A Look Back at Britt Allcroft’s Career and Legacy ... BBC and independent production companies before creating Thomas the Tank Engine. Her work earned her numerous accolades, including awards ...

Thomas the Tank Engine appeared in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade back in 2014. REUTERS “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” began airing in the US in 1989.

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Britt Allcroft, the British writer, director and producer who steered the animated locomotive Thomas the Tank Engine to television 40 years ago en route to launching a ...

In 1984, the series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. She spent four years alongside her husband - TV producer Angus Wright - raising funds to create the first 26 episodes. The show was a ...

Among the participants was the Reverend W Awdry, whose Thomas the Tank Engine books had been bestsellers since the 1940s. Filming on the Bluebell Line was halted by rain. “The Reverend Awdry and ...

Britt Allcroft, the visionary creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has passed away at the age of 81. A statement from her family announced her passing and ...