Children’s programme Thomas And Friends is to introduce an “inclusive” gender-balanced, multicultural set of characters as part of a revamp. The new series of the animated show about Thomas the Tank ...

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Toy company Mattel and production company 2Dux will be teaming up on a feature film based on the Thomas & Friends franchise — better known to many audiences as “Thomas the Tank Engine” — with World ...

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’s shows ...

IT was full speed ahead as my four-year-old Nicholas and I attended the preview of the new Thomas & Friends movie at The Showcase Cinema in Glasgow. Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The ...

Two beloved children's TV shows are adding diverse new characters that reflect real people more fully: Thomas & Friends will have its first autistic train character, and Peppa Pig included a same-sex ...

The creator of ‘Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends’ has slammed its US reboot. Writer Britt Allcroft, 80, who produced the beloved children’s TV show from 1984 to 2003, said the legacy of the ...

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The creator of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Britt Allcroft, has died at 81-years-old. Allcroft was best known as a producer for several shows, including Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends after ...