Britt Allcroft, Creator of TV’s ‘Thomas the Tank Engine,’ Dies at 81
Britt Allcroft, the woman behind the popular children's TV show Thomas the Tank Engine and Friendspassed away on December 27th at the age of 81. Allcroft founded the Britt Allcroft Company with her television producer husband Angus Wright, and went on to secure the rights to Reverend W. Audley's railway series featuring Thomas the Tank […]
‘Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends’ series creator Britt Allcroft dead at 81
Britt Allcroft, creator of the “Thomas and Friends” series, has died at the age of 81, filmmaker Brannon Carty announced on X. Allcroft was best known for creating the popular children's show featuring Thomas the Tank Engine after acquiring the book rights to The Reverend Wilbert Audley's Railway Series in the 1980s. The show originally […]