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

The death has been announced of the Thomas The Tank Engine TV series creator Britt Allcroft, whose programmes were based on ...

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 ...

Britt Allcroft, the producer who adapted Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends for television, has died. She was 81. According to ...

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

Britt Allcroft was responsible for bringing the Reverend Wilbert Awdry's books 'The Railway Series' to British TV with the ...

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

fellow TV producer Angus Wright, she spent four years raising the necessary funding to produce the first 26 episodes of what was then called Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends in 1984. The show was ...

Allcroft’s Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends first aired on ITV ... would never experience the magical world of Thomas and friends on TV.” Another added: “Thank you Britt for making the ...

Britt Allcroft, who co-created the beloved "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" children's series, has died. She was 81.

Britt Allcroft, a British television producer and writer who helped to develop “Thomas & Friends” based on “The Railway Series” books and its characters including Thomas the Tank Engine ...

Brannon Carty, who worked with Allcroft on his 2023 'An Unlikely Fandom' documentary, announced her death in a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) ...