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Ivor the Engine

1976–1977 · 5 seasons

A gentle, cozy little world of trains and friendly voices, soothing and unhurried, like a warm bedtime story.

Created by
Oliver Postgate
Genres
Animation, Family
Overview
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.
How it feels
Warm, whimsical, light and earnest. Slow-burning and fine in the background.
About
Friendship, found family, work, nature
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Created by
Oliver Postgate
Genres
Animation, Family
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • found family
  • work
  • nature
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
timeless
Audience
kids
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism3
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity1
Emotional weight2

Cast

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Details

Genres
animation, family
Created by
Oliver Postgate
Starring
Oliver Postgate, Anthony Jackson
Length
5 seasons, 97 episodes, 5 min each
Network
ITV1, BBC Television
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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