Britt Allcroft is the multi award-winning creator of a trio of children's entertainment produced in the 1980s and 1990s. "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends", (now retitled "Thomas and Friends"), "Shining Time Station" (with co-creator Rick Siggelkow) and "Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie".
She wrote and directed the movie "Thomas and the Magic Railroad", released in 2000. She as well voiced the character Lady in the Movie.
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Britt Allcroft is the multi award-winning creator of a trio of children's entertainment produced in the 1980s and 1990s. "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends", (now retitled "Thomas and Friends"), "Shining Time Station" (with co-creator Rick Siggelkow) and "Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie".
She wrote and directed the movie "Thomas and the Magic Railroad", released in 2000. She as well voiced the character Lady in the Movie.
She was born Hilary Mary Allcroft in Worthing, England and, at 16, changed her name to Britt as her career in British radio and TV gained momentum. She went on to create a string of shows for the BBC and ITV networks, including "Moon Clue Game", "Get it, Got it, Good", "Dance Crazy", "Keepsakes" and "Mothers by Daughters" . She worked in live theatre staging shows at the London Palladium and Drury Lane Theatres. Then came Thomas...
She co-founded the Britt Allcroft Company with her then husband Angus Wright. The company went public in 1996 and was...
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