The Famous Five (1990s TV series)
| Famous Five | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, Children's |
| Written by | Enid Blyton |
| Starring |
Jemima Rooper Paul Child Marco Williamson Laura Petela Christopher Good Mary Waterhouse |
| Theme music composer |
Joe Campbell Paul Hart |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Peter Murphy John Price |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Zenith North, Tyne Tees Television, HTV |
| Release | |
| Original network | Tyne Tees and HTV (1995) |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | 10 September 1995 – 16 February 1997 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | 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 Television and 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.
Broadcast
- CITV-United Kingdom 1995-1997
- RTL II-Germany 2002-2006
- Disney Channel-Germany 2008
- Disney Channel-France 2003-2007
- France 3-France 1999-2004
- Viasat Film Family-Norway 2006-2013
- Rai Due-Italy 2003
- Cartoon Network-Nordic 2004-2007
- Kids Channel-Israel 2013
- Jetix-Netherlands 2009
- TVE 2-Spain 2003-2005
- Boomerang-Spain 2007-2012
- Rupavahini-Sri Lanka 2003,2008-2016
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 (initially 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)
- Five Get into Trouble (24 September)
- Five Go Adventuring Again (1 October)
- Five Fall into Adventure (8 October)
- Five Go to Demon's Rocks (15 October)
- Five on Kirrin Island Again (22 October)
- Five on Finniston Farm (29 October)
- Five Go Off to Camp (5 November)
- Five Have Plenty of Fun (12 November)
- Five on a Secret Trail (19 November)
- Five Go to Smuggler's Top (part 1) (26 November)
- Five Go to Smuggler's Top (part 2) (3 December)
Second Series (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)
- Five Run Away Together (24 November)
- Five Have a Mystery to Solve (1 December)
- Five Go to Mystery Moor (8 December)
- Five (Go) On a Hike Together (15 December)
- Five Have a Wonderful Time (part 1) (5 January 1997)
- Five Have a Wonderful Time (part 2) (12 January)
- Five Go Off in a Caravan (19 January)
- Five Get into a Fix (26 January)
- Five Are Together Again (2 February)
- Five Go to Billycock Hill (part 1) (9 February)
- Five Go to Billycock Hill (part 2) (16 February)
References
- ↑ enidblytonsociety.co.uk Forum about the series, with episode listing, provided by the Enid Blyton Society
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/24158 BFI Film & TV Database, incomplete listing that lists airings both on Tyne Tees and ITV
External links
- http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/24158 (British Film Institute (BFI) listing)
- Epguides.com Famous Five subsite (please note: refers to the second airing on ITV)
- The Famous Five at the Internet Movie Database
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