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Thomas & Friends

Making Tracks to Great Destinations

1984 0hr : 5m Animation · Kids ★ 6.8

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.

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  • Thomas & Friends combines Animation and Kids storytelling.
  • The principal cast includes Teresa Gallagher, John Hasler, Nigel Pilkington.
  • Viewers currently rate it 6.8/10 from 161 votes.

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Best suited to viewers looking for Animation, Kids. The available catalogue spans 24 seasons.

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locomotiveislandnarrationanthropomorphismtrainrailroadsteam locomotivecoal

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