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|industry = Entertainment, Children's Programming
 
|headquarters = United Kingdom
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|year_opened = 1989 (as [[The Britt Allcroft Company]])
|headquarters= United Kingdom
 
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2000 (as [[Gullane Entertainment]])
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|year_closed = 2003
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|year_closed= 2003
 
 
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'''Gullane Entertainment''' (originally known as [[the Britt Allcroft Company]]) was a British independent production company of children's programming. The "Gullane Entertainment" name (derived from their US distribution arm '''Gullane Pictures''', which also produced several feature films) on 7 September 2000.{{Ref|[https://www.awn.com/news/britt-allcroft-co-transforms-gullane-entertainment Britt Allcroft Co. Transforms Into Gullane Entertainment]}}
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'''Gullane Entertainment''' was a British independent production company of children's programming owned by [[Britt Allcroft]]. The "Gullane Entertainment" name (derived from their US distribution arm '''Gullane Pictures''', which also produced several feature films) on 7 September 2000.{{Ref|[https://www.awn.com/news/britt-allcroft-co-transforms-gullane-entertainment Britt Allcroft Co. Transforms Into Gullane Entertainment]}}
   
They produced [[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]] (under their '''Gullane Pictures '''arm), the [[Season 6|sixth]] and [[Season 7|seventh]] series of ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' and the [[Jack and the Sodor Construction Company|Jack and the Pack]] spin-off.
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The company distributed the [[Series 1|first]] and [[Series 2|second series]] of ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' on behalf of [[Clearwater Features]], and later took over as producer of the [[Series 3|third]] to [[Series 7|seventh series]], [[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]] (under their '''Gullane Pictures '''arm), and the [[Jack and the Sodor Construction Company|Jack and the Pack]] spin-off. It also co-produced [[Shining Time Station]] with [[Quality Family Entertainment]].
   
 
Throughout the years, Gullane bought many franchises to go along with Thomas and "Magic Adventures of Mumfie", like "Sooty", "Art Attack", "Fireman Sam", "James the Cat", "Captain Pugwash" and "Eckhart".
 
Throughout the years, Gullane bought many franchises to go along with Thomas and "Magic Adventures of Mumfie", like "Sooty", "Art Attack", "Fireman Sam", "James the Cat", "Captain Pugwash" and "Eckhart".
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==Releases==
 
==Releases==
===UK VHS and DVD Releases===
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===UK VHS and DVD Releases (as Gullane Entertainment)===
 
====2001====
 
====2001====
 
* [[My Little Thomas and Percy Adventures]]
 
* [[My Little Thomas and Percy Adventures]]
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* [[Coal and other stories|Down the Mine and other stories ]](2002)
 
* [[Coal and other stories|Down the Mine and other stories ]](2002)
   
===US VHS and DVD Releases===
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===US VHS and DVD Releases (as Gullane Entertainment)===
 
====2001====
 
====2001====
 
* [[James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories|James Learns a Lesson and Other Thomas Adventures]] (''VHS re-release'')
 
* [[James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories|James Learns a Lesson and Other Thomas Adventures]] (''VHS re-release'')
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*[[Percy's Chocolate Crunch and Other Thomas Adventures]] ''(DVD with sampler CD)''
 
*[[Percy's Chocolate Crunch and Other Thomas Adventures]] ''(DVD with sampler CD)''
 
*[[James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures]] ''(DVD with sampler CD)''
 
*[[James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures]] ''(DVD with sampler CD)''
===Cassette/CD Releases===
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===Cassette/CD Releases (as Gullane Entertainment)===
 
====2001====
 
====2001====
 
*[[Thomas' Songs & Roundhouse Rhythms|Thomas' Songs and Roundhouse Rhythms]]
 
*[[Thomas' Songs & Roundhouse Rhythms|Thomas' Songs and Roundhouse Rhythms]]

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Gullane Entertainment was a British independent production company of children's programming owned by Britt Allcroft. The "Gullane Entertainment" name (derived from their US distribution arm Gullane Pictures, which also produced several feature films) on 7 September 2000.[1]

The company distributed the first and second series of Thomas & Friends on behalf of Clearwater Features, and later took over as producer of the third to seventh series, Thomas and the Magic Railroad (under their Gullane Pictures arm), and the Jack and the Pack spin-off. It also co-produced Shining Time Station with Quality Family Entertainment.

Throughout the years, Gullane bought many franchises to go along with Thomas and "Magic Adventures of Mumfie", like "Sooty", "Art Attack", "Fireman Sam", "James the Cat", "Captain Pugwash" and "Eckhart".

Charles Falzon served as President of Gullane Entertainment and it was co-founded by Britt Allcroft and Angus Wright.

The original Gullane end-board can be found on sixth season videos in Australia, as well as the UK DVD, The Fogman and Other Stories and the US DVD, Salty's Secret and Other Thomas Adventures.

Gullane Entertainment was acquired by HiT Entertainment in 2002 and it went defunct by 2003. In 2012, HiT themselves had been purchased by Mattel. In March 2016, HiT merged with Mattel Playground Productions to form Mattel Creations, a company created to bring all content creation units together under Mattel’s Chief Content Officer Catherine Balsam-Schwaber.

Releases

UK VHS and DVD Releases (as Gullane Entertainment)

2001

2002

US VHS and DVD Releases (as Gullane Entertainment)

2001

2002

2003

Cassette/CD Releases (as Gullane Entertainment)

2001

2002

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