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Air Date:
20th
August 2007
These
are the stories they tell...
In
which we are introduced to Herbert, a nervous V2 engine (who is openly afraid of cows), and we are forced
to listen to Sir Ralph's whinging...again! Herbert then shows Sir Ralph what mixed traffic engines
can do (and why Sir Ralph shouldn't run hot while running!)
Analysis:
Episode Two
was made quickly on the back of a shed load of adrenaline and coffee! The series had been green lighted for ten episodes,
and we had to make at least six of the ten episodes before the new year was out.
The black and
white sequences for this episode only, showed a flashback to the previous episode. It was felt this was not in context with
the opening lines, and every sequence since has featured more LNER rolling stock, with regards to the series' title being
“The End of the LNER”. The episode featured Herbert as a named character for the first time – his
first appearance came in Episode One as the unnamed, but nervous looking, V2.
This is the first and last
time that Market Harborough station is seen – it was a one-off set that nobody liked filming on, although the
boards would be reused a year later to form part of the York Station scenes in Episode Ten “The Legacy of Gadwall”.
This episode
is also the first time that a proper night time scene is made – the first episode had an evening scene, right at the
end, but in this episode it is clearly at night, and makes quite a contrast to the very bright look of the series at this
point.
There's not
many gaffes aside from the almost ever-present problems with nameplates and numbers, however one thing worth noting is Sir
Ralph's original square face: the current face is based on the same mould, but painted more softly, with larger, curlier eyebrows
compared to this frankly mean expression!
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