Stop Thief!

Nice choice having Thomas be the one to block the thieves at the level crossing. Always felt that was what was missing.

Allcroft wanted more stuff about Thomas himself for Season 2 which is why she commissioned Christopher Awdry to make MATTTE yet we already had this story here along with Triple Header having Thomas in leading roles that they could’ve adapted, though Christopher Awdry still could’ve done Thomas Percy and the Coal and Drip Tank but as small standalone books without having to make those boring and hardly anything going on Better Late Than Never (only good thing was the beef Thomas had with Henry and James) and The Runaway stories.

Another fine Season 2 rendition for a Christopher Awdry story. Loved the additional "Oi! You!" from our favorite constable. 👍 "I'd be upset if someone stole Annie and Clarabel." Foreshadowing of "Emily's Special Coaches", anyone? 😉

If Britt Allcroft wanted more Thomas-centric stories for Season 2, I don't know why she never adapted this one! Once again, your adaptation is spot-on to how I imagine it would have been in the official show. I enjoyed the addition of more characters to the story, and the chase sequence feels very Mitton-esque. It feels like it was pulled straight from the archives!

You know the crazy thing about this is that I always figured they skipped over stop thief because it wouldn't be an engaging enough adaptation and yet here you are making it engaging and more! I love the season 2 vibe you went for in this one, plus getting S.A. Music for chase score was amazing. This is something to be proud of for sure!

I think my favorite part about these videos is that you canonical have dcg12 as the ringo starr for your series 1 and series 2 and then for later seasons you are the equivalent to Michel Angelis. that is a nice touch that I love it. Also this is my favorite video to date in trainz because I do not see a single a single ancient trainz person model throughout and it so nice that figure collection has grown big enough to no longer need those things. one final thing the sky back drop. I adore that you add not only the sky’s, but also the far off hills scene below the sky. no one ever remembers to put them and it is such a nice detail that I appreciate more and more especially in the books, makes sodor feel less flat. anyhow a phenomenal episode. keep up the outstanding great work.

Stellar work Suddery. Definitely looked like a season 2 episode and loved the extra bits like Daisy. Kind of confuses why Britt never considered adapting this story.

I think it’s safe to say you never fail to impress with how good your videos are. You nailed the series 2 style

This would've been a true Season 2 episode! I love the classical shots that you have filmed for this one to make it look like it belongs in the classic series, too!

Yessss I’m excited! Stop Thief is one of those stories I’m still surprised they never adapted. It’s got a car chase in it! You’d think Mitton would’ve been all over that!

I never thought that Stop Thief would work for series 2. It appears I’ve been proven wrong. A lovely adaptation, Stationmaster!

That was pure gold and worthy of any official series 2 re-release. Well done capturing the magic if season 2 👍

Love it when the policeman calls out “OI, YOU!!!”

This is shockingly faithful to season 2, excellent work!

Everything about this is perfect. I'd never have imagined "Stop, Thief!" ITSO Series 2 before now, and it hits every right note possible. Well done SSM, can't wait for the next one! 🙌

The amount of time and effort in your films really show. It’s actually quite hard to split them from the season 2 cameos. The colour and feel is spot on. Brilliant! Look forward to seeing more.

Very lovely adaptation, the details to make it as S2 as possible certainly don't go unmissed, particularly elements like Elsbridge being the primary 'hub' for Thomas' branch line, even down to the style of consist that Boco was pulling in one frame As said in the livestream, it especially adds that Thomas actually stops the lorry at the crossing, his reward feels more earned as opposed to what the original does. In a way one could say Christopher was aiming for a little too much reality in his take, whilst here, your main character needs to go that extra mile to make their status in the story feel necessary. Train blocking a level crossing to stop a stolen car isn't beyond the realm of realism anyway! Speaking of which, I love the BTS tidbit regarding the lorry, very clever! No doubt the real deal would have reused Bertie' chassis for a story he wasn't present in All in all lovely stuff :)

Yooo, let's gooooo! Another RWS fan-favourite story adapted in your immersive, believable style! Yet another gem for the collection!🤩💎

That was absolutely FANTASTIC. I love how much you guys make this feel exactly like the classic model television series down to the musical cues and sound effects and even recreating locations from the series! So damn good!

There are so many variants of this particular story and it’s so interesting to find out which is different from each uploader’s adaptation.