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 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Tyne Tees (1995) |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original run | 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 10/9/1995 onwards, and on CITV (the children's strand of ITV) from 1/7/1996 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
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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