Britt Allcroft, Creator of ‘Thomas the Tank Engine,’ Dies at 81
She wanted to create an unconventional show that would enchant children. And she knew she found her perfect narrator in Ringo ...
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Britt Allcroft, Producer Who Adapted ‘Thomas the Tank Engine' for TV, Dies at 81
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, died on ...
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Thomas the Tank Engine creator Britt Allcroft dies at 81 as family pays tribute
Thomas the Tank Engine creator Britt Allcroft has died aged 81. The producer brought the beloved children's series to TV screens after securing the rights to adapt Reverend Wilbert Awdry’s ...
Britt Allcroft, Creator of TV’s ‘Thomas the Tank Engine,’ Dies at 81
She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor on television.
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Britt Allcroft, Thomas the Tank Engine series creator, dies aged 81
Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has died aged 81. Allcroft, along with her then husband and fellow TV producer Angus Wright ...