Britt Allcroft, creator of beloved children series Thomas the Tank Engine, has died.She was 81. On Thursday, Jan. 2, filmmaker, Brannon Carty announced the legendary producer's death in a poignant ...

Britt Allcroft, Creator of TV’s ‘Thomas the Tank Engine,’ Dies at 81 She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr ...

Britt Allcroft, a British television producer who helped develop 'Thomas the Tank Engine' into a series, has died at 84.

According to Thomas the Tank Engine Wikia, it was done so as not to scare the children. Apparently, in subsequent DVD releases in the States, the original version was eventually dared to be used ...

You can watch Oliver give Thomas the Tank Engine his comeuppance at the top of the episode below, and then jump ahead to the 23:00 mark where Berry narrates a very special episode of Thomas: (Via ...

Thomas the Tank Engine TV series creator Britt Allcroft dies at 81 The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son.

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 ...

Britt Allcroft, a British producer, director and writer who adapted the antics of a cheerful, impetuous locomotive into a TV series, “Thomas & Friends,” which became a sprawling franchise and ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has died aged 81.. In the 1970s, the TV producer secured the rights to adapt the Reverend Wilbert ...

TV producer was behind the launch of the 1984 series ‘Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends’ Britt Allcroft, Thomas the Tank Engine series creator, dies aged 81 Skip to main content ...

Thomas the Tank Engine was created in the 1940s by author Rev. V. Awdry and his son Christopher in The Railway Series. It was adapted to the screen as Thomas & Friends by the award-winning ...