Thomas the Tenk Engine an Friends

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Thomas the Tenk Engine an Friends
Logo uised sin 2008
Kent as an aw	Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (original title; series 1–6) Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (series 22–24)
Genre	Bairns' telly series
Creautit bi	Rev. W. Awdry
Based on	The Railway Series bi Rev. W. Awdry Christopher Awdry
Developit by	Britt Allcroft
Directit bi	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)
Narratit bi	Ringo Starr Michael Angelis George Carlin Alec Baldwin Michael Brandon Pierce Brosnan Mark Moraghan John Hasler Joseph May
Appenin theme	Thomas' Theme (1984–2003) Thomas' Anthem (secondary) (1991–2003) Engine Roll Call (2004–2021) Big World! Big Adventures! (2018–2021)
Endin theme	Thomas' Theme (reprise) (1984–2003) Engine Roll Call (instrumental) (2004–2017) Big World! Big Adventures! (reprise) (2018–2021)
Componer(s)	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)
Kintra o oreegin	Unitit Kinrick
Oreeginal leid(s)	English
No. o series	24
No. o episodes	584 + 14 films an 6 double-lenth speicials
Production
Executive producer(s)	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)
Producer(s)	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)
Location(s)	Clapham Junction (1984) Clearwater Studios Battersea (1984) Shepperton Studios (1986–2008)
Lenth	4 minutes, 30 seconds (Series 1–7) 10 minutes[a] (Series 8–12) 11 minutes[b] (Series 13–24) 30 minutes (Series 8)
Production company(s)	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) Animation: Nitrogen Studios (2008–2012) Arc Productions (2013–2016) Jam Filled Toronto (2016–2021)
Release
Oreeginal network	ITV (Series 1–3)[c] Cartoon Network (Series 4–5) Nick Jr. (Series 6–11)[d] Channel 5 (Series 12–24)
Oreeginal release	9 October 1984 (1984-10-09) – 20 Januar 2021 (2021-01-20)
Chronology
Related shaws	Tugs Shining Time Station Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go
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Wabsteid

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (simply referred tae as Thomas & Friends or Thomas the Tank Engine) is a Breetish children's television series. In the U.K. it haed its first broadcast on the ITV network in Great Britain in 1984. In the U.S. it haed its first broadcast on Shining Time Station in 1989. It is based on The Railway Series of books bi the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry.

Thir books follae the adventures o a group of anthropomorphised locomotives and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books war based on stories Wilbert told tae entertain his son, Christopher, during his recovery frae measles. Mony of the stories frae the first fower series are based on events frae Awdry's personal experience.
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