TUGS_History

He/Him An account dedicated to sharing and preserving the history of the British television series TUGS. Ran by @SudrianTug

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

Anyways with grad school i’m not sure if or when I’ll ever have the time to come back to this account, so if you ever want to interact with me ill mostly be on @SudrianTug being hopelessly crazed

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

Who are you people /lh

[Brennen 👻🎃 @TheRedJinty]

I wanna bring attention to this, as it seemingly didn't get any traction at the time of posting:

From the words of the woman herself, Britt Allcroft DID NOT sue David Mitton over TUGS, so we can finally put that rumor to rest.

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

Well to start 2025 off with hopefully this account no longer being dead, our latest fact is that Top Hat’s model has been found and will be displayed by the Trust at at least one upcoming event. They also reportedly have Sally’s model now too.

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

The entire Z-Stack Fleet appears in Sunshine, Pirate, Regatta, Munitions, Warrior, Jinxed, and Bigg Freeze.

Many of the members simply cameo, however, with Pirate and the 20-minute cut of Warrior being the only episodes where every member has a speaking role.

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

I wonder how many of the posts on this account are outdated now

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

Hope to be back up and running shortly, but for now, check out this amazing find by @TheInfernoBirdy

[Lew the Raccoon 🦝 @LewRaccoon]

Here's the promised database of Tugs vehicles (1/2?)

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

I may not be around much rn, but happy #TUGSDay ! 34 years and still so much to learn about this beautiful show. Hope this next year only continues our finds, particularly with some certain third of an hour television programs ;)

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

Sorry for being MIA, been struck with covid, hope to update again soon

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

Yeah I’m back. Not sure how often I’ll be posting but trying to get back into the swing of things

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

Little Ditcher and Scuttlebutt Pete, like Big Mickey and the Fulton Ferry, were meant to have faces. Ditcher even sports a cap in the final show, the only faceless character to have headgear.

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

Hey all! I apologize for the hiatus. I’ve been going through a lot of stuff this past month and I just haven’t had the time or mental energy for posts. But I plan to return sometime next month! I hope you all had wonderful holidays and have a happy new year!

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

@specialtrees01 @LewRaccoon Also this

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

According to the shooting script, Old Rusty was meant to appear in “Trapped”. As seen below, a closeup of him does seem to utilize footage taken on the Up River set, likely from said unused Trapped scene.

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

@LewRaccoon I’d agreee if there were buildings on his left in the shot like in that photo. But it just being more trees leads me to believe it’s up river

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

@OTomatron Not quite. While the hull was the same, Rusty himself seems to have been filmed before Nantucket was destroyed. Think of it as the tramper in Regatta and Johnny Cuba: same model, different characters

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

@LewRaccoon It’s possible and honestly, quite likely. Though it’s also possible crook could be referring to the pirate tugs

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

Zorran is only absent from the episodes “High Tide” and “Up River”.

[TUGS_History @HistoryTugs]

@MK_Inst Absolute bastards the lot of em