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) was adopted on 7 September 2000 after Britt Allcroft stepped down as sole producer.[1]
Under the new name, the company produced the feature film Thomas and the Magic Railroad (under their Gullane Pictures arm), the sixth and seventh series, and the Jack and the Pack spin-off.
Throughout the years, Gullane bought many franchises to go along with Thomas and "Magic Adventures of Mumfie", including "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 end-board of the official name can be found on sixth season videos in Australia, as well the US DVD Salty's Secret and the UK DVD The Fogman.
Gullane Entertainment was acquired by HiT Entertainment in 2002 and went defunct by 2003.[2] 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
- My Little Thomas and Percy Adventures
- Truck Loads of Fun
- The Complete Fourth Series (VHS)
- My Little Thomas and Bertie Adventures
- Seasonal Scrapes
- Time For Trouble and other Stories (2001)
- Escape and other Stories (2001)
2002
- My Little Thomas and Toby Adventures
- The Very Best of Thomas and Friends (VHS)
- The Complete Fifth Series (VHS)
- My Little Thomas and the Royal Visitor
- The Fogman and Other Stories
- My Little Thomas & Friends Volume 1
- The Biggest Ever Christmas Collection (2002)
- Thomas Goes Fishing and other stories (2002)
- Down the Mine and other stories (2002)
US VHS and DVD Releases (as Gullane Entertainment)
2001
- Thomas' Trackside Tunes and Other Thomas Adventures (VHS)
- Best of Percy (VHS)
- James Learns a Lesson and Other Thomas Adventures (VHS re-release)
- Gallant Old Engine and Other Thomas Stories (VHS re-release)
- Cranky Bugs and Other Thomas Stories (VHS re-release)
- Races, Rescues and Runaways and Other Thomas Adventures (VHS re-release)
- 10 Years of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (VHS re-release)
- Best of Thomas
2002
- Best of James
- Thomas and the Special Letter (VHS re-release)
- Sing Along and Stories (VHS re-release)
- Make Someone Happy and Other Thomas Adventures (DVD)
- Thomas and His Friends Help Out (VHS re-release)
- Best of Percy (DVD)
- Races, Rescues and Runaways and Other Thomas Adventures (DVD)
- Cranky Bugs and Other Thomas Stories (DVD)
- Salty's Secret and Other Thomas Adventures
- Thomas' Christmas Wonderland and Other Thomas Adventures (DVD)
- Spills and Chills and Other Thomas Thrills (DVD)
- Thomas' Magical Musical Ride
- Thomas' Fan Favorite Adventures
2003
- Trust Thomas and Other Stories (VHS re-release)
- Thomas, Percy and the Dragon and Other Stories (VHS re-release)
- 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)
Cassette/CD Releases (as Gullane Entertainment)
2001
2002
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