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Clearwater Features

Clearwater Features Ltd. was a British film production company (based first in Battersea, then at Shepperton Studios) that produced the first two series of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from 1984 to 1986. It is also known for creating the short-lived children's TV series Tugs.

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Founded
1979 (1979)
Industry
Entertainment · children's programming
Defunct
31 December 1990 (1990-12-31)
Fate
Ceased operations; later acquired by Britt Allcroft
Products
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends · Tugs
Successor
The Britt Allcroft Company

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Clearwater Features

Nodes22
Edges21
Triples37
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.090909
Components1

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Clearwater Features

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related to history · 18
Clearwater Features → American-born, Buick Y-Job, Cardona, Clearwater, David Mitton, Florida, Friends, Gerry Anderson, It, July, Ken Turner, Robert, Tank Engine, The, Thomas, Tugs, Turner, TV
related to Periscope lens system · 10
Clearwater Features → Canada, Friends, Only, Tank Engine, The, The Clearwater Periscope, Theodore Tugboat, Thomas, Tugs, TV
Industry · 2
Clearwater Features → children's programming, Entertainment
Products · 2
Clearwater Features → Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Tugs
Defunct · 1
Clearwater Features → 31 December 1990 (1990-12-31)
Fate · 1
Clearwater Features → Ceased operations; later acquired by Britt Allcroft
Founded · 1
Clearwater Features → 1979 (1979)
Successor · 1
Clearwater Features → The Britt Allcroft Company
Type · 1
Clearwater Features → Privately held company

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tugs company series thomas tank engine friends children's tv clearwater features produced 1979 britt allcroft mitton cardona production television 1984

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Clearwater FeaturesDefunct31 December 1990 (1990-12-31)1.00infobox
Clearwater FeaturesFateCeased operations; later acquired by Britt Allcroft1.00infobox
Clearwater FeaturesFounded1979 (1979)1.00infobox
Clearwater FeaturesIndustryEntertainment1.00infobox
Clearwater FeaturesIndustrychildren's programming1.00infobox
Clearwater FeaturesProductsThomas the Tank Engine & Friends1.00infobox
Clearwater FeaturesProductsTugs1.00infobox
Clearwater FeaturesSuccessorThe Britt Allcroft Company1.00infobox
Clearwater FeaturesTypePrivately held company1.00infobox
Clearwater Featuresrelated to historyThe0.60section
Clearwater Featuresrelated to historyGerry Anderson0.60section
Clearwater Featuresrelated to historyKen Turner0.60section

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