Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends

Name: Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Genre: Animation, Kids
Released: 2026-01-09T19:50:54Z

1984–2021 24 seasons 584 episodes ~5 min/ep

IMDb 6.8 154 votes 5 Cartoon Network Cartoonito CITV ITV1 Nick Jr.

Animation
Kids

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.