BBFC reference AFF251030
	THOMAS & FRIENDS - THE GREAT DISCOVERY Feature Film Classified 14 July, 2008 . Run Time 61m 4s

Consumer Advice: Contains very mild scary scenes

Extended Classification Information (*SPOILER ALERT* Information may include plot details) THOMAS & FRIENDS - MAKING TRACKS TO GREAT DESTINATIONS is a new story featuring the famous train and his friends, now narrated by Pierce Brosnan. The film was classified 'U' for some very mild scary scenes. These include a sequence in which Thomas gets scared as he floats down a dark and disused mine shaft, and a scene in which he has to cross a bridge just as it begins to collapse. At 'U', the BBFC's Guidelines state that there should be 'occasional mild threat or menace only', and that the outcome of scary elements should be reassuring. In the case of this film, such events are indeed very mild in depiction and Thomas emerges unscathed. The film also contains a story-line in which Thomas becomes jealous of his new colleague and tries to get him into trouble by tricking him, but the outcome of this is very much positive with the characters learning that cooperation and teamwork are far more effective.

This work was passed with no cuts made.

The BBFC has placed this work in the ANIMATION genre(s). The main spoken language in this work is English. Directed by Steve Asquith The cast for this work includes: Voice of Pierce Brosnan.

When submitted to the BBFC the work had a running time of 61m 4s.

The running time of this film was calculated from the measured length of 5496+2 ( feet + frames ).

This work was submitted to the BBFC by Hit Entertainment .

Hit Entertainment identified this work as THE GREAT DISCOVERY

A film or video, together with associated trailers may exist in several versions and all versions known to the BBFC are listed below. Category Type Date Company Run Time Cut Title Film 14/07/2008 Hit Entertainment 61m 4s THOMAS & FRIENDS - THE GREAT DISCOVERY Video 12/08/2008 Hit Entertainment 73m 5s THOMAS & FRIENDS - THE GREAT DISCOVERY

Details are likely to be more complete and accurate for the version submitted most recently. When a film is transferred to video the running time will be shorter by approximately 4% due to the differing number of frames per second. This does not mean that the video version has been cut or re-edited.

This entry was last updated 09/10/2008