20 July 2020
Thomas & Friends
Who doesn’t love Thomas the Tank Engine, that adorable little huffing-chuffing train who has enchanted young kids the world over? Stream Thomas & Friends S21-24, plus two sweet specials, on Showmax and spend some quality learning time with the people and trains of the island of Sodor.
First seen in 1946 in a book by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, Thomas the Tank Engine has been enduringly popular, with several TV series and movies bringing him to life.
Thomas & Friends Special: Journey Beyond Sodor takes the trains on an adventure to the mainland, where they learn that friendship is more important than being the number one train. Can Thomas and the new experimental engines save James and help bring him back to the Island of Sodor?
In Thomas & Friends: Big World, Big Adventures Thomas leaves Sodor to fulfil his dream of seeing the world. This heroic quest takes Thomas across deserts, through jungles and over dangerous mountains as he travels across five continents seeing sights he has never seen before.
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