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

In 1984, the series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends ... "It really didn’t take me long to become intrigued by the characters, the relationships between them and the nostalgia they ...

Among the participants was the Reverend W Awdry, whose Thomas ... female characters more prominent than in the books. “We are now getting letters from little girls saying they want to be engine ...

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

Britt Allcroft, who co-created the beloved "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" children's ... spawning many spinoffs. The character of "Thomas the Tank" became popularized in the United States ...