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Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins

2015 film by Don Spencer
Movie animated_film Q19627578
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Summary

Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins is an animated film[1]. It draws 122 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #566 of 1,376).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's instance of is recorded as The Adventure Begins — instance of (P31): animated film[3].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins was directed by The Adventure Begins — director (P57): Don Spencer[4].
  • The Adventure Begins — screenwriter (P58): Wilbert Awdry wrote the screenplay for Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins[5].
  • A cast member of Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins was The Adventure Begins — cast member (P161): John Hasler[6].
  • The original language of Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins was The Adventure Begins — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[7].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's Commons category is recorded as Thomas and Friends[8].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins was distributed by The Adventure Begins — distribution format (P437): video on demand[9].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins was distributed by The Adventure Begins — distribution format (P437): direct-to-video[10].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's color is recorded as The Adventure Begins — color (P462): color[11].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's country of origin is recorded as The Adventure Begins — country of origin (P495): United Kingdom[12].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins was released on November 4, 2015[13].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's characters is recorded as The Adventure Begins — characters (P674): Thomas the Tank Engine[14].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's voice actor is recorded as The Adventure Begins — voice actor (P725): John Hasler[15].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's voice actor is recorded as The Adventure Begins — voice actor (P725): Keith Wickham[16].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's voice actor is recorded as The Adventure Begins — voice actor (P725): Teresa Gallagher[17].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's voice actor is recorded as The Adventure Begins — voice actor (P725): Tim Whitnall[18].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's voice actor is recorded as The Adventure Begins — voice actor (P725): Christopher Ragland[19].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's voice actor is recorded as The Adventure Begins — voice actor (P725): Joseph May[20].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's voice actor is recorded as The Adventure Begins — voice actor (P725): William Hope[21].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's voice actor is recorded as The Adventure Begins — voice actor (P725): Kerry Shale[22].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's voice actor is recorded as The Adventure Begins — voice actor (P725): Rob Rackstraw[23].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's distributed by is recorded as The Adventure Begins — distributed by (P750): HIT Entertainment[24].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's narrative location is recorded as The Adventure Begins — narrative location (P840): Sodor[25].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'minute', 'amount': '+45'}[26].
  • Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins's fabrication method is recorded as The Adventure Begins — fabrication method (P2079): computer animation[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins was directed by The Adventure Begins — director (P57): Don Spencer[4]. The Adventure Begins — screenwriter (P58): Wilbert Awdry wrote the screenplay for it[5]. A cast member of it was The Adventure Begins — cast member (P161): John Hasler[6].

Publication

Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins was published on November 4, 2015[13]. The original language of it was The Adventure Begins — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[7]. Recorded distribution format include The Adventure Begins — distribution format (P437): video on demand[9] and The Adventure Begins — distribution format (P437): direct-to-video[10].

Why It Matters

Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins draws 122 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #566 of 1,376).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ceb', 'cs', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'ja', 'ko', 'sr', 'zh_yue']
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → color
    Distribution format → video on demand, direct-to-video
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+45'}
    Instance of → animated film
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