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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
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** This variant has also been seen on ''Thomas Gets Bumped and 17 Other Stories'' and ''Thomas' Christmas Party and 17 More Stories'', respectively with an extended copyright date copyrighting all the years the episodes first aired.
* One variant replaces "PRODUCTION" with "<u>PRESENTATION</u>". This appeared on a 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
* On 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
* 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 With Thomas'', the copyright date on the bottom of the logo appears through the copyright spreading into place one-by-one.
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* Seasons 1-5 episodes of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' on PBS Kids Sprout (now Universal Kids) also kept this as well.
* 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 at the beginning of episodes, but is retained at the end of episodes.
** It can also be found on all VHS releases of ''Shining Time
* Strangely, this logo also makes a surprise appearance on the ''Thomas & Friends'' DVDs ''Thomas and the Really Brave Engines'', ''On Site with Thomas'', and ''Thomas' Trusty Friends'', most likely an editing mistake made by HIT Entertainment.
* It also appears on a 2002 Marks and Spencer UK VHS re-release of ''Thomas & Friends: Thomas Goes Fishing and Other Stories'' from [[Video Collection International|VCI]] as well.
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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 and The Magic Adventures of Mumfie. In September 2000, after the cinematic failure of Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Britt stepped down as the company's CEO and soon, it was reformed as Gullane Entertainment.
Logo: 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 " (C) 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: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.
Availability: Extremely rare.
Logo:
Variants:
Technique: 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: A happy-sounding flageolet/glockenspiel/synthesizer solo, which would later serve as the opening notes for the “Island Song”. Chimes are also heard sparkling when the words shine.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Quite common.
Legacy: A very well-known logo among fans of Thomas & Friends.
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