was a 26-episode series that bowed in 1984 on ITV in the U.K. as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. Allcroft picked Ringo Starr to serve as Mr. Conductor, the gentle show’s first narrator ...

The series, which featured narration by The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and stand-up comedian Georga Carlin, was renamed to “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” and crossed the Atlantic in 1989 ...

CHLOE VELTMAN, BYLINE: Thomas the Tank Engine started out as a character ... in the mid-1980s with her TV adaptation narrated by Ringo Starr. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THOMAS & FRIENDS") RINGO ...

Britt Allcroft, the producer who adapted Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends for television ... TV in 1984 as a children’s show narrated by Ringo Starr. The series ran for 24 seasons through ...

The "Thomas the Tank Engine" and his fans all over the ... The premiere episode featured narration from The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. The series — later renamed "Thomas & Friends" — would ...

Britt Allcroft, the visionary creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends ... intricate model trains and narration by notable figures like Ringo Starr and George Carlin, ...