As a young autistic kid growing up, Thomas the Tank Engine stories by the Rev W Awdry, and later, his son Christopher, were ...

She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children's books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” series, has died at age 81, filmmaker Brannon Carty announced on X. Allcroft was most known for producing popular children ...

Known for bringing 'Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends' to British TV in 1984, writer, director and producer Britt Alcroft has ...

For Drew Benjamin the whole thing started with Thomas the Tank Engine. The loquacious locomotive, introduced by British ...

The series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from 1984 until 2021. Allcroft’s family remembered her as an “adoring mother and wife and visionary producer” in an emotional statement.

She adapted the children’s book series to TV, creating a lasting cultural behemoth that spawned movies, merchandise and theme ...

The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son. Allcroft ...

Awdry's Railway Series books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine. After forming the Britt Allcroft Company with her husband, fellow TV producer Angus Wright, she spent four years raising the ...

The New Year's Day event, which killed one and injured seven, garnered reactions online ridiculing CEO Elon Musk and ...

Britt Allcroft, a British television producer and writer who helped to develop “Thomas & Friends” based on “The Railway ...

Allcroft’s death was announced by filmmaker Brannon Carty, who knew Allcroft from their work together on the 2023 documentary An Unlikely Fandom: The Impact of Thomas the Tank Engine.