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Stephen "Steve" Asquith was a crew member of the Thomas & Friends television series from the first to the twelfth series. He, David Eves and Terence Permane hold the record for working the longest on the series, with a total of 24 years.
Terry Permane and David Eves were technical geniuses in their own right – and Steve Asquith plugged his way to the top and took over from David Mitton from Series 8 onward to direct the model unit. Here, Steve shares his insights into twenty five years of quality film work from the Thomas and Friends set...
Stephen "Steve" Asquith was the director of Thomas & Friends for Series 8 to 12. He, David Eves and Terence Permane hold the record for working the longest on the show, with a total of 24 years.
Steve Asquith is known for Thomas & Friends (1984), Thomas & Friends: Railway Friends (2009) and Thomas & Friends: Tales From the Tracks (2006).
Following a legal dispute, veteran music composers Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell were replaced by Robert Hartshorne and songwriter Ed Welch, while David Mitton was superseded as director by longtime Shepperton crew member Stephen Asquith.
Thomas & Friends: The Best of James: Directed by Steve Asquith, David Mitton, Greg Tiernan. With Ringo Starr, Michael Angelis, Teresa Gallagher, Kerry Shale. Thomas is often seen with the No. 5 red engine, James. He has a fine scarlet coat and thinks of himself as a Really Splendid Engine.
The series was filmed between January 2002-August 2002. Meanwhile, Philip took the liberty in creating what was supposed to be the first Thomas & Friends spin-off - Jack and the Sodor Construction Company (filmed two years later) directed by Stephen Asquith.
