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Britt Allcroft

Britt Allcroft
Allcroft with a picture of Thomas the Tank Engine in 2023
Born
Hilary Mary Allcroft Coote[1]

(1943-12-14)14 December 1943
Died25 December 2024(2024-12-25) (aged 81)
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • producer
  • director
  • voice actress
Years active1964–2024
Spouse
(m. 1973; div. 1997)
Children2

Britt Allcroft (born Hilary Mary Allcroft Coote;[1] 14 December 1943 – 25 December 2024) was an English screenwriter, producer, director, and voice actress. She adapted Wilbert Awdry's The Railway Series in the form of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (later re-titled Thomas & Friends). She created Shining Time Station (with Rick Siggelkow), Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales, and Magic Adventures of Mumfie. She also wrote, co-produced, and directed the film Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000).

  1. ^ a b "Entry Information for Hilary M.A. Coote". FreeBMD. ONS. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

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