Thomas the Tank Engine: Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
(The information displayed here was incorrect. The ‘Thomas the Tank Engine’ title only applies to the TV series - the original books are in reality called ‘The Railway Series’, not ‘the Thomas the Tank Engine stories’!)
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Visual edit
(→‎Behind the scenes: Ringo has never appeared in a DWU work.)
 
(21 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{retitle|''{{PAGENAME}}''}}
{{retitle|''{{PAGENAME}}''}}
{{wikipediainfo|Thomas & Friends (franchise)}}
{{wikipediainfo|Thomas & Friends (franchise)}}
'''''Thomas the Tank Engine''''' is a television series. It is based on a series of [[book]]s known as ''The Railway Series'' by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, which centred around a talking [[Train|steam locomotive]] and his friends on the fictional island of [[Sodor]]. It was set mainly on a fictional railway run by a man known as the [[Fat Controller]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Autonomy (novel)|Autonomy]]'')
'''''Thomas the Tank Engine''''' was a series of [[Book|books]] which centred around a talking steam locomotive and his friends on the fictional island of Sodor. It was set mainly on a fictional railway run by a man known as the [[Fat Controller]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Autonomy (novel)|Autonomy]]'')


As a baby, [[Alfie Owens]] had several Thomas toys. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'')
As a baby, [[Alfie Owens]] had several Thomas toys. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Several voice actors from the ''Thomas & Friends ''TV series have appeared on ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-off material, including: [[John Hurt]], [[Olivia Colman]], [[Miranda Raison]], [[Kerry Shale]], [[Glenn Wrage]], [[Michael Brandon]] (who narrated the seventh to sixteenth series), [[Tom Stourton]], [[Teresa Gallagher]], [[Nigel Plaskitt]], [[Togo Igawa]], [[John Ogwen]], [[Hugh Bonneville]] and [[Colin McFarlane]].
* Several voice actors from the ''Thomas & Friends'' TV series have appeared on ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-off material, including: [[John Hurt]], [[Olivia Colman]], [[Miranda Raison]], [[Kerry Shale]], [[Glenn Wrage]], [[Michael Brandon]] (who narrated the seventh to sixteenth series), [[Tom Stourton]], [[Teresa Gallagher]], [[Nigel Plaskitt]], [[Togo Igawa]], [[John Ogwen]], [[Hugh Bonneville]], [[Martin T. Sherman]], [[Chipo Chung]], [[Tracy-Ann Oberman]], [[Colin McFarlane]], [[Eddie Redmayne]], [[Steven Kynman]], [[Keith Wickham]] and [[Toby Hadoke]].
** [[Eddie Redmayne]] also appeared as a major character in one special. [[Ringo Starr]] also provided the narration for the first and second series.
* [[Ardal O'Hanlon]], who played [[Thomas Kincade Brannigan]] in ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]'' was offered the role of Patrick from ''Thomas and Friends'' [https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_edinburgh/2013_15_ardal_ohanlon_terry_alderton/ in the CGI era, but turned it down].
* [[Neil Patrick Harris]] appeared in a [[YouTube]] video on the official Thomas and Friends page in collaboration with Funny or Die called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBTSSYkGdho|"Neil Patrick Harris’ Thomas & Friends Obsession"] for the celebration of the Railway Series' 70th anniversary.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine_Wiki Thomas the Tank Engine Wiki]
* [https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine_Wiki Thomas the Tank Engine Wiki]
 
{{Thomas the Tank Engine}}
{{TitleSort}}
{{TitleSort}}



Latest revision as of 22:35, 2 March 2024

Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas the Tank Engine was a series of books which centred around a talking steam locomotive and his friends on the fictional island of Sodor. It was set mainly on a fictional railway run by a man known as the Fat Controller. (PROSE: Autonomy)

As a baby, Alfie Owens had several Thomas toys. (TV: Closing Time)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]