Thomas & Friends

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Returning Series

First aired

October 9, 1984

Last aired

January 20, 2021

Episodes

584

Network

ITV1, Channel 5, CITV, Cartoon Network, Nick Jr.

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

Canada, United Kingdom

Production

Nitrogen Studios Canada

Creators

Britt Allcroft, Christopher Awdry, Reverend W. Awdry

Homepage

Official site