Britt Allcroft, Creator of ‘Thomas the Tank Engine,’ Dies at 81
She wanted to create an unconventional show that would enchant children. And she knew she found her perfect narrator in Ringo Starr.
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‘Thomas and Friends' Creator Britt Allcroft Dead at 81
The series, narrated by The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and comedian George Carlin, was rebranded as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends when it made its way across the Atlantic in 1989. Segments of ...
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'Thomas the Tank' Tom Kim steaming along, playing with Scottie Scheffler at Phoenix Open
That “Thomas” is an anthropomorphized fictional tank engine in the British Railway Series ... he avoided any real mistakes the rest of the way while finishing things out on the front nine.