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Thomas & Friends

1984 · TV Series · TV-Y · 22 min · ★ 6.8

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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
Release date
1984-10-09
Language
English
Rated
TV-Y
Runtime
22 min
TMDB rating
6.8/10 (150 votes)

Themes

  • locomotive
  • island
  • narration
  • anthropomorphism
  • train
  • railroad
  • steam locomotive
  • nostalgic
  • coal
  • relaxed
  • amused
  • comforting
  • +1 more

Cast & crew

Directed by David Mitton, Steve Asquith, Greg Tiernan +2 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.