Edward, Toby, and Percy as they worked with The Fat Controller on the imaginary island of Sodor. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends ran for 24 series until January 2021 with a total of 584 episodes.

In 1984, the series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends ... followed train Thomas with his friends Gordon, James, Henry, Edward, Toby and Percy while working with The Fat Controller.

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 ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Britt Allcroft, the British writer, director and producer who steered the animated locomotive Thomas the Tank Engine to television 40 years ago en route to launching a ...

In 1984, the series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends ... followed train Thomas with his friends Gordon, James, Henry, Edward, Toby and Percy while working with The Fat Controller.

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 ...

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 ...