Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” series ... in the late 1990s and early 2000s but only directed four projects — three of which were spinoffs of the ...

Thomas & Friends is releasing the original, never-before-seen 1983 pilot episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends on ... for this special episode. After a number of unsuccessful attempts ...

Created in 1983, the five-minute episode introduced the signature elements of "Thomas & Friends," including Ringo Starr's soothing narration and hand-crafted model trains. But for decades, it collecte ...

The series aired as Thomas ... four years raising the money to create the first 26 episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine. The show became a huge success and followed the train Thomas with his friends ...

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 ...

Thomas fans everywhere can view the pilot on YouTube beginning Friday, May 9, at 1 p.m. ET and participate in other fun anniversary activities by listening to podcasts, bidding in auctions and ...

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 an instant hit with young ...

after four years of sourcing the funds. She established her production firm, The Britt Allcroft Company, in the process. Allcroft’s Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends first aired on ITV on 9 ...

PEOPLE has a first look at the never-before-seen 1983 pilot episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Thomas the Tank Engine has ... musical arrangement for this special episode. After a number of ...