Mr Films Mr Films Mister Films, Ltd was a British film studio (based first in Epping and then at Shepperton Studios) that made and produced all of the Mr Men and Little Miss programmes from 1974 through 1991. The company also produced several television ads, cinema adverts and one feature film. Mister was established in 1973 by Roger Hargreaves, his widow Christine, and their business partner Terry Ward. The logo of Mister Films was Mr Tickle and Little Miss Sunshine standing on a daisy, inspired by Patrick Woodroffe's art. The company closed down on New Year's Eve 1991 because of Hargreaves' death
Roger Hargreaves Mr. Tickle. He recalls that his father was 6 ft 5in (1.96 m) tall. The book Little Miss Twins was written for Hargreaves' twin daughters. Some "Mr. Men" books have Hargreaves drawn in them. He appears in: Google celebrated what would have been his 76th birthday, 9 May 2011, with a series of 16 Google Doodles on its global homepage. Roger Hargreaves Charles Roger Hargreaves (9 May 1935 – 11 September 1988) publishing as Roger Hargreaves, was an English author and illustrator of children's books, best remembered for the "Mr. Men" and "Little Miss" series, intended for very young readers.