Philip D. "Phil" Fehrle is an American producer and screenwriter.
He was an episode writer and producer for Thomas & Friends, who started working on the series as a producer for Thomas and the Magic Railroad. He replaced Britt Allcroft and David Mitton as the producer for the series, though Mitton remained as director. He was also a script consultant for the sixth and seventh series and created the spin-off series Jack and the Sodor Construction Company.
He was replaced by Simon Spencer when the series switched hands under HiT Entertainment. He worked on the show from 1999 until March 2003. He sold cars at Boulevard Buick before retiring.
He initially wrote the original writers' bible in 2003 as a guide for the show writers.
Andreas Fehrle is his son.
He has produced such shows as CHiPs, The Quest, Vega$, Eight Is Enough, Police Story, Beach Patrol and films such as Charlton Heston Presents the Bible, The Whipping Boy, Curacao, The Little Kidnappers, Dennis the Menace (US), The Story Lady, Lone Star Bar & Grill and Lots of Luck.
Episodes Written
Series 6
These episodes were co-written with Abi Grant and Jonathan Trueman.
Jack and the Sodor Construction Company
- Kelly's Heroes (story; cancelled)
- Kelly's Windy Day/Five Easy Pieces
Producer
Series
Film
Trivia
- Fehrle provided the placeholder voices for the work print for Thomas and the Magic Railroad, specifically voicing Splatter and Dodge.
- Although HiT Entertainment planned to outright cancel Jack and the Sodor Construction Company, Fehrle was able to convince the company to let them film thirteen of the planned twenty-six episodes, allowing the standalone spin-off to be a mini-series of Thomas and Friends.
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