He has the number 20 and is based on the GER Class A55. Frankie (voiced by Sophie Colquhoun) is a manipulative diesel engine who works at the Steelworks with Hurricane and appears to be the more dominant of the pair. Frankie has the number 4002 on her buffer beam. Beresford (voiced by Colin McFarlane) is a blue rolling gantry crane who is stationed on the Mainland. He speaks with a Jamaican accent. Big World! Big Adventures! Big World! Big Adventures! is a tie-in with the twenty-second series, serving as a soft reboot of the franchise, and the final full-length CGI Thomas movie. Several dozen characters (mostly background characters) were introduced in this film; below are the ones who were named either in this film or in the following seasons of the show. Nia (voiced by Yvonne Grundy) is an orange tank engine from Kenya who befriends and accompanies Thomas during his journey around the world. She teaches Thomas about friendship and accompanies him home at the end of the film and becomes a member of the Steam Team, replacing Edward. She is based on the KUR ED1 class. Ace (voiced by Peter Andre) is an Australian rally car who inspires Thomas to become the first engine to travel the world and serves as the film's main antagonist. He is based on the Triumph Spitfire. Kwaku (voiced by Abubakar Salim) is an African Garratt railway engine who is friends with Nia. He is based on an EAR 59 class. Sam (voiced by Rob Rackstraw) is a tender engine with 12 drive wheels who comes from America. Beau (voiced by Kerry Shale) is an American tender engine who has a moustache and works at the Grand Canyon. Natalie (voiced by Teresa Gallagher) is a small American diesel shunter who works at an American Harbour in San Francisco. Emerson (voiced by Gabriel Porras) is an aeroplane from Brazil. He is based on the Beechcraft Super King Air. Fernando (voiced by Gabriel Porras) is a teal diesel shunter from Brazil. He is the last British Rail Class 08. Shankar (voiced by Sanjeev Bhaskar) is a diesel shunter from India. Charubala (voiced by Sheena Bhattessa) is the controller of the Indian Railway. Digs and Discoveries Digs and Discoveries is one of the 2019 specials comprising the two double-length episodes "All Tracks Lead to Rome" and "Mines of Mystery". Lorenzo (voiced by Vincenzo Nicoli) is an