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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1939-02-27
- event Death Date 2008-05-16
- school Known for: Directing
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Thomas and Friends: My First Thomas with The Fat Controller
2011-02-03
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Thomas and Friends: My First Thomas with The Fat Controller
2011-02-03
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Thomas & Friends: Best of Thomas
2001-09-25
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Thomas & Friends: Best of Thomas
2001-09-25
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Thomas & Friends: Best of James
2002-03-05
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Thomas & Friends: Best of James
2002-03-05
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Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy
2001-07-24
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Thomas & Friends: 10 Years of Thomas
1999-09-14
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Thomas & Friends: 10 Years of Thomas
1999-09-14
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Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon
2003-10-14
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Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas
2007-10-23
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Wonderland
2000-09-26
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TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective
2023-04-04
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Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick
1994-08-17
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Down the Mine
2023-12-31
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Thomas & Friends: Engines to the Rescue
2004-03-01
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked
1990-06-07
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Thomas & Friends: Spills & Chills
2000-02-29
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Thomas & Friends: Spills & Chills
2000-02-29
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas, Percy & the Dragon
1993-02-18
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Help Out
2003-02-25
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Thomas & Friends: Percy's Chocolate Crunch
2003-02-25
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Thomas & Friends: A Big Day for Thomas
1998-08-18
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Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon
2003-07-22
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Thomas & Friends: New Friends For Thomas
2004-03-16
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas & the Really Brave Engines
2006-02-07
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Thomas & Friends: Trackside Tunes
2001-02-13
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Snowy Surprise
2003-10-14
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Thomas & Friends: James Goes Buzz Buzz
1994-02-23
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Thomas & Friends: Percy Takes the Plunge
1993-10-06
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Thomas & Friends: Henry and the Elephant
1996-08-06
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Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon
2003-10-14
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Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
2010-01-20
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Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson
1990-06-07
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Bumped
1992-08-20
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Thomas & Friends: Sing-Along & Stories
1997-02-11
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Thomas & Friends: Make Someone Happy
2000-07-25
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Thomas & Friends: Make Someone Happy
2000-07-25
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Thomas & Friends: Cranky Bugs
1999-02-02
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Thomas & Friends: Cranky Bugs
1999-02-02
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Thomas & Friends: Races, Rescues & Runaways
1999-08-10
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Thomas & Friends: Races, Rescues & Runaways
1999-08-10
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Jet Engine
2004-07-20
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Thomas & Friends: Salty's Secret
2002-09-24
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Thomas & Friends: Percy Saves the Day
2005-07-26
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas & the Special Letter
1995-08-15
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Thomas & Friends: James Goes Buzz Buzz
1994-02-23
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Halloween Adventures
2006-08-29
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Halloween Adventures
2006-08-29
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Spills and Chills & Other Thomas Thrills
2000-02-29
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Spills and Chills & Other Thomas Thrills
2000-02-29
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Get Along
1998-02-10
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas Comes To Breakfast & Other Thomas Adventures
1998-08-18
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Thomas & Friends: Hooray for Thomas
2005-01-25
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Thomas & Friends: Hooray for Thomas
2005-01-25
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Thomas & Friends: Trust Thomas & Other Stories
1992-02-27
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Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud
2008-05-06
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Thomas & Friends: Rusty to the Rescue
1995-02-28
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Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express
2009-11-03
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Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express
2009-11-03
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Thomas and the U.K. Trip
1991-12-31
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Thomas & Friends: Fun With Thomas
2003-07-22
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Thomas & Friends: Quarry Adventures on Sodor
2005-05-03
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Thomas & Friends: Tenders & Turntables
1990-09-27
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas Breaks the Rules
1990-09-27
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Thomas & Friends: Better Late Than Never
1991-01-23
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas and Bertie's Great Race and Other Adventures
1993-01-01
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Thomas & Friends: Daisy and Other Thomas Stories
1993-10-06
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Thomas & Friends: The Gallant Old Engine and Other Thomas Stories
1996-08-06
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas Meets the Queen
1997-08-19
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Party
1994-09-14
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Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
1985-04-01
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Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
1985-04-01
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Down The Mine: The Pilot Episode
2025-05-09
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Down The Mine: The Pilot Episode
2025-05-09
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Thomas and the Magic Railroad
2000-07-14
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Thomas & Friends: Races, Rescues and Runaways
1999-08-10
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Thomas & Friends: Races, Rescues and Runaways
1999-08-10
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Thomas & Friends
1984-10-09
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Jack and the Sodor Construction Company
2006-08-15
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Tugs
1989-04-04
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Tugs
1989-04-04
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Tugs
1989-04-04
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Thomas & Friends
1984-10-09
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Thomas & Friends
1984-10-09
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Tugs
1989-04-04
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Salty's Lighthouse
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Adventures on Orsum Island