Duncan in The TV Series
Duncan was introduced in the adaptation of Home at Last in the fourth run of the Thomas the Tank Engine series. Rather than having his red coat of paint with the other engines in the books, he is painted bronze yellow in the TV series. A number of roles he had in the Reverend's books were televised in the same season, but all the stories featuring him in subsequent seasons were originally written by hired writers, as well as the director and creator Britt Allcroft.
Duncan continues to make mistakes while being stubborn and ignorant in current seasons, seemingly forgetting the lessons he's learned in the past. He has appeared in every season since his introduction (with the exception of Series 8, which featured no Narrow Gauge engines). Duncan was featured in the direct-to-DVD film, The Great Discovery, when he tells Thomas another way back to the Wharf.
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