Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas the Tank Engine was a series of books which centred around a talking steam locomotive and his friends on the fictional Island of Sodor. It was set mainly on a fictional railway run by a man known as the Fat Controller. (PROSE: Autonomy) As a baby, Alfie Owens had several Thomas toys. (TV: Closing Time)

Behind the scenes

 * Several voice actors from the TV series of Thomas The Tank Engine have appeared on Doctor Who and its spin-off material, including: John Hurt, Olivia Colman, Miranda Raison, Kerry Shale, Glenn Wrage, Michael Brandon, Tom Stourton, Teresa Gallagher, Miranda Raison, Nigel Plaskitt, Togo Igawa and John Ogwen.
 * Eddie Redmayne also appeared as a major character in one special.