Allcroft’s Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends first aired on ITV on ... while the female ones, Mavis and Daisy, were coaches that were pulled around. Series four (1994) saw the introduction ...

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, creator of beloved children series Thomas the Tank Engine, has died. She was 81. On Thursday, Jan. 2, filmmaker, Brannon Carty announced the legendary producer's death in a poignant ...