<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Thomas & Friends </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Thomas the Tank Engine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Also known as </Th> <Td> ' ' Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends ( original title ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Television series </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Britt Allcroft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Based on </Th> <Td> The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry Christopher Awdry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Rev. W. Awdry ( 1984 -- 95 ) </Li> <Li> Christopher Awdry ( 1986 -- 95 ) </Li> <Li> Britt Allcroft ( 1984 -- 98 ) </Li> <Li> David Mitton ( 1984 -- 2002 ) </Li> <Li> Various ( 2002 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Sharon Miller ( 2008 -- 12 ; head writer ) </Li> <Li> Andrew Brenner ( 1991 -- 92 , 1998 , 2013 -- present ; head writer ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> David Mitton ( 1984 -- 2003 ) </Li> <Li> Steve Asquith ( 2002 , 2004 -- 08 ) </Li> <Li> Greg Tiernan ( 2009 -- 12 ) </Li> <Li> David Baas ( 2013 -- 14 ) </Li> <Li> David Stoten ( 2014 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Rob Silvestri ( feature length specials 2013 -- 14 ) </Li> <Li> Don Spencer ( 2014 -- 15 ) </Li> <Li> Dianna Basso ( 2015 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Voices of </Th> <Td> See List of Thomas & Friends voice actors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Narrated by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ringo Starr UK / US : ( 1984 -- 90 ) </Li> <Li> Michael Angelis UK : ( 1991 -- 2012 ) </Li> <Li> George Carlin US : ( 1991 -- 96 ) </Li> <Li> Alec Baldwin US : ( 1998 -- 2003 ) </Li> <Li> Michael Brandon US : ( 2003 -- 12 ) </Li> <Li> Pierce Brosnan UK / US : ( 2008 ; The Great Discovery ) </Li> <Li> Mark Moraghan UK / US : ( 2013 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composer ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mike O'Donnell </Li> <Li> Junior Campbell </Li> <Li> ( 1984 -- 2003 ) </Li> <Li> Robert Hartshorne ( 2004 -- 16 ) </Li> <Li> Ed Welch ( 2004 -- 08 ) </Li> <Li> Peter Hartshorne ( 2011 -- 16 ) </Li> <Li> Chris Renshaw ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Oliver Davis ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of series </Th> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 512 ( list of episodes ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Britt Allcroft ( 1984 -- 86 , 2002 ) </Li> <Li> Angus Wright ( 1991 -- 98 ) </Li> <Li> Peter Urie ( 2002 -- 03 ) </Li> <Li> Jocelyn Stevenson ( 2003 -- 06 ) </Li> <Li> Christopher Skala ( 2007 -- 11 ) </Li> <Li> Marion Edwards ( 2009 -- 15 ) </Li> <Li> Lenora Hume ( 2009 -- 10 ) </Li> <Li> Karen Barnes ( 2011 -- 13 ) </Li> <Li> Kallan Kagan ( 2013 -- 17 ) </Li> <Li> Jeff Young ( 2013 -- 15 ) </Li> <Li> Steven Hecht ( 2013 -- 15 ) </Li> <Li> Michael Carrington ( 2013 -- 14 ) </Li> <Li> Christopher Keenan ( 2014 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Edward Catchpole ( 2015 ) </Li> <Li> Marianne Culbert ( 2016 ) </Li> <Li> Kyle MacDougall ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Jamie LeClaire ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Phil LaFrance ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> David Mitton ( 1984 -- 98 ) </Li> <Li> Robert D. Cardona ( 1984 -- 86 ) </Li> <Li> Britt Allcroft ( 1991 -- 98 ) </Li> <Li> Phil Fehrle ( 2002 -- 03 ) </Li> <Li> Simon Spencer ( 2004 -- 08 ) </Li> <Li> Nicole Stinn ( 2008 -- 12 ) </Li> <Li> Ian McCue ( 2011 -- 17 ) </Li> <Li> Halim Jabbour ( 2013 ) </Li> <Li> Robert Anderson ( 2013 ; 2015 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Brian Lynch ( 2013 -- 15 ) </Li> <Li> Jennifer Hill ( 2014 -- 15 ) </Li> <Li> Lynda Craigmyle ( 2016 ) </Li> <Li> Jane Sobol ( 2016 ) </Li> <Li> Tracy Blagdon ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Micaela Winter ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Thomas & Friends </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Thomas the Tank Engine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Also known as </Th> <Td> ' ' Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends ( original title ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Television series </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Britt Allcroft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Based on </Th> <Td> The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry Christopher Awdry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Rev. W. Awdry ( 1984 -- 95 ) </Li> <Li> Christopher Awdry ( 1986 -- 95 ) </Li> <Li> Britt Allcroft ( 1984 -- 98 ) </Li> <Li> David Mitton ( 1984 -- 2002 ) </Li> <Li> Various ( 2002 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Sharon Miller ( 2008 -- 12 ; head writer ) </Li> <Li> Andrew Brenner ( 1991 -- 92 , 1998 , 2013 -- present ; head writer ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> David Mitton ( 1984 -- 2003 ) </Li> <Li> Steve Asquith ( 2002 , 2004 -- 08 ) </Li> <Li> Greg Tiernan ( 2009 -- 12 ) </Li> <Li> David Baas ( 2013 -- 14 ) </Li> <Li> David Stoten ( 2014 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Rob Silvestri ( feature length specials 2013 -- 14 ) </Li> <Li> Don Spencer ( 2014 -- 15 ) </Li> <Li> Dianna Basso ( 2015 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Voices of </Th> <Td> See List of Thomas & Friends voice actors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Narrated by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ringo Starr UK / US : ( 1984 -- 90 ) </Li> <Li> Michael Angelis UK : ( 1991 -- 2012 ) </Li> <Li> George Carlin US : ( 1991 -- 96 ) </Li> <Li> Alec Baldwin US : ( 1998 -- 2003 ) </Li> <Li> Michael Brandon US : ( 2003 -- 12 ) </Li> <Li> Pierce Brosnan UK / US : ( 2008 ; The Great Discovery ) </Li> <Li> Mark Moraghan UK / US : ( 2013 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composer ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mike O'Donnell </Li> <Li> Junior Campbell </Li> <Li> ( 1984 -- 2003 ) </Li> <Li> Robert Hartshorne ( 2004 -- 16 ) </Li> <Li> Ed Welch ( 2004 -- 08 ) </Li> <Li> Peter Hartshorne ( 2011 -- 16 ) </Li> <Li> Chris Renshaw ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Oliver Davis ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of series </Th> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 512 ( list of episodes ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Britt Allcroft ( 1984 -- 86 , 2002 ) </Li> <Li> Angus Wright ( 1991 -- 98 ) </Li> <Li> Peter Urie ( 2002 -- 03 ) </Li> <Li> Jocelyn Stevenson ( 2003 -- 06 ) </Li> <Li> Christopher Skala ( 2007 -- 11 ) </Li> <Li> Marion Edwards ( 2009 -- 15 ) </Li> <Li> Lenora Hume ( 2009 -- 10 ) </Li> <Li> Karen Barnes ( 2011 -- 13 ) </Li> <Li> Kallan Kagan ( 2013 -- 17 ) </Li> <Li> Jeff Young ( 2013 -- 15 ) </Li> <Li> Steven Hecht ( 2013 -- 15 ) </Li> <Li> Michael Carrington ( 2013 -- 14 ) </Li> <Li> Christopher Keenan ( 2014 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Edward Catchpole ( 2015 ) </Li> <Li> Marianne Culbert ( 2016 ) </Li> <Li> Kyle MacDougall ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Jamie LeClaire ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Phil LaFrance ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> David Mitton ( 1984 -- 98 ) </Li> <Li> Robert D. Cardona ( 1984 -- 86 ) </Li> <Li> Britt Allcroft ( 1991 -- 98 ) </Li> <Li> Phil Fehrle ( 2002 -- 03 ) </Li> <Li> Simon Spencer ( 2004 -- 08 ) </Li> <Li> Nicole Stinn ( 2008 -- 12 ) </Li> <Li> Ian McCue ( 2011 -- 17 ) </Li> <Li> Halim Jabbour ( 2013 ) </Li> <Li> Robert Anderson ( 2013 ; 2015 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Brian Lynch ( 2013 -- 15 ) </Li> <Li> Jennifer Hill ( 2014 -- 15 ) </Li> <Li> Lynda Craigmyle ( 2016 ) </Li> <Li> Jane Sobol ( 2016 ) </Li> <Li> Tracy Blagdon ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> <Li> Micaela Winter ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td>
who replaced ringo starr on thomas the tank engine
who replaced ringo starr on thomas the tank engine
Michael Angelis
Michael Angelis