dinwiddy
- Olwen Griffiths as Idris the Dragon / Mrs. Griffiths / Mrs. Porty
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