She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor on television.

Allcroft was responsible for bringing Reverend Wilbert Awdry’s books The ... narrated by Ringo Starr. The series ran for 24 seasons through 2021, before the animated series Thomas & Friends ...

Thomas started out as a character in a series of books dating back to the 1940s ... starting in the mid-1980s with her TV adaptation narrated by Ringo Starr. The series, which was later renamed ...

The books were the basis for the “Thomas the Tank Engine” television show, which premiered in 1984 and featured narration by The Beatles’ Ringo Starr. The series about a talking train and ...

Britt Allcroft, known for bringing the Railway Series books to life as Thomas & Friends ... and featured narration by talents like Ringo Starr and George Carlin. The series ran for 27 years ...

Thomas the Tank Engine was created by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry in a series of 1940s children's books (he based the ... Allcroft picked Ringo Starr to serve as Mr. Conductor, the gentle show's ...

She adapted the children’s book series to TV ... “I walked into the room and Ringo Starr was being interviewed on a chat show,” she said. The former member of the Beatles became the first ...

Allcroft was most known for producing popular children’s shows featuring Thomas the Tank Engine after obtaining the rights to adapt Reverand Wilbert Awdry’s “Railway Series” books in the ...

Awdry's Railway Series books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine ... featuring intricate model trains and narration by actors such as Ringo Starr and George Carlin. The series ran for 27 years ...

The result was Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends (later shortened to Thomas & Friends), which first aired on ITV in October 1984 with narration from former Beatle Ringo Starr. The series became a ...