Clearwater Features

Clearwater Features (1986) Ltd was a company in Shepperton that made & produced the first two television series of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends between 1984 & 1986 for The Britt Allcroft Company. It is also known for creating TUGS, the company's hit show. Clearwater was founded in 1983 by Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton who did most of the work on Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. The Company produced many commercials, six hundred top rating TV programs, two feature films and three TV movies but it sadly closed down December 31st 1990 after 8 years at work because of the TUGS coming to a conclusion & Britt Allcroft coming back from America & purchased the models & sets which where used for the show TUGS and the show Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends remained produced by The Britt Allcroft Company between 1991 until the year 2000. It was later produced by HIT Entertainment.

Trivia

 * When the studio closed, David Mitton became part of The Britt Allcroft Company and Robert D. Cardona went to live in Canada.
 * The production logo of Clearwater Features was a Cadillac car parked at a chemist with palm trees.
 * The logo appeared on every ending on every episode of Thomas The Tank Engine & appeared on a flag of a barge in the TUGS Episode 4th of July.

Key People

 * Robert D. Cardona - Co Founder
 * David Mitton' - Co Founder
 * Terry Permane - Lighting Cameraman and Director of Photography
 * Bob Gauld-Galliers - Art Director
 * Junior Campbell - Composer
 * Mike O'Donnell - Composer
 * John Attwell - Cameraman
 * Phil Sanderson - Editor

Produced

 * Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends / 1984 - 1986 / two seasons
 * TUGS / 1988 - 1989 / one series
 * Commercials (Most for UK)