Thomas & Friends (1984): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1984, Thomas & Friends is an animation and kids series.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Thomas & Friends stars Michael Angelis as Narrator (Voice), Ringo Starr as Narrator (Voice), Mark Moraghan as Narrator (voice) and Ben Small as Thomas / Toby (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.8/10, Thomas & Friends has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kidstream Amazon Channel and Sensical Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Thomas & Friends page.

If you liked it. Fans of Thomas & Friends tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.