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
Adam Hargreaves of trial and error," even having completed a foundation course at Brighton Art College. He said that as he taught himself to draw like his father he started to have a real respect for what he had done. He understood his father's sense of humour and that what made the books and the characters so successful is that they are about universal human emotions and the books have a strong sense of morality. In 2004 the family sold the rights to the "Mr. Men" to entertainment group Chorion for £28 million, although Hargreaves remains the public face of the franchise