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Tugs is a British children's television series first broadcast in 1989. It was created by the then producers of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton. The series deals with the adventures of two anthropomorphized tugboat fleets, the Star Fleet and the Z-Stacks, who compete against each other in the fictional Bigg City Port.
Original Release
04/04/1989 on ABC
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patrick Allen | Narrator / Captain Star |
Simon Nash | Ten Cents |
Shaun Prendergast | Sunshine / Zak / Sea Rogue's Uncle |
Sean Barrett | Big Mac / Mighty Moe / Johnny Cuba / Scuttlebutt Pete / Blair / The Pirates / Bluenose / Jack the Grappler |
Nigel Anthony | Warrior / Mighty Mo / Fire Chief |
John Baddeley | Top Hat / Zip / The Shrimpers / Quarry Master / Puffa / Burke |
Timothy Bateson | O.J. / Little Ditcher / Lord Stinker / Big Mickey / Eddie / Owner of The Municipal Garbage Corporation / Nantucket |
Mike O'Malley | Warrior / Scuttle Butt Pete / Blair / Mighty Mo / Bluenose / Frank / Jack the Grappler / Princess Alice / Eddie / Scuttlebutt Pete / Sea Rogue's Uncle / Pirate Tug #1 |
Lee Cornes | Grampus / Billy Shoepack / Coast Guard / Fuel Depot / Boomer |
Chris Tulloch | Zorran |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Sunshine | Tuesday, 04 April 1989 |
2 | Pirate | Tuesday, 11 April 1989 |
3 | Trapped | Tuesday, 18 April 1989 |
4 | Regatta | Tuesday, 25 April 1989 |
5 | Munitions | Tuesday, 02 May 1989 |
6 | Warrior | Tuesday, 09 May 1989 |
7 | High Tide | Tuesday, 16 May 1989 |
8 | Quarantine | Tuesday, 23 May 1989 |
9 | Ghosts | Tuesday, 30 May 1989 |
10 | Jinxed | Tuesday, 06 June 1989 |
11 | High Winds | Tuesday, 13 June 1989 |
12 | Up River | Tuesday, 20 June 1989 |
13 | Bigg Freeze | Tuesday, 27 June 1989 |
Directors
Writers
Des Cox, David Mitton, Tarquin Cardona, Chris Tulloch, Robert D. Cardona, Gloria Tors, Roy Russell
Creators
Des Cox, Robert D. Cardona, David Mitton
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patrick Allen | Narrator / Captain Star |
Simon Nash | Ten Cents |
Shaun Prendergast | Sunshine / Zak / Sea Rogue's Uncle |
Sean Barrett | Big Mac / Mighty Moe / Johnny Cuba / Scuttlebutt Pete / Blair / The Pirates / Bluenose / Jack the Grappler |
Nigel Anthony | Warrior / Mighty Mo / Fire Chief |
John Baddeley | Top Hat / Zip / The Shrimpers / Quarry Master / Puffa / Burke |
Timothy Bateson | O.J. / Little Ditcher / Lord Stinker / Big Mickey / Eddie / Owner of The Municipal Garbage Corporation / Nantucket |
Mike O'Malley | Warrior / Scuttle Butt Pete / Blair / Mighty Mo / Bluenose / Frank / Jack the Grappler / Princess Alice / Eddie / Scuttlebutt Pete / Sea Rogue's Uncle / Pirate Tug #1 |
Lee Cornes | Grampus / Billy Shoepack / Coast Guard / Fuel Depot / Boomer |
Chris Tulloch | Zorran |
Mike Mulloy | Zug / Captain Zero / Izzy Gomez |
Joanne Good | Lillie Lightship / Sally Seaplane / Pearl |
Alan Oppenheimer | Top Hat / Hercules / O.J. |
Rob Paulsen | Ten Cents / Zorran / Zak |
Michael Bell | Captain Zero |
Charlie Adler | Sunshine / Zip / Zug / Izzy Gomez |
Jack Angel | Narrator / Captain Star / Big Mac |
Susan Blu | Sally Seaplane |
Pat Musick | Lillie Lightship |
French Tickner | Owner of The Municipal Garbage Corporation |
Producers
Name | Role |
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J. Nigel Pickard | Executive Producer |
Robert D. Cardona | Producer |