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Tim Whitnall(I)

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Thomas & Friends (1983–2026)
Tim Whitnall was born on 27 June 1961 in Canvey Island, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story (2012), The Hide (2008) and Teletubbies (1997).
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story (2012)
    Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2012
    The Hide (2008)
    The Hide
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 2008
    Pui Fan Lee, John Simmit, Nikky Smedley, and Dave Thompson in Teletubbies (1997)
    Teletubbies
    3.9
    TV Series
    • Narrator
    • Periscope Voice
    • Narrator (UK)
    • Additional Voices
    • Voice Trumpet
    • Periscope
    Mike & Angelo (1989)
    Mike & Angelo
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Angelo
    • Freddy Fawkes-Bentley

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Teresa Gallagher, Marcel McCalla, and Beth Chalmers in Baby Einstein: Baby MacDonald (2004)
      Numberblocks
      8.7
      TV Series
      • 54
      • 2026
    • Go Buster! (2018)
      Go Buster!
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Santa
      • 2022
    • Total War: Warhammer III (2022)
      Total War: Warhammer III
      7.8
      Video Game
      • (voice)
      • 2022
    • Thomas & Friends Storytime (2020)
      Thomas & Friends Storytime
      6.9
      Podcast Series
      • Reg (UK & US)
      • Reg
      • Jerome (voice)
      • 2020–2021
    • DinoCity (2021)
      DinoCity
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Dad (voice)
      • 2021
    • John Hasler, Joseph May, Keith Wickham, Ben Small, Martin T. Sherman, and Rachael Louise Miller in Thomas & Friends (1983)
      Thomas & Friends
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Reg (UK & US)
      • Max (UK)
      • Oliver (UK & US) (voice) ...
      • 2014–2020
    • The Best of Thomas & Friends Clips (US) (2010)
      The Best of Thomas & Friends Clips (US)
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Reg
      • Timothy
      • Jerome (voice) ...
      • 2015–2020
    • Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries (2019)
      Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries
      5.9
      • Oliver (UK & US)
      • Max (UK) (voice)
      • 2019
    • Thomas & Friends: Meet the Characters!
      TV Mini Series
      • Oliver (UK & US)
      • Max (UK) (voice)
      • 2019
    • Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team! (2018)
      Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!
      Video
      • Reg (UK & US) (voice)
      • 2018
    • Gone (2018)
      Gone
      7.5
      Short
      • Jim
      • 2018
    • John Hasler, Joseph May, Dan Li, and Yvonne Grundy in Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (2018)
      Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!
      5.0
      • Douglas (UK & US)
      • Oliver (UK & US)
      • Bill (UK & US) (voice) ...
      • 2018
    • Thomas & Friends: Global Friends! (2018)
      Thomas & Friends: Global Friends!
      TV Mini Series
      • Timothy (voice)
      • 2018
    • Claude (2018)
      Claude
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Benny Begonia (voice)
      • 2018
    • Thomas & Friends: On the Go with Thomas (2018)
      Thomas & Friends: On the Go with Thomas
      Video
      • Reg
      • A Workman (voice)
      • 2018

    Music Department

    • Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016)
      Thomas & Friends: The Great Race
      5.8
      • performer: "Will You Won't You"
      • 2016
    • Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015)
      Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
      6.5
      • performer: "Never Overlook a Little Engine"
      • 2015
    • Palace Hill (1988)
      Palace Hill
      7.2
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • composer: title song
      • 1988–1991
    • Your Mother Wouldn't Like It (1985)
      Your Mother Wouldn't Like It
      5.9
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • composer: songs
      • 1985–1988

    Writer

    • Elen Rhys and Julian Looman in The Mallorca Files (2019)
      The Mallorca Files
      6.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Bob Golding in Mr Sunshine (2018)
      Mr Sunshine
      9.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie in Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
      Agatha Christie's Marple
      7.9
      TV Series
      • screenplay
      • 2013
    • Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story (2012)
      Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2012
    • The Hide (2008)
      The Hide
      6.4
      • screenplay
      • play "The Sociable Plover"
      • 2008
    • Your Mother Wouldn't Like It (1985)
      Your Mother Wouldn't Like It
      5.9
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1987
    • And There's More
      4.8
      TV Series
      • Writer (1985-1986)
      • 1985–1988

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    Thomas& Friends-Thomas's Sodor Celebration
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    Thomas& Friends-Thomas's Sodor Celebration

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Timothy Whitnall
    • Born
      • June 27, 1961
      • Canvey Island, Essex, England, UK
    • Other works
      His plays "Morecambe" (celebrating the life of Eric Morecambe) and "The Sociable Plover" (the stage version of the film "The Hide") were both performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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