Thomas & Friends
1984 · TV Series · TV-Y · 22 min
★ 6.9(154)unSUB Rating
Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network on 4 September 1984. It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. These books deal with the adventures of a group of anthropomorphised locomotives and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were based on stories Wilbert told to entertain his son, Christopher during his recovery from measles. From Series one to four, many of the stories are based on events from Awdry's personal experience.
Based on The Railway Series
Also known as Thomas and Friends · Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends · Thomas the Tank Engine
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88 hours to watch · 584 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 1984–2021
- Release date
- 1984-10-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-Y
- Runtime
- 22 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.8/10 (154 votes)
Themes
- locomotive
- island
- narration
- anthropomorphism
- train
- railroad
- steam locomotive
- coal
- amused
- joyful
Cast & crew
Michael Angelis
as Narrator (Voice)
Ringo Starr
as Narrator (Voice)
Mark Moraghan
as Narrator (voice)
George Carlin
as Narrator (voice)
Ben Small
as Thomas / Toby (voice)
Alec Baldwin
as Narrator (voice)
Keith Wickham
as Edward / Henry / Gordon / James / Percy (voice)
Michael Brandon
as Narrator (voice)
- MW
Matt Wilkinson
as Spencer / Charlie / Victor / Rocky / Cranky / Kevin (voice)
Teresa Gallagher
as Emily (voice)
Directed by David Mitton, Steve Asquith, Greg Tiernan +3 more
Episodes24 seasons · 584 episodes
24 seasons · 584 episodes. Full episode list omitted here for length — open the episode tracker above to browse and mark episodes.