Gullane Entertainment

Gullane Entertainment PLC
Formerly
  • Burginhall 126 Limited (1987)
  • The Britt Allcroft Company PLC (1987–2000)
[1]
Company typeIn-credit-only unit
IndustryEntertainment, Children's Programming
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984)[a] [1]
Defunct2002; 22 years ago (2002)
FateAcquired by and folded into HIT Entertainment (Now Mattel Television), Still active as IP holder for Thomas & Friends.
SuccessorMattel
Library:
Mattel Television
ProductsThomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Art Attack
Sooty
Fireman Sam
Guinness World Records
Captain Pugwash
Magic Adventures of Mumfie
James the Cat
RevenueN.A.
DivisionsGullane Children's Books Limited
Gullane (Development) Limited
Gullane (Licensing) Limited
Gullane (Thomas) Limited
The Magic Railroad Company Limited
SubsidiariesCCI Entertainment (stake)
Bridgefilms/Sooty Limited (joint-venture with Sooty International)
Guinness World Records Limited
The Media Merchants
Prism Art & Design Limited (Joint-venture with S4C International)

Gullane Entertainment PLC was a British independent production company which produced children's programming, including Thomas & Friends (1984–2021), Shining Time Station (1989–1995), and The Magic Adventures of Mumfie (1994–1998). The company was purchased by HIT Entertainment in 2002, and went defunct within the same year. As of today, most of Gullane's library is currently owned by toy company Mattel as a result of their subsequent acquisition of HIT Entertainment.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Gullane Entertainment Limited – Overview". Companies House. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "GULLANE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED – Overview (free company information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2021.


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