David Mitton
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: February 27, 1939
Day of Death: May 16, 2008 (69 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Help Out
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Thomas & Friends: Percy's Chocolate Crunch and Other Thomas Adventures
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Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Snowy Surprise & Other Adventures
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Thomas & Friends: Trust Thomas & Other Stories
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Thomas & Friends: Fun With Thomas
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Thomas & Friends: Best Of James
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Thomas & Friends: Best Of James
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Wonderland
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Thomas & Friends: Sing-Along and Stories
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Thomas & Friends: Races, Rescues and Runaways and Other Thomas Adventures
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Thomas & Friends: Races, Rescues and Runaways and Other Thomas Adventures
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Thomas & Friends: Salty's Secret & Other Thomas Adventures
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas & the Special Letter
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Thomas & Friends: Spills & Chills
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Thomas & Friends: Spills & Chills
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Thomas & Friends: Make Someone Happy & Other Thomas Adventures
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Thomas & Friends: Make Someone Happy & Other Thomas Adventures
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Spills and Chills & Other Thomas Thrills
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Spills and Chills & Other Thomas Thrills
