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

Allcroft's work not only introduced generations of children to the iconic character of Thomas the Tank Engine but also shaped the landscape of children's programming for nearly three decades.

Falling in love with the characters, she brought the book to ... Rodgers pose in front of a Thomas the Tank Engine in London’s Leicester Square. (William Conran/PA Images via Getty Images ...

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

The character of "Thomas the Tank" became popularized in the United States after Allcroft co-created "Shining Time Station" for PBS in 1989. English television producer and director Britt Allcroft.

The series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from 1984 until 2021. Allcroft’s family remembered her as an “adoring mother and wife and visionary producer” in an emotional statement.

Ms. Allcroft was the driving force behind bringing Thomas the Tank Engine, an animated locomotive ... After some criticism that the show’s characters lacked diversity, recent adaptations of ...

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 ...

Allcroft’s Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends first aired on ITV ... with locomotives and other vehicles operated by radios, while human characters were static figures. Stop motion was used ...

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 ...