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TUGS

TUGS

TUGS

1989 1 Seasons 13 Episodes ⭐ 8.3 Kids Family Drama

TUGS is a British children's television series first broadcast in 1988. It was created by the producers of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton. The series dealt 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. The series was set in the Roaring Twenties, and was produced by TUGS Ltd., for TVS and Clearwater Features Ltd. Music was composed by Junior Campbell and Mike O'Donnell, who also wrote the music for Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Due to the bankruptcy of production company TVS, the series did not continue production past 13 episodes. Following the initial airing of the series throughout 1988, television rights were sold to an unknown party, while all models and sets from the series sold to Britt Allcroft. Modified set props and tugboat models were used in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends from 1991 onwards.

TUGS is a British children's television series first broadcast in 1988. It was created by the producers of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton. The series dealt 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. The series was set in the Roaring Twenties, and was produced by TUGS Ltd., for TVS and Clearwater Features Ltd. Music was composed by Junior Campbell and Mike O'Donnell, who also wrote the music for Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Due to the bankruptcy of production company TVS, the series did not continue production past 13 episodes. Following the initial airing of the series throughout 1988, television rights were sold to an unknown party, while all models and sets from the series sold to Britt Allcroft. Modified set props and tugboat models were used in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends from 1991 onwards.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Sunshine

It is the 1920's: Rival tug fleets compete for work in Bigg City Port. Captain Star briefs his Star Tugs - he's trying t

EP 2

Pirate

Ten Cents delivers his last cargo barge to the Old Quay after a very busy day. As night falls, it is towed away by a mys

EP 3

Trapped

The Z-Stacks must share the up-river jobs with the Star Tugs. When a tramper that Zorran and Zug are towing goes out of

EP 4

Regatta

Lillie Lightship is sad. Moored out of the harbour to guide boats and keep them out of danger, she never gets to see the

EP 5

Munitions

During the annual manoeuvers, both Bigg City tug fleets service the navy. It is a dangerous job, handling ammunition and

EP 6

Warrior

Warrior had always had a reputation for being a bit clumsy, but on this day he sets out to prove to Captain Star that he

EP 7

High Tide

The Stars and the Z-Stacks are both competing for a big steel contract. the fleet which can transport the most steel in

EP 8

Quarantine

It has been one of the hottest weeks of the summer. In such hot weather, there was a greater danger that ships might be

EP 9

Ghosts

Old sea stories - especially about ghosts - are favourites amongst the tugs of Bigg City Harbour. No one will admit to t

EP 10

Jinxed

In the estuary late one evening Ten Cents and Sunshine came across a tug named Boomer, who was just drifting along hopin

EP 11

High Winds

An old dirty tramper from Australia suspected of smuggling lurks outside the limits of Bigg City bay. It is the notoriou

EP 12

Up River

Towing huge piles of logs was always a very dangerous operation. When the snows began to melt and the rivers swelled it

EP 13

Bigg Freeze

An Ocean liner called Vienna is to come into Bigg City Port but Lillie Lightships needs to refuel, if there isn't a ligh

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