The Famous Five (1995 TV 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.
| 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, Harlech Television (HTV) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Tyne-Tees and Harlech Television (HTV) (1995) |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | 10 September 1995 – 16 February 1997 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Famous Five (1970s series) |
Cast
- Jemima Rooper as George
- Marco Williamson as Julian
- Paul Child as Dick
- Laura 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 (please note: refers to the second airing on ITV)
- The Famous Five at IMDb
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