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Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends 

| Animation, Comedy, Family | TV Series (1984– )
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This popular series follows the adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and all of his engine friends on the Island of Sodor.

Creators:

Britt Allcroft, Ross Hastings, Philip D. Fehrle | 4 more credits »

Stars:

Michael Angelis, Michael Brandon, Keith Wickham | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Series cast summary:
Michael Angelis ...  Narrator (UK) / ... 336 episodes, 1991-2012
Michael Brandon ...  Narrator (US) / ... 239 episodes, 2002-2012
Keith Wickham ...  The Fat Controller (UK) / ... 227 episodes, 2010-2019
Kerry Shale ...  Sir Topham Hatt (US) / ... 198 episodes, 2010-2019
Teresa Gallagher ...  Annie and Clarabel (UK & US) / ... 169 episodes, 2010-2019
Matt Wilkinson Matt Wilkinson ...  Cranky (UK) / ... 152 episodes, 2010-2019
William Hope ...  Edward (US) / ... 139 episodes, 2010-2019
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This popular series follows the adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and all of his engine friends on the Island of Sodor.

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Plot Keywords:

anthropomorphic vehicle | train engine | train | island | friend | See All (10) »

Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Country:

UK

Language:

Spanish | French | Chinese | Japanese | English

Release Date:

9 October 1984 (UK) See more »

Also Known As:

Little Thomas See more »

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clearwater Productions, HIT Entertainment, Arc Productions See more »
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Mono | Stereo

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Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD
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Trivia

Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Toby, Annie, Clarabel, Henrietta, Bertie, and The Fat Controller (known in the American dubs as "Sir Topham Hatt") are the only characters who have appeared in every season of the series. See more »

Quotes

[repeated line]
Thomas: Well, bust my buffers!
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Crazy Credits

[UK version only] During the fifth season, Michael Angelis (the narrator) is not credited in the opening titles. See more »

Alternate Versions

When the first two series of "Thomas the Tank Engine" were broadcast in the UK, some of the episodes were linked with a montage of each engine being surrounded by a crowd, with a name plate in front of them. See more »

Connections

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Engine Roll Call
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Our Ringo Does The Narrating!
11 July 2001 | by GrantCAGE – See all my reviews

I loved this series when I was a kid and just had to write about it! It's so cute with the characters and the magical music theme and RINGO! If you watch repeats of this classic series you'll find that it hasn't lost it's magic and is perfect for children of all ages to learn about.
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