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.
Alternative Titles : Thomas und seine Freunde, Thomas, die kleine Lokomotive, Thomas and Friends, Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, きかんしゃトーマス, Thomas de stoomlocomotief, Lokomotivet Thomas og vennene hans, Lokomotivet Thomas, Thomas og vennene, Tomas i drugari, Lokomotivček Tomaž in prijatelji, Tomáš a jeho priatelia, Thomas the Tank Engine
First Air Date : 1984-10-09
Last Air Date : 2021-01-20
Number of Episodes : 584
Number of Seasons : 24
Genres : Animation, Kids
Networks : ITV1, 5, CITV, Cartoon Network, Nick Jr.
Casts : John Hasler, Joseph May
