Thomas & Friends

*Thomas & Friends*
Thomas & Friends
	Logo used since 2008
Also known as	Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (original title; series 1–6); Thomas & Friends (series 7–21); Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (series 22–24);
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Rev. W. Awdry
Based on	The Railway Series; by Rev. W. Awdry; Christopher Awdry;
Developed by	Britt Allcroft
Directed by	David Mitton (Series 1–7); Steve Asquith (Series 8–12); Greg Tiernan (Series 13–16); David Baas (Series 17); Don Spencer (Series 18); Dianna Basso (Series 19–24);
Voices of	See List of Thomas & Friends voice actors
Narrated by	Ringo Starr; Michael Angelis; George Carlin; Alec Baldwin; Michael Brandon; Pierce Brosnan; Mark Moraghan; John Hasler; Joseph May;
Opening theme	Thomas' Theme (1984–2003); Thomas' Anthem (secondary) (1991–2003); Engine Roll Call (2004–2021); Big World! Big Adventures! (2018–2021);
Ending theme	Thomas' Theme (reprise) (1984–2003); Engine Roll Call (instrumental) (2004–2017); Big World! Big Adventures! (reprise) (2018–2021);
Composers	Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell (1984–2003); Robert Hartshorne (2004–2016); Ed Welch (2004–2008); Peter Hartshorne (2011–2016); Chris Renshaw (2016–2021); Oliver Davis (2016–2017);
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	24
No. of episodes	584 + 14 films and 6 double-length specials (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Britt Allcroft (1984–1986, 2002); Angus Wright (1991–1998); Peter Urie (2002–2003); Jocelyn Stevenson (2003–2006); Christopher Skala (2007–2011); Marion Edwards (2009–2015); Lenora Hume (2009–2010); Karen Barnes (2011–2013); Kallan Kagan (2013–2017); Jeff Young (2013–2015); Steven Hecht (2013–2015); Michael Carrington (2013–2014); Christopher Keenan (2014–2021); Edward Catchpole (2015); Marianne Culbert (2016); Kyle MacDougall (2016–2021); Jamie LeClaire (2016–2021); Phil LaFrance (2016–2021);
Producers	David Mitton (1984–1998); Robert D. Cardona (1984–1986); Britt Allcroft (1991–1998); Phil Fehrle (2002–2003); Simon Spencer (2004–2008); Nicole Stinn (2008–2012); Ian McCue (2011–2017); Halim Jabbour (2013); Robert Anderson (2013; 2015–2017); Brian Lynch (2013–2015); Jennifer Hill (2014–2015); Lynda Craigmyle (2016); Jane Sobol (2016); Tracy Blagdon (2016–2021); Micaela Winter (2016–2018);
Production locations	Clapham Junction (1984); Clearwater Studios Battersea (1984); Shepperton Studios (1986–2008); Nitrogen Studios (2008–2012); Arc Productions (2013–2016); Jam Filled Toronto (2016–2021);
Running time	4 minutes, 30 seconds (Series 1–7); 10 minutes (Series 8–12); 11 minutes (Series 13–24); 30 minutes (Series 8);
Production companies	Clearwater Features (1984–1986); Britt Allcroft Ltd./Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Ltd. (1984–1986); The Britt Allcroft Company/Gullane Entertainment (1991–2003); HIT Entertainment (2003–2017); Mattel Television (2017–2021);
Original release
Network	ITV (Series 1–3 and 7); Direct-to-video (Series 4–5); Nick Jr. (Series 6 and 8–11); Channel 5 (Series 12–24);
Release	9 October 1984 –; 20 January 2021
Related
	Tugs; Shining Time Station; Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go;

Thomas & Friends (originally known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends and later Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!) is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on The Railway Series books by Rev. W. Awdry and his son Christopher, the series was developed for television by Britt Allcroft. The series follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and many other anthropomorphised locomotives on the North Western Railway, including Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby. They work for Sir Topham Hatt, primarily known as the "Fat Controller".

In the United States, it was first broadcast along with the spin-off series Shining Time Station on PBS' PTV Park block in 1989.

The rights to the series are currently owned by HIT Entertainment (a subsidiary of Mattel), which acquired Gullane Entertainment in July 2002.

A new 2D-animated series, Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, premiered on 13 September 2021 on Cartoon Network.

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