Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 27, 1939
Died
May 16, 2008
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Credits
189 titles
David Mitton
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Target: Captain Black!
Special Effects
Thomas & Friends: The Classic Stories
Director
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
Special Effects
An Unlikely Fandom: The Impact of Thomas the Tank Engine
Self (archive footage)
TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective
Original Concept
Project Tiger Moth: "The Good Old Days"
Original Series Design
Thomas & Friends: 1st Class Stories
Story
This Is Supermarionation
Special Effects
Thomas & Friends: Edward and Gordon
Director
Thomas & Friends: Engine Friends
Director
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Percy
Story
Thomas & Friends: The Best of James
Director
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with the Twin Engines
Director
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Diesel
Director
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with The Fat Controller
Director
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Toby and Edward
Director
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Bertie and Harold
Director
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Henry and Gordon
Director
Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
Director
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Thomas
Director
Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express
Director
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with James
Director
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Percy
Director
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Thomas
Director
Thomas and Friends: Thomas and Gordon and Other Adventures
Producer
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Thomas & Friends, Volume 1
Director
はじめましてトーマスシリーズ いつもなかよしふたごのきかんしゃ
Director
Thomas & Friends: Henry and the Elephant
Director
Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud
Director
Thomas & Friends: Percy Takes the Plunge
Director
Thomas e Seus Amigos: Aprendendo com Thomas
Director
Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas
Director
Thomas & Friends: Rusty Saves The Day
Director
Thomas e Seus Amigos: Ajudando os Amigos
Director
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Halloween Adventures
Director
Thomas de Stoomlocomotief: Thomas en de Speciale Brief
Director
Thomas de Stoomlocomotief: Rock 'n Roll
Director
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Really Brave Engines and Other Adventures
Director
Thomas de Stoomlocomotief: Vrolijk Kerstfeest!
Director
Thomas de Stoomlocomotief: Vertrouw maar op Thomas
Director
Thomas & Friends: Percy Saves the Day and Other Adventures
Director
Thomas & Friends: Bumper Party Collection!
Director
Thomas & Friends: Quarry Adventures on Sodor
Director
Thomas de Stoomlocomotief: De spooktrein
Director
Thomas & Friends: Hooray for Thomas and Other Adventures
Director
Thomas de Stoomlocomotief: Percy en Harold
Director
Thomas de Stoomlocomotief: Een smerig geval
Director
Thomas & Friends: Pulling Together!
Director
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Jet Engine and Other Adventures
Director
Thomas & Friends: New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures
Director