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David Mitton
David Mitton (David Nelson Godfrey Mitton) (born in Edinburgh, Scotland, 13th July 1938 - died London, England, 28th May 2008) is the creator of the TUGS series. He first began his career as a special effects technician for Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation shows such asThunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Joe 90. Then he became friends with Robert D. Cardona, and they established their own company called Clearwater Features. In 1984, Mitton began his work as director, writer and producer on Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends alongside Britt Allcroft. Later in 1988, Mitton and Cardona decided to create a show about two tug fleets called the Star Tugs and the Z-Stacks, giving the series its name, TUGS. David wrote six episodes of the series and directed nine of them. When TUGS was cancelled and Clearwater Features closed down, he continued to direct Thomas until his retirement in 2003. In 2007, he and producer David Lane launched a company of their own called Pineapple Squared Entertainment Ltd, and were working on a CGI show called Adventures on Orsum Island. Sadly, David Mitton died of a heart attack on 28th May 2008, at the age of 69. Many Thomas and TUGS fans were greatly saddened by this news. Adventures on Orsum Island was cancelled, and only a handful of clips exist.
As director
Thomas & Friends: Engine Friends
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with The Fat Controller
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Diesel
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with the Twin Engines
Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Thomas
Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express
Thomas & Friends: Percy Takes the Plunge
Thomas & Friends: Henry and the Elephant
Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud
Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas
Thomas & Friends: Rusty Saves The Day
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Really Brave Engines and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Halloween Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Percy Saves the Day and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Hooray for Thomas and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Quarry Adventures on Sodor
Thomas & Friends: Engines to the Rescue
Thomas & Friends: New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Jet Engine and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: All Aboard with the Steam Team
Thomas & Friends: Pulling Together!
Thomas & Friends: Percy's Chocolate Crunch and Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Snowy Surprise and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon
Thomas & Friends: Fun With Thomas
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Jet Engine
Thomas & Friends: Twin Trouble
Thomas & Friends: Brave Little Engines