David Mitton
Directing
Born 1939-02-27
Died 2008-05-16
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
137 credits
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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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Filmography
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Directing
38 credits
Thomas & Friends
TUGS
Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Diesel
Thomas & Friends: Percy's Chocolate Crunch and Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Trackside Tunes and Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Snowy Surprise and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Bertie and Harold
Thomas & Friends: Salty's Secret and Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with the Fat Controller
Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories
Thomas & Friends: Races, Rescues and Runaways and Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick and Other Thomas Stories
Thomas & Friends: Rusty Saves The Day
Thomas & Friends: Thomas, Percy and the Dragon and Other Stories
Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Jet Engine and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: James Goes Buzz Buzz and Other Thomas Stories
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with the Twin Engines
Thomas & Friends: Rusty to the Rescue and Other Thomas Stories
Thomas & Friends: Engine Friends
Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Thomas
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and His Friends Help Out
Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Get Along & Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon
Thomas & Friends: All Aboard with the Steam Team
Thomas & Friends: New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Sing-Along & Stories
Thomas & Friends: Pulling Together!
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Thomas
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Really Brave Engines and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Percy
Thomas & Friends: 10 Years of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Thomas & Friends: Hooray for Thomas and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Wonderland and Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Henry and the Elephant
Writing
24 credits
Thomas & Friends
Salty's Lighthouse
TUGS
Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Percy's Chocolate Crunch and Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Trackside Tunes and Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Snowy Surprise and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Salty's Secret and Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories
Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick and Other Thomas Stories
Thomas & Friends: Rusty Saves The Day
Thomas & Friends: Thomas, Percy and the Dragon and Other Stories
Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Jet Engine and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Rusty to the Rescue and Other Thomas Stories
Thomas & Friends: Engine Friends
Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and His Friends Help Out
Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Get Along & Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Sing-Along & Stories
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Thomas
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Really Brave Engines and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Henry and the Elephant
Acting
21 credits
UFO
Thunderbirds
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Joe 90
The Secret Service
Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster
Thunderbirds: Security Hazard
Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep
Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon
Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact
TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective
Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead
Thunderbirds: End of The Road
Target: Captain Black!
Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction
Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5
Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment
Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster
Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf
Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham
Producing
12 credits
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Diesel
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Bertie and Harold
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with the Fat Controller
Thomas & Friends: Races, Rescues and Runaways and Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & Friends: James Goes Buzz Buzz and Other Thomas Stories
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with the Twin Engines
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Thomas
Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Percy
Thomas & Friends: 10 Years of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Thomas & Friends: Hooray for Thomas and Other Adventures
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Wonderland and Other Thomas Adventures
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