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===Background
'''The Britt Allcroft Company''' (known initially in the UK as "Britt Allcroft Railway Productions") was a British production and licensing company established in 1983 by '''Britt Allcroft''' and Angus Wright. They immediately bought the rights to ''The Railway Series'' of children's books and in 1984, created ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'', recognized as one of the longest-running children's series (with new episodes being produced until January 2021). Other notable productions were ''Shining Time Station'' and ''The Magic Adventures of Mumfie''.
Allcroft formed a subsidiary, [[Gullane Pictures]], in late 1997; ultimately, Gullane Pictures only produced ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'', which was a cinematic failure. In September 2000, as a result of ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s failure, Allcroft stepped down as the company's CEO and soon, it was reformed as [[Gullane Entertainment]].
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|GW252H188.png|1st Logo (9 October 1984-17 December 1986)
|Britt_Allcroft_presents_(1989).png|2nd Logo (7 June 1990-14 July 2000)
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===1st Logo (9 October 1984-17 December 1986)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a blue background, the original logo for ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' is seen. The logo consists of a picture of Thomas with a puff of smoke that displays the show's name (which appears to be chroma-keyed onto the logo), in front of an oval that resembles a railway number plate. On the oval is the text "© Britt Allcroft Limited 1984". Above the symbol is the text "for Britt Allcroft Ltd" (this logo was always preceded by the [[Clearwater Features]] logo, so that the complete text reads "A Clearwater Features Production for Britt Allcroft Ltd") in a yellow Bevan font (the same used for the original end credits).
'''Variants:'''
*In <u>season 2</u> of ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'':
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**The text above the logo is also smaller and now reads "For Britt Allcroft Limited" instead of "for Britt Allcroft Ltd".
**The show name is also now a part of the logo, evident by the lack of a thick black outline.
**Thomas' face is also changed from dark grey to white.
**The text in the oval is also changed to "© Britt Allcroft Limited 1983".
*On the <u>original [[ITV1|ITV]] broadcasts</u> of the first two seasons of ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'' in 1984 and 1986, respectively, this logo fades into the 1983 [[Central Productions|Central Production]] endcap.
*On the <u>1991 reruns of season 2</u> of ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'' on [[Children's ITV/CITV|Children's ITV]], the season 2 variant of this logo fades into the 1990 [[Central Productions|A Central Programme for ITV]] endcap.
'''Technique:''' A still graphic consisting of an illustration and chroma-keyed text.
'''
'''Availability:''' Seen on the original UK prints of the first two seasons of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends''.
*
**However,
*The final UK VHS release to feature this logo was ''The Best of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' released by Pickwick Video in 1991.
*U.S. prints of the show also omit both the Clearwater Features logo and this logo, as it uses the next one instead.
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Britt Allcroft productions (1991).png|''Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'' (Series 3, 1998 remaster)
Britt Allcroft productions (Thomas website).png|North American ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' VHS releases from [[Anchor Bay Entertainment (1995-2006)|Anchor Bay Entertainment]]
Britt Allcroft productions (Entertainment to grow up with).png|North American ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' VHS releases from [[Anchor Bay Entertainment (1995-2006)|Anchor Bay Entertainment]]
Britt Allcroft productions (1999, with Entertainment to grow up with).png|''Ten Years of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'' (1999, US VHS)
Britt Allcroft productions (2000).png|''Thomas & Friends - Singalong with Thomas'' (2000, UK VHS)
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'''Visuals:'''
* '''Opening:''' On a periwinkle gradient background, a light apricot-piggy pink gradient line forms the word "''Britt''" in a cursive font. The text "'''BRITT ALLCROFT PRESENTS'''" fades in below the name (just touching the bottom), and it shines.
* '''Closing #1:''' On some shows, the copyright notice takes up the center of the screen, and appears bolder. The logo animation plays in the lower right of the screen, with the smaller text reading "'''A BRITT ALLCROFT COMPANY'''". The color of "Britt" is either the regular light apricot-piggy pink or white.
* '''Closing #2:''' Starting in 1994, the opening logo is used, but "'''A BRITT ALLCROFT PRODUCTION'''" replaces the previous text. Most of the time, a copyright notice reading "'''''© Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Limited (year)''''' appears below in a smaller italicized font that shines after the logo after the main text shines.
'''Variants:'''
* On <u>the original UK broadcasts and early VHS releases of the third season</u> of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' (1991-1992), the notice "A Britt Allcroft production in association with Fuji Television Network, Inc." is shown on the logo's regular background, written in the then-corporate ''Thomas & Friends'' typeface (Rockwell Condensed Bold). After this message is displayed, it cuts to the first closing variant. Also, for the first 16 episodes from "A Scarf for Percy" to "Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party", the notice is in white, whilst for the final ten episodes from "Buzz, Buzz" to "Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure", the notice is in yellow.
** On the ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' episode "<u>Trust Thomas</u>", which can be found on the 1994 UK VHS release ''Children's Pre-School Special Collection'', the copyright notice appears at the bottom of the screen underneath the "A Britt Allcroft production in association with Fuji Television Network, Inc." notice.
** The first bunch of text (not the copyright screen) is also set over the still of the final shot of the first 16 episodes from "A Scarf for Percy" to "Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party", which use Michael Angelis' early UK narrations.
** This variant is also preserved on both ''Thomas Gets Bumped and 17 Other Stories'' and ''Thomas' Christmas Party and 17 Other Stories'', respectively, with an extended copyright date copyrighting all the years the episodes first aired.
* One variant replaces "PRODUCTION" with "<u>PRESENTATION</u>". This can be found on the VCI trailer for ''Thomas the Tank Engine''.
* On ''Rusty to the Rescue'', ''Thomas and the Special Letter'', ''Thomas and his Friends Help Out'', ''Gallant Old Engine'', ''Sing-Along and Stories'' and ''Thomas Meets the Queen'', the copyright is extended to feature both "Films" and "Soundtracks" underlined. Under "Films" is a copyright for 1986 and 1995, while "Soundtracks" are credited for 1991 and 1995, as well as for ''Shining Time Station''. The text is also non-italicized and
* On the 1996 reprints of ''Percy's Ghostly Trick,'' the copyright text reads "A Britt Allcroft Production in association with Fuji Television Network Inc." and has an extended copyright to feature both films and soundtracks. Under "Films" is a copyright for 1986 and 1995, while "Soundtracks" are credited for 1991 and 1995, as well as for ''Shining Time Station''. Like the fourth variant, the text is also non-italicized and
* On ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Your Favourite Story Collection'', the logo is silent, and the copyright is smaller, in capitals, and also includes a "Music Composed By" credit. It fades in after the logo is finished.
* On the 2000 UK VHS release of ''Sing Along
* On
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* On ''Thomas' Train and 17 Other Stories'', the copyright date is in a different font, is larger, is static throughout the logo, and also does not shine.
* On the VHS release of ''Thomas The Tank Engine: Playtime''
* On <u>earlier airings and VHS
* On ''<u>Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie</u>'', the copyright is altered to have in all capitals, "(Thomas)" is replaced with "(MUMFIE)", and the year is in Roman numerals. The film has it fade out early, while the show has it sped-up.
* On ''<u>The New Adventures of Captain Pugwash</u>'', the logo is accompanied by the logo of John Cary Films (the co-producer of said show). The John Cary Films logo is sandwiched between "A" and "Production for", with the Britt Allcroft logo beneath. The text under "Britt" reads "THE BRITT ALLCROFT COMPANY", and "Britt" is a golden
** On Series 2, the logo appears on a darker blue background. On at least one DVD print of the series, the logo is plastered over with an in-credit notice for [[Gullane Entertainment]] and [[HIT Entertainment]].
* On <u>the 2003 restored versions of the first five seasons of ''Thomas & Friends''</u>, the logo is placed on an embossed white box on a white background. "Britt" is also much smaller and placed behind "BRITT ALLCROFT" in the caption, which now reads "A BRITT ALLCROFT COMPANY PRODUCTION" in blue. The 2000 [[HIT Entertainment]] logo is beneath, with "for" inbetween the two logos. As usual, copyright info appears below, reading "(C) 1984-2003 Gullane (Thomas) Limited. All rights reserved."
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
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*
* For music videos from the show, as well as some later ''Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'' VHS releases and
** However, the later UK VHS release of the latter features the fanfare.
* On the <u>Greek dubbing</u> prints of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'', the logo's music is pitched down by two semitones. This can also be heard during the end credits of the Greek dub, due to it using the show's opening theme for the end credits as well.
'''Availability:''' Officially, it was seen on the company's programmes from the time-period until 2000, but also made appearances on three U.S. ''Thomas & Friends'' DVD releases.
* This logo made its debut on the 1990 U.S. VHS releases of ''Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories'' and ''James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories''; however, it did not start to be used in the UK until the 1991 UK VHS release of ''The Best of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' by Pickwick Video.
** The three main variants are preserved on seasons 3-5 of the show, as well as post-1991 prints and home media releases of the first two seasons. The second closing variant became the main one starting in 1994 with ''Thomas''<nowiki/>'s fourth season.
** The "Classic Collection" releases of the show also use this logo as well.
* It also showed up on ''Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales'' on PBS, as well as Fox Family episodes of ''Mister Moose's Fun Time'' (during the ''Thomas'' segments), ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie'' and ''Storytime with Thomas''.
* Seasons 1-5 episodes of ''Thomas
* The Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and DVD prints of ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie'' (excluding the 2012 release of ''Mumfie's Quest'', which uses a still of the Britt Allcroft Productions logo on a black background without the bird), plaster this logo
** It can also be found on all VHS releases of ''Shining Time Station'' and ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie''.
* This logo also makes an appearance on the ''Thomas & Friends'' DVD releases of ''Thomas and the Really Brave Engines'', ''On Site with Thomas'', and ''Thomas' Trusty Friends'', most likely an editing mistake made by HIT Entertainment.
* It is also intact on the 2002 Marks and Spencer UK VHS re-release of ''Thomas & Friends: Thomas Goes Fishing and Other Stories'' from [[Video Collection International|VCI]] as well, due to it not being a direct reprint of The Video Collection's 1988 re-release version of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Troublesome Trucks and Other Stories''.
* The first closing variant is preserved on both early Season 3 VHS releases and on the 1991-1997 unrestored prints of the first and second seasons of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'', as well as on the Norwegian and later Swedish dubs of the first three seasons of ''Thomas''.
'''Legacy:'''
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The Britt Allcroft Company (known initially in the UK as "Britt Allcroft Railway Productions") was a British production and licensing company established in 1983 by Britt Allcroft and Angus Wright. They immediately bought the rights to The Railway Series of children's books and in 1984, created Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, recognized as one of the longest-running children's series (with new episodes being produced until January 2021). Other notable productions were Shining Time Station and The Magic Adventures of Mumfie.
Allcroft formed a subsidiary, Gullane Pictures, in late 1997; ultimately, Gullane Pictures only produced Thomas and the Magic Railroad, which was a cinematic failure. In September 2000, as a result of Thomas and the Magic Railroad's failure, Allcroft stepped down as the company's CEO and soon, it was reformed as Gullane Entertainment.
Visuals: On a blue background, the original logo for Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is seen. The logo consists of a picture of Thomas with a puff of smoke that displays the show's name (which appears to be chroma-keyed onto the logo), in front of an oval that resembles a railway number plate. On the oval is the text "© Britt Allcroft Limited 1984". Above the symbol is the text "for Britt Allcroft Ltd" (this logo was always preceded by the Clearwater Features logo, so that the complete text reads "A Clearwater Features Production for Britt Allcroft Ltd") in a yellow Bevan font (the same used for the original end credits).
Variants:
Technique: A still graphic consisting of an illustration and chroma-keyed text.
Audio: The ending theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on the original UK prints of the first two seasons of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.
Visuals:
Variants:
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio: A happy-sounding flageolet/glockenspiel/synthesizer solo. Chimes are also heard sparkling when the words shine.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Officially, it was seen on the company's programmes from the time-period until 2000, but also made appearances on three U.S. Thomas & Friends DVD releases.
Legacy: A very well-known and nostalgic logo among fans of Thomas & Friends.
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