Monday 1 April 2013

King of the Railway Updates

King of the Railway Updates

As expected King of the Railway will be screened in Vue cinemas in the United Kingdom before its DVD release. This was confirmed by the Thomas and Friends UK Facebook page after a user inquired about the release date. 


"King of the Railway will be screening across UK VUE cinemas late August and will be released on DVD in September!"

Although an exact date wasn't released, it is expected to be the weekend of Saturday 24th August, a date for your diary!

Now, have you ever seen the Last of the Summer Wine? You may be wondering why we are asking you such an odd question, well the answer is simple; a cast member of the aforementioned program will be joining the voice cast of King of the Railway. 


The BBC program Last of the Summer Wine ran from 1973 until 2010 and aired almost 300 episodes, it was officially declared the longest running television sitcom. Mike Grady joined the program in 1986, In this year Thomas the Tank Engine was in his second series, narrated by Ringo Starr) as Barry Wilkinson and appeared in over 160 episodes, until the shows inevitable demise in 2010.   

Last of the Summer Wine

Mike Grady 

Mike's online CV

King of the Railway


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