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.
StatusCanceled
TypeScripted
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Specials of Thomas & Friends premiered on September 1, 2008
Season 1 of Thomas & Friends premiered on October 9, 1984
Season 2 of Thomas & Friends premiered on September 24, 1986
Season 3 of Thomas & Friends premiered on January 25, 1992
Season 4 of Thomas & Friends premiered on October 16, 1995
Season 5 of Thomas & Friends premiered on September 14, 1998
Season 6 of Thomas & Friends premiered on September 16, 2002
Season 7 of Thomas & Friends premiered on October 6, 2003
Season 8 of Thomas & Friends premiered on August 1, 2004
Season 9 of Thomas & Friends premiered on September 5, 2005
Season 10 of Thomas & Friends premiered on October 2, 2006
Season 11 of Thomas & Friends premiered on September 3, 2007
Season 12 of Thomas & Friends premiered on September 1, 2008
Season 13 of Thomas & Friends premiered on January 25, 2010
Season 14 of Thomas & Friends premiered on October 11, 2010
Season 15 of Thomas & Friends premiered on March 1, 2011
Season 16 of Thomas & Friends premiered on February 20, 2012
Season 17 of Thomas & Friends premiered on June 3, 2013
Season 18 of Thomas & Friends premiered on August 25, 2014
Season 19 of Thomas & Friends premiered on September 21, 2015
Season 20 of Thomas & Friends premiered on September 5, 2016
Season 21 of Thomas & Friends premiered on September 18, 2017
Season 22 of Thomas & Friends premiered on September 3, 2018
Season 23 of Thomas & Friends premiered on September 2, 2019
Season 24 of Thomas & Friends premiered on September 7, 2020
Season 25 of Thomas & Friends premiered on January 1, 1970
Season 26 of Thomas & Friends premiered on January 1, 1970