Thomas the Train is getting a new friend, as the iconic British television franchise “Thomas & Friends” introduces its first character with autism, Bruno the Brake Car. The character is voiced ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children's television series Thomas & Friends, has passed away at the age of 81. The Context Allcroft, from Worthing, England, produced several shows for ...

The world of Thomas the Tank Engine is welcoming its first character with autism to the island of Sodor. Bruno the brake car will make his debut on the season 26 premiere of “Thomas & Friends ...

The beloved children's TV shows are adding diverse new characters that reflect real people more fully. On Thomas & Friends, child actors with autism will voice the new character, Bruno the Brake Car.

The producing duo was married for 20 years and divorced in 1997 — just one year before “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” ended. Several spinoffs continued with both of their names listed as ...

Elliott Garcia: Bruno is a brake car, and he. And he is — and he's a new friend for Thomas and his friends. And he's also autistic, like me.

The beloved Thomas & Friends cartoon franchise will introduce its first autistic character this month when Bruno the Brake Car makes his debut on Cartoon Network's Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go.

'Thomas and Friends' introduces Bruno the Brake Car, its first character with autism ...

Bruno will be voiced by actors with autism in the U.S., U.K. and Italy, with storylines written by neurodivergent writer, according to Mattel. Ten-year-old Chuck Smith was cast in the U.S. in his ...

Ringo Starr, fourth from left, was the original narrator of “Thomas & Friends.” Mattel A vast majority of the many characters were originally male — and, apparently, white.