David Mitton
Directing
Born February 27, 1939 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
Directed (57)
Thomas and Friends: My First Thomas with The Fat Controller
2011
Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
2010
Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express
2009
Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud
2008
Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas
2007
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Halloween Adventures
2006
Thomas & Friends: Thomas & the Really Brave Engines
2006
Thomas & Friends: Percy Saves the Day
2005
Thomas & Friends: Quarry Adventures on Sodor
2005
Thomas & Friends: Hooray for Thomas
2005
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Jet Engine
2004
Thomas & Friends: New Friends For Thomas
2004
Thomas & Friends: Engines to the Rescue
2004
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Snowy Surprise
2003
Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon
2003
Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon
2003
Thomas & Friends: Fun With Thomas
2003
Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Help Out
2003
Thomas & Friends: Percy's Chocolate Crunch
2003
Thomas & Friends: Salty's Secret
2002
Thomas & Friends: Best of James
2002
Thomas & Friends: Best of Thomas
2001
Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy
2001
Thomas & Friends: Trackside Tunes
2001
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Wonderland
2000
Thomas & Friends: Make Someone Happy
2000
Thomas & Friends: Spills & Chills
2000
Spills and Chills & Other Thomas Thrills
2000
Thomas & Friends: 10 Years of Thomas
1999
Thomas & Friends: Races, Rescues & Runaways
1999
Thomas & Friends: Races, Rescues and Runaways
1999
Thomas & Friends: Cranky Bugs
1999
Thomas & Friends: A Big Day for Thomas
1998
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Comes To Breakfast & Other Thomas Adventures
1998
Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Get Along
1998
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Meets the Queen
1997
Thomas & Friends: Sing-Along & Stories
1997
Thomas & Friends: Henry and the Elephant
1996
Thomas & Friends: The Gallant Old Engine and Other Thomas Stories
1996
Thomas & Friends: Thomas & the Special Letter
1995
Thomas & Friends: Rusty to the Rescue
1995
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Party
1994
Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick
1994
Thomas & Friends: James Goes Buzz Buzz
1994
Thomas & Friends: Percy Takes the Plunge
1993
Thomas & Friends: Daisy and Other Thomas Stories
1993
Thomas & Friends: Thomas, Percy & the Dragon
1993
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and Bertie's Great Race and Other Adventures
1993
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Bumped
1992
Thomas & Friends: Trust Thomas & Other Stories
1992
Thomas and the U.K. Trip
1991
Thomas & Friends: Better Late Than Never
1991
Thomas & Friends: Tenders & Turntables
1990
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Breaks the Rules
1990
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked
1990
Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson
1990
Down The Mine: The Pilot Episode
1983