THOMAS the Tank Engine series creator Britt Allcroft has died aged 81. The TV producer secured the rights to adapt Reverend Wilbert Awdry's Railway Series in the 1970s. Filmmaker and friend ...

The woman who turned the Thomas the Tank Engine books into a global TV phenomenon has died. But, how did she pull it off? Joining Seán to discuss is a man who knew her well, Brannon Carty ...

The death has been announced of the Thomas The Tank Engine TV series creator Britt Allcroft, whose programmes were based on the books by Wilbert Awdry. The television show Thomas & Friends first ...

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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 ...

The series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from 1984 until 2021. Allcroft’s family remembered her as an “adoring mother and wife and visionary producer” in an emotional statement.

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 ...

Her death was confirmed by her daughter Holly Wright. Ms. Allcroft was the driving force behind bringing Thomas the Tank Engine, an animated locomotive first conceived in a series of children’s ...

Thomas the Tank Engine, into a television series. The producer entered the industry at just 21 years old and got her start producing children's shows like 1967's Get It-Got-It-Good and more.

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the much-loved Thomas the Tank Engine TV series, has died aged 81. The TV producer was the mind behind the beloved children’s show after she secured the rights to adapt ...