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  • Michael Angelis is, to date, the longest-standing narrator of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. He began narrating the series in 1991 during Season 3, replacing Ringo Starr, He left after Season 16.
  • Michael Angelis (born 18th January, 1952) is a British actor who played Franny Slater on Coronation Street in 1972. Arguably his most famous acting role is that of Chrissie Todd in Boys From The Blackstuff, though he has also appeared in episodes of Minder, G.B.H, The Liver Birds and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Michael also narrated the animated children's series Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends from 1991 onwards, taking over from Ringo Starr. He was at one time married to Coronation Street actress Helen Worth, who plays Gail McIntyre.
  • He was originally hired to voice several characters in Thomas and the Magic Railroad but those characters were given to other actresses after test audiences claimed he made his characters sound "too old".
  • Michael Angelis, born on January the 18th, 1950, in Merseyside, Liverpool, has being narrating Thomas and Friends since the 3rd series until the 16th series. He also provided the American narration for 6 episodes on the New Friends for Thomas and other Adventures DVD, and the narration for the first 6 The Railway Stories CDs, as well as other miscellaneous merchandise. He has a brother, Paul Angelis, and was married to Helen Worth from 1991 until 2001. He later married model Jennifer Khalastchi.
  • Angelis appears in many British television shows, such as "The Liver Birds", "Reilly: Ace of Spies", "Minder", "Sweet Medicine", "A & E", "Merseybeat", "A Touch of Frost" "The Boys from Blackstuff", "Midsomer Murders", "The Bill", "Auf Wiedersehen Pet", "I Woke Up One Morning", "George and Mildred", "Z Cars", and "Good Cop". He has an older brother, Paul Angelis, and was married to Helen Worth from 1991 until 2001. He later married model Jennifer Khalastchi. Coincidentally enough Paul provided the voice of Ringo Starr in The Beatles animated film "Yellow Submarine".
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  • Michael Angelis is, to date, the longest-standing narrator of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. He began narrating the series in 1991 during Season 3, replacing Ringo Starr, He left after Season 16.
  • Michael Angelis, born on January the 18th, 1950, in Merseyside, Liverpool, has being narrating Thomas and Friends since the 3rd series until the 16th series. He also provided the American narration for 6 episodes on the New Friends for Thomas and other Adventures DVD, and the narration for the first 6 The Railway Stories CDs, as well as other miscellaneous merchandise. Angelis appears in many British comedy shows, such as "The Liver Birds", "Minder", "Sweet Medicine", "A & E", "Merseybeat", "A Touch of Frost" "The Boys from Blackstuff", "Auf Weidershen Pet", "I Woke Up One Morning", "George and Mildred", and "Z Cars". He has a brother, Paul Angelis, and was married to Helen Worth from 1991 until 2001. He later married model Jennifer Khalastchi. He was originally hired to voice James and Thomas in Thomas and the Magic Railroad but later replaced by Susan Roman and Linda Ballantyne because the producers thought that he made the characters sound old.
  • Angelis appears in many British television shows, such as "The Liver Birds", "Reilly: Ace of Spies", "Minder", "Sweet Medicine", "A & E", "Merseybeat", "A Touch of Frost" "The Boys from Blackstuff", "Midsomer Murders", "The Bill", "Auf Wiedersehen Pet", "I Woke Up One Morning", "George and Mildred", "Z Cars", and "Good Cop". He has an older brother, Paul Angelis, and was married to Helen Worth from 1991 until 2001. He later married model Jennifer Khalastchi. Coincidentally enough Paul provided the voice of Ringo Starr in The Beatles animated film "Yellow Submarine". He was originally hired to voice James and Percy in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, but was later replaced by Susan Roman and Linda Ballantyne respectively because the test audience thought that he made the characters sound old. Michael has also starred in various television commercials, including Stones Bitter, the Post Office, McDonald's, and Think Road Safety Campaigns. Angelis also narrated John Peel's autobiography, "Margrave of the Marshes", on BBC Radio 4 in 2005, later released by AudioGO. In 2006 he starred in the film, "Fated", set in his hometown of Liverpool, as well as in episodes of "Midsomer Murders" and "The Bill" in 2007. In September 2011, he participated in the BBC Radio 4 programme "The Reunion" talking with other cast members about his roles in the landmark 1980's drama series "Boys from the Blackstuff".
  • Michael Angelis (born 18th January, 1952) is a British actor who played Franny Slater on Coronation Street in 1972. Arguably his most famous acting role is that of Chrissie Todd in Boys From The Blackstuff, though he has also appeared in episodes of Minder, G.B.H, The Liver Birds and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Michael also narrated the animated children's series Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends from 1991 onwards, taking over from Ringo Starr. He was at one time married to Coronation Street actress Helen Worth, who plays Gail McIntyre.
  • He was originally hired to voice several characters in Thomas and the Magic Railroad but those characters were given to other actresses after test audiences claimed he made his characters sound "too old".
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