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Britt Allcroft, Producer Who Adapted ‘Thomas the Tank Engine’ for TV, Dies at 81
Britt Allcroft, a British television producer who helped develop 'Thomas the Tank Engine' into a series, has died at 84.
Director Brannon Carty announced her death on X earlier today, writing: “It is with great sadness that I share with you the passing of Britt Allcroft…Britt was an adoring mother and wife. Born Hilary Mary Allcroft in 1943, she later changed her name to Britt at the age of 16 as her career in British television expanded. Among her first projects was “Get It-Got-It-Good.” She eventually secured the rights to the “Railway Series” books from which the character Thomas the Tank Engine was adapted on screen.
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