Gullane Entertainment

Gullane Entertainment PLC
Formerly	Burginhall 126 Limited (1987); The Britt Allcroft Company PLC (1984-2000);
Company type	In-credit-only unit
Industry	Entertainment, Children's Programming
Founded	1984
Defunct	2002
Fate	Acquired by and folded into HIT Entertainment (Now Mattel Television), Still active as IP holder for Thomas & Friends.
Successor	Mattel; Library:; Mattel Television
Products	Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends; Art Attack; Sooty; Fireman Sam; Guinness World Records; Captain Pugwash; Magic Adventures of Mumfie; James the Cat
Revenue	N.A.
Divisions	Gullane Children's Books Limited; Gullane (Development) Limited; Gullane (Licensing) Limited; Gullane (Thomas) Limited; The Magic Railroad Company Limited
Subsidiaries	CCI 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 2003, 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.

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