Sir Handel in The TV Series
Sir Handel made his first appearance in Season 4 of the TV series, along with the other engines from the Skarloey Railway. He was introduced as Falcon on the Mid Sodor Railway, and kept his blue colour when he came to the Skarloey Railway. He did not appear again until the show's 10th series in 2006. He was not seen in Series 5, 6, 7, or 9. The reason given for his absence was that he had been working in the quarry all summer. Upon returning, he adopted a more mature persona compared to his former pompous personality from Series 4.
Like the other narrow-gauge engines, Sir Handel received a larger-scale model when he returned in Season 10. While being superficially the same, the two models may be differentiated by the level of detail. On the new model: the front of the saddle tank is completely smooth; the smokebox is smaller and raised on a saddle; the buffer mounting plates, which were square, are now round; and the whistle has been omitted (however, it can still be heard; the sound is shared with Mighty Mac). The new model also appears to have the same body as Proteus, who appeared in Season 9.
From Spring 2012 onwards, Sir Handel is now currently voiced by Keith Wickham (UK/US) (who also voices Skarloey) in the CGI version of the series in both sides of the atlantic, respectively.
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