The series, which featured narration by Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and stand-up comedian George Carlin, was renamed to “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” and crossed the Atlantic in 1989 to ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children's television series Thomas & Friends, has passed away at the age of 81. The Context Allcroft, from Worthing, England, produced several shows for ...

Since its debut in 1945, the Thomas & Friends show has delighted audiences worldwide and today the brand is unveiling unreleased footage, a new podcast series and offering fans a chance to own ...

Britt Allcroft, creator of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends children's TV series, has died. The British-born producer died last week in Santa Monica, Calif., at 81.

A version of this article appears in print on May 13, 2025, Section C, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: Rediscovered Thomas the Tank Engine Pilot Is Released.

A separate, animated version of the series, “Thomas and Friends: All Engines Go,” aired on the Cartoon Network in 2021. A second film is in the works, according to Mattel.