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She eventually secured the rights to the “Railway Series” books from which the character Thomas the Tank Engine was adapted ... costs of the first 26 episodes of what would become “Thomas ...

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 ...

Allcroft, along with her then husband and fellow TV producer Angus Wright, spent four years raising the funds to make the first 26 episodes ... The Impact of Thomas the Tank Engine.

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Britt Allcroft, the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends ... securing funding for the initial 26 episodes, reports the Mirror. Her family remembered the 81-year-old as a devoted mother ...

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 ...

Since the television launch of Thomas the Tank Engine in the 1980s, this anthropomorphised steam locomotive has become a worldwide phenomenon. It likely would be difficult to find a child who doesn’t ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine” series, has died. She was 81. Filmmaker Brannon Carty shared the news of Allcroft’s death on Instagram on Friday, Jan. 3.

Britt Allcroft, the creative force behind the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends television series, has passed away at the age of 81. Her daughter, Holly Wright, confirmed that Allcroft ...

X Change and a guest will review and recap each episode of “Drag Race” Season 17, which returns to MTV on Jan. 3. “The Pit Stop” will air on the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” YouTube channel ...