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 up at 703 Halifax Road, Hartshead Moor, Cleckheaton, outside of which there now is a commemorative plaque. Hargreaves attended Sowerby Bridge Grammar School (now Trinity Academy Sowerby Bridge). He then spent a year working in his father's laundry and dry-cleaning business before gaining employment in advertising. His original ambition was to be a cartoonist, and in 1971, while working as the creative director at a London firm, he wrote the first Mr. Men book, "Mr. Tickle". Initially he had difficulty finding a publisher, but once he did the books became an instant success, selling over one million copies within three