David Lane is a British television and film director, best known for his association with series produced by Gerry Anderson's AP Films. Lane directed several episodes of '' Thunderbirds'' (1965–66), including "

Attack of the Alligators! "Attack of the Alligators!" is an episode of '' Thunderbirds'', a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company AP Films (APF) for ITC Entertainment. Written by Alan Patti ...

", as well as the two films '' Thunderbirds Are Go'' (1966) and '' Thunderbird 6'' (1968). He also worked on Anderson's other series up to ''

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'' (1970–71) and ''

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'' (2005), and would go on to collaborate with Anderson stalwart Derek Meddings on several other projects including ''

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'' (1978). In 2006, he co-founded a new production company, Pineapple Squared Entertainment, with former '' Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' director David Mitton and Michele Fabian Jones. Lane worked on the CGI adventure series ''Adventures on Orsum Island'' until Mitton's death in 2008, at which time production was discontinued. Lane and Fabian Jones, a long-term business partner, founded the company Lane Fabian Jones, of which Lane was a director.

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