| The Famous Five | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, children's |
| Written by | Enid Blyton |
| Starring | Jemima Rooper Paul Child Marco Williamson Laura Petela Elsie Kelly Christopher Good Mary Waterhouse |
| Theme music composer | Joe Campbell Paul Hart |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Peter Murphy John Price |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production companies | Zenith North, Tyne Tees Television, HTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | Tyne Tees/HTV (1995) ITV (CITV) (1996) |
| Release | 10 September 1995 – 16 February 1997 |
| Related | |
| The Famous Five (1970s series) | |
The Famous Five is a British television series based on the children's book series of the same name by Enid Blyton. It was first broadcast on Tyne Tees and Harlech Television (HTV) from 10 September 1995 onwards, and on CITV (the children's strand of ITV) from 1 July 1996 onwards; there were two series between 1995 and 1997, produced by Zenith North and Tyne Tees in 26 twenty-five-minute episodes.
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Cast
- Jemima Rooper as George
- Marco Williamson as Julian
- Paul Child as Dick
- Laura O'Bree (née Petela) as Anne
- Elsie Kelly as Joan
- Christopher Good as Uncle Quentin
- Mary Waterhouse as Aunt Frances
Episodes
First series
The first series was shown on HTV and Tyne Tees.[1][2]
- Five on a Treasure Island (part 1) (10 September 1995)
- Five on a Treasure Island (part 2) (17 September 1995)
- Five Get into Trouble (24 September 1995)
- Five Go Adventuring Again (1 October 1995)
- Five Fall into Adventure (8 October 1995)
- Five Go to Demon's Rocks (15 October 1995)
- Five on Kirrin Island Again (22 October 1995)
- Five on Finniston Farm (29 October 1995)
- Five Go Off to Camp (5 November 1995)
- Five Have Plenty of Fun (12 November 1995)
- Five on a Secret Trail (19 November 1995)
- Five Go to Smuggler's Top (part 1) (26 November 1995)
- Five Go to Smuggler's Top (part 2) (3 December 1995)
Second series
The second series was initially shown on HTV.
- Five Go Down to the Sea (part 1) (10 November 1996)
- Five Go Down to the Sea (part 2) (17 November 1996)
- Five Run Away Together (24 November 1996)
- Five Have a Mystery to Solve (1 December 1996)
- Five Go to Mystery Moor (8 December 1996)
- Five (Go) On a Hike Together (15 December 1996)
- Five Have a Wonderful Time (part 1) (5 January 1997)
- Five Have a Wonderful Time (part 2) (12 January 1997)
- Five Go Off in a Caravan (19 January 1997)
- Five Get into a Fix (26 January 1997)
- Five Are Together Again (2 February 1997)
- Five Go to Billycock Hill (part 1) (9 February 1997)
- Five Go to Billycock Hill (part 2) (16 February 1997)
References
- ^ enidblytonsociety.co.uk Forum about the series, with episode listing, provided by the Enid Blyton Society
- ^ BFI.org BFI Film & TV Database, incomplete listing that lists airings both on Tyne Tees and ITV
External links
- BFI.org (British Film Institute (BFI) listing)
- Epguides.com Famous Five subsite (note: refers to the second airing on ITV)
- The Famous Five at IMDb
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