By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Britt Allcroft, the British writer ... and it would take her five years to get her show with the character up and running. British company Hit Entertainment bought ...

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Britt Allcroft, a British television producer ... Among her first projects was “Get It-Got-It-Good.” She eventually secured the rights to the “Railway Series” books from which the ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas ... when she was 21 and produced shows like 1967’s kid’s quiz show “Get It-Got It-Good” as well as others. But her hard work didn’t gain ...

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LOS ANGELES — Britt Allcroft, the woman who created Thomas the Tank Engine, has died. She was 81. Filmmaker Brannon Carty announced her death on social media Thursday at the request of her family. Her ...

LOS ANGELES — Britt Allcroft, the woman who created Thomas the Tank Engine, has died. She was 81. Filmmaker Brannon Carty announced her death on social media Thursday at the request of her family.

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Britt Allcroft, creator of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends children's TV series, has died. The British-born producer died last week in Santa Monica, Calif., at 81. Thomas started out ...

Britt Allcroft, creator of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends children's TV series, has died. The British-born producer died last week in Santa Monica, Calif., at 81. Thomas started out as a ...