The Famous Five (1978 TV series)

The Famous Five
GenreAdventure, Children's
Written byEnid Blyton
StarringMichele Gallagher, Marcus Harris, Gary Russell, Jennifer Thanisch
Theme music composerRob Andrews, Les Spurr
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducersDon Leaver, Sidney Hayers
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesSouthern Television
Portman Productions
Original release
NetworkITV
Release3 July 1978 (1978-07-03) –
8 August 1979 (1979-08-08)
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The Famous Five is a British television series based on the children's books of the same name by Enid Blyton. It was broadcast on ITV over two series in 1978 and 1979. It was produced by Southern Television in 26 half-hour episodes.