Thomas the Tank Engine creator Britt Allcroft has died aged 81. The producer brought the beloved children's series to TV screens after securing the rights to adapt Reverend Wilbert Awdry’s ...

The TV producer was behind bringing the beloved children's series to life in the 1970s after securing the rights to adapt Reverend Wilbert Awdry ... as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.

Allcroft gained prominence for producing beloved children’s shows, most notably Thomas the Tank Engine. In the 1980s, she secured the rights to adapt Reverend Wilbert Awdry's "Railway Series ...