Britt Allcroft

Britt Allcroft

Known for: Production
Biography: 1943-12-14 (80 years old)

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Britt Allcroft is the multi- award-winning creator of a trio of children's entertainment produced in the 1980s and 1990s: "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends", (now retitled "Thomas and Friends"), "Shining Time Station" (with co-creator Rick Siggelkow) and "Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie".


She was born Hilary Mary Allcroft, in Worthing, England and, at 16, changed her name to Britt as her career in British radio and TV gained momentum. She went on to create a string of shows for the BBC and ITV networks, including "Moon Clue Game", "Get it, Got it, Good", "Dance Crazy", "Keepsakes" and "Mothers by Daughters" . She worked in live theatre staging shows at the London Palladium and Drury Lane Theatres.


In 1979, Allcroft was making a five-minute film for the Central Office of Information about the resurgence of interest in steam railways. One inspiration for the film was A Guide to the Steam Railways of Britain, a book compiled by the Rev. W. Awdry and Dr Christopher Cook, and published by Eric Marriott, the former editor of The Railway Series. As Awdry would be taking part in the programme, Allcroft was prompted to read some of the volumes of the Railway Series, for the first time. She said: "it really didn't take me long to become intrigued by the characters and the relationships between them and the simplicity of the stories. I was equally intrigued by the illustrations, the landscape in them and the nostalgia they invoked." She met Awdry, saying she wanted to make a TV series, based on his stories. Although Awdry was initially reluctant, a deal was eventually done It took Britt three years to raise the finance and find all the people who could make her dream come true. The first episode of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, was aired in the UK in September 1984.


In 1984 she co-founded the Britt Allcroft Company with her then husband, Angus Wright, formulating cover of all merchandising and television rights in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. The company went public in 1996 and was renamed Gullane Entertainment.


Once Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends had become a critical and commercial success in the UK, Allcroft and her production company looked to promote the brand in North America. As the Thomas films were only 5 minutes long, initially, the company found it difficult in placing the series in the USA, as generally, the networks preferred 30 minute formats and so in 1988 the Britt Allcroft Company teamed up with PBS Station WNET in New York to produce and distribute Shining Time Station, where every episode of the show would include a couple episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.


She wrote and directed the movie "Thomas and the Magic Railroad", released in 2000, as well as providing the voice for the character Lady. The film was not a critical success, and Allcroft resigned in September 2000. Her resignation followed many years of internal stress within the company. In 2007, news surfaced on a Thomas fan site that the released version of the Thomas movie was a drastically edited version of Allcroft's original script and shot film - in effect, the claim was that production of the film had been taken out of her hands.


Gullane was subsequently acquired in 2003 by Hit Entertainment, which was taken over by Apax Partners in 2005.


Wright and Allcroft are divorced.


Britt Allcroft is now living and working in Santa Monica, California. She re-acquired Mumfie from HiT Entertainment in 2008. She is on the advisory council of Southern California Public Radio and the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund.


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Filmography

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Movies 70

Writer 60

Producer 11

TV Shows 8

Creator 3

Director 2

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Down the Mine

Down the Mine (2023)

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Thomas & Friends: The Mystery of Lookout Mountain

Thomas & Friends: The Mystery of Lookout Mountain (2022)

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Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go - Time for Teamwork!

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go - Time for Teamwork! (2022)

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Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends

Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (2022)

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Thomas & Friends: Race for the Sodor Cup

Thomas & Friends: Race for the Sodor Cup (2021)

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Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go!

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! (2021)

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Thomas & Friends: Marvelous Machinery

Thomas & Friends: Marvelous Machinery (2020)

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Thomas e Seus Amigos - A Locomotiva Real

Thomas e Seus Amigos - A Locomotiva Real (2020)

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Thomas e Seus Amigos - O Mundo do Amanhã

Thomas e Seus Amigos - O Mundo do Amanhã (2020)

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Thomas e Seus Amigos - Uma Nova Chegada

Thomas e Seus Amigos - Uma Nova Chegada (2020)

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Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue

Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue (2019)

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Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries

Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries (2019)

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Thomas E Seus Amigos Todos os trilhos levam a Roma

Thomas E Seus Amigos Todos os trilhos levam a Roma (2019)

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Thomas E Seus Amigos Minas do Mistério

Thomas E Seus Amigos Minas do Mistério (2019)

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Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie

Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie (2018)

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Thomas & Friends: Christmas on Sodor

Thomas & Friends: Christmas on Sodor (2017)

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Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor - The Movie

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor - The Movie (2017)

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Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines

Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines (2017)

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Thomas & Friends: Full Steam To The Rescue!

Thomas & Friends: Full Steam To The Rescue! (2016)

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Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks

Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks (2016)

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Thomas & Friends: The Great Race

Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016)

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Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!

Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines! (2016)

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Thomas & Friends - Tales from the Rails

Thomas & Friends - Tales from the Rails (2015)

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Thomas & Friends: Tales on the Rails

Thomas & Friends: Tales on the Rails (2015)

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Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Carol

Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Carol (2015)

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Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie (2015)

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Thomas & Friends: Whale of a Tale and Other Sodor Adventures

Thomas & Friends: Whale of a Tale and Other Sodor Adventures (2015)

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Thomas and Friends: The Adventure Begins

Thomas and Friends: The Adventure Begins (2015)

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Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie

Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie (2014)

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Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets

Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets (2014)

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Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway

Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway (2013)

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Thomas & Friends: Animals Aboard!

Thomas & Friends: Animals Aboard! (2013)

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Thomas & Friends: Sticky Situations

Thomas & Friends: Sticky Situations (2012)

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Thomas & Friends: A Very Thomas Christmas

Thomas & Friends: A Very Thomas Christmas (2012)

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Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery - The Movie

Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery - The Movie (2012)

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Thomas and Friends: Up Up & Away!

Thomas and Friends: Up Up & Away! (2012)

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Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels - The Movie

Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels - The Movie (2011)

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Thomas & Friends: Thomas in Charge!

Thomas & Friends: Thomas in Charge! (2011)

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Thomas & Friends: Splish, Splash, Splosh!

Thomas & Friends: Splish, Splash, Splosh! (2010)

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Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue

Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue (2010)

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Thomas & Friends: Creaky Cranky

Thomas & Friends: Creaky Cranky (2010)

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Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails - The Movie

Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails - The Movie (2009)

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Thomas & Friends: New Friends For Thomas & Other Adventures

Thomas & Friends: New Friends For Thomas & Other Adventures (2009)

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Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery - The Movie

Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery - The Movie (2008)

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5
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Thomas & Friends - Mud Glorious Mud

Thomas & Friends - Mud Glorious Mud (2008)

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Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas

Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas (2007)

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Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick & Other Thomas Stories

Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick & Other Thomas Stories (2007)

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Thomas & Friends: Come Ride the Rails

Thomas & Friends: Come Ride the Rails (2006)

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Thomas and Friends: Thomas' Halloween Adventures

Thomas and Friends: Thomas' Halloween Adventures (2006)

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Thomas & Friends: On Site with Thomas and Other Adventures

Thomas & Friends: On Site with Thomas and Other Adventures (2006)

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Jack and the Sodor Construction Company

Jack and the Sodor Construction Company (2006)

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Thomas & Friends - Thomas, Percy & the Dragon and Other Stories

Thomas & Friends - Thomas, Percy & the Dragon and Other Stories (2006)

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Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines!

Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines! (2005)

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7.36
Director / Producer
Thomas & Friends: The Early Years

Thomas & Friends: The Early Years (2004)

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Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Jet Engine

Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Jet Engine (2004)

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Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon

Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon (2004)

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Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon

Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon (2003)

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Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Wonderland

Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Wonderland (2002)

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Producer
Thomas & Friends: Races, Rescues and Runaways and Other Thomas Adventures

Thomas & Friends: Races, Rescues and Runaways and Other Thomas Adventures (2002)

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Producer
Thomas & Friends: Best Of James

Thomas & Friends: Best Of James (2002)

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Thomas & Friends: Best Of Thomas

Thomas & Friends: Best Of Thomas (2001)

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Director
Thomas and the Magic Railroad

Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)

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Thomas & Friends: Spills & Chills

Thomas & Friends: Spills & Chills (2000)

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10 Years of Thomas & Friends

10 Years of Thomas & Friends (1999)

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Shining Time Station: Second Chances

Shining Time Station: Second Chances (1995)

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Shining Time Station: One of the Family

Shining Time Station: One of the Family (1995)

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The Thomas The Tank Engine Man

The Thomas The Tank Engine Man (1995)

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Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time

Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time (1995)

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The Queen Of Night
Mumfie's Quest The Movie

Mumfie's Quest The Movie (1994)

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Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift

Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift (1990)

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Producer
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked

Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked (1990)

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Shining Time Station

Shining Time Station (1989)

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Creator / Producer / Writer
Thomas & Friends

Thomas & Friends (1984)

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Thomas & Friends: On the Go With Thomas

Thomas & Friends: On the Go With Thomas

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The Adventures of Thomas

The Adventures of Thomas

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The Adventures of Captain Pugwash

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Magic School & Friends

Magic School & Friends

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Thomas and Friends: My First Thomas with The Fat Controller

Thomas and Friends: My First Thomas with The Fat Controller

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Ratings

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Information

Known For
Production

Gender
Female

Birthday
1943-12-14 (80 years old)

Birth Place
Worthing, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Residences
Ventura County, United States of America


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