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Following success with their use of live action animation during the first two series of Thomas the Tank
Engine and Friends, David Mitton and Robert D. Cardona, partners in Clearwater Features, decided to create their own
series with a transport related theme. They decided to go with a sea-related premise and the final product was TUGS,
a darker and edgier children's series based around the rival Star and Zero fleets in the fictional Bigg City
Port.
TUGS never had the same budget or backing that Thomas did. The series ended after one series
of memorable and exciting stories, and faded sadly into obscurity in the shadow of its sister series. However, in the
light and rise of forums like Sodor Island, the series has made a comeback in the minds and hearts of fans. But while
the original thirteen episodes have been discussed and enjoyed several times over, with a DVD Campaign in the works to revive
it properly, nothing has been done to create something new related to TUGS.
The first TUGS Audio Adventure, Lost, took eight months to prepare for. Requiring casting
arrangements, production and of course, writing the initial script. The intention of the storyline was to reaquaint
the audience with the Star Tugs with a view to reintroducing more characters later in the series. The storyline follows
Ten Cents as he becomes lost in the late night fog on the way home from a delivery with the other Star Tugs searching for
him.
The intenion of the audio series is to act as a tribute to the quality of the original series, and to act as our interpretation
of what a second might have been like. With adapted themes by ChrisTheXelent, and SFX taken from the series by Christopher
and Ryan.
CAST:
STAR FLEET
CAPTAIN
STAR: Chris
TEN CENTS: Clay
BIG MAC: MRHLoco
OJ: The Old Bean
TOP HAT: Ryan
WARRIOR:
ChrisTheXelent
HERCULES: Evan
SUNSHINE: pc6278
ZERO FLEET
CAPTAIN ZERO: Professor Vengeance
ZORRAN: Old Square Wheels
ZEBEDEE: Fox
ZAK: Christopher
ZUG: Ryan
ZIP: Chris
OTHER CHARACTERS
BILLY
SHOEPACK: Christopher
IZZY GOMEZ: Christopher
GRAMPUS: Chris
BLAIR: ProfVeng
BURKE:
Ryan
COAST GUARD: Chris The Xelent
LILLIE LIGHTSHIP: Kate669
LITTLE DITCHER: Ryan
LOST MISC:
BUOY: Truro
BIG MAC: Crscottjr
TRAMPER: The Old Bean
IZZY GOMEZ: Ronnie
GRAMPUS: ChrisBurrell
BIG MAC MISC:
BIG MAC: Crscottjr
CRANE: Jim522
TRAMPER: Loey Machan
CHIMERA MISC:
VOICE: Loey Machan
WHALING MISC
HERMAN: Sillyevan
SHIP: henrythegreen
GRAMPUS: ChrisBurrell
1. LOST
Written By Ryan & Christopher
Directed & Edited by Ryan
Ten
Cents becomes lost in thick fog after making a late delivery, which sees him wandering aimlessly as he tries to find familiar
sights and sounds to grant him a path home, but finds more than he bargained for out in the open sea. Will the other Star
Tugs be able to bring him home safe and sound?
TUGS AUDIO PRODUCTIONS - Lost - Download Here
2. BIG MAC
Written by Christopher
Directed and Edited by Ryan
When Big Mac begins suffering engine trouble, which causes himself and Warrior to lose an Iron Works contract
to the Z-Stacks, he begins to question his abilities and considers retiring from active service all together. However,
when Zebedee and Zak suffer with a Tramper in rough seas, Big Mac is the only Tug around that's available to help...
but can he do it?
3. CHIMERA
Written By Loey Machan
Directed & Edited by Christopher,
Chris The Xelent & Ryan
Upon returning from a delivery out on the coast, Top Hat and Sunshine
are caught up in a freak storm and encounter a derelict liner, which Zebedee and Zip, also lost on their way back to Bigg
City are keen to commandeer. However, as their journey home progresses, both Stars and Z-Stacks begin to realise that
this particular ship isn't all that it seems...
4. WHALING
Written By Christopher and Ryan
Directed
& Edited by Ryan
In the height of Whale migration season, a strange old Tug called Herman enters into
Bigg City seeking shelter for the night. However, it soon comes to light that he's harbouring a dark secret, which could put
Hercules in trouble as he escorts him home the following morning. Can Ten Cents, Sunshine and OJ prevent a disaster before
it's too late?
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