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She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor on television.

Ms. Allcroft was the driving force behind bringing Thomas the Tank Engine, an animated locomotive ... commercial demand for merchandise, from toys and train sets to posters and puzzles.

Allcroft’s death was announced by filmmaker Brannon Carty, who knew Allcroft from their work together on the 2023 documentary An Unlikely Fandom: The Impact of Thomas the Tank Engine.

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has died aged 81 ... In 2012, the company – and the Thomas franchise – were sold to US toy giant Mattel.

Britt Allcroft, the producer who adapted Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends for television ... as well as popular toys and merchandise. In 1979, Allcroft met Awdry while making a documentary ...

The Point Pleasant Beach Branch of Ocean County Library is in the midst of its annual Thomas the Tank Engine Week, when ...

Thomas the Tank Engine was created by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry in a series of 1940s children's books (he based the train on a wooden toy made for his son). Allcroft's first adaptation, which she ...

Brannon knew Allcroft from making the 2023 documentary An Unlikely Fandom: The Impact of Thomas the Tank Engine. In her post ... entertainment company HiT Entertainment in 2003. In 2012, US toy giant ...

She wanted to create an unconventional show that would enchant children. And she knew she found her perfect narrator in Ringo ...

Growing up in the south of England in the early 1950s, Britt Allcroft liked to stop at a railway bridge on her walk to school and wait for a steam train to come charging by. “That wonderful ...