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 beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has died aged 81.

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

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Thomas the train engine and his friends are pulling into the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center. Laura Burton with KCDC visited Eye on NE Kansas to preview “Thomas & Friends: ...

The visionary writer, director, and producer brought The Railway Series to global fame, transforming it into an iconic ...

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Britt Allcroft, a British writer, producer, and director, passed away. She was 81. She was responsible for bringing Thomas the Tank Engine, an animated locomotive, to television ...

Allcroft’s Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends first aired on ITV on ... In 2012, the company – and the Thomas franchise – were sold to US toy giant Mattel. The series went on to introduce ...

British writer producer and director Britt Allcroft who is best known for ThomasampFriends for television passed away at the age of 81 in Los Angeles ...