The Famous Five: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Famous Five (1995): Adventure, Family. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Based on the best selling books by popular children's author Enid Blyton; when Julian, Dick and Anne are sent to live with their Aunt and uncle in the English countryside they clash with their rebellious cousin Georgina who likes to be known as George. However, it's not long before strange goings on in their local area have them putting their differences aside and teaming up to stop a famous drug smuggling ring. Queue the beginnings of lots of mystery solving for the famous five which also includes the lovable dog Timmy.
Series details
- Title: The Famous Five
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Adventure, Family
- Premiere date: 1995-09-10
- Final broadcast date listed: 1997-02-16
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 27506
- IMDb ID: tt0126745
- TVDB ID: 77665
Cast and credited roles
- Jemima Rooper — George
- Marco Williamson — Julian
- Paul Child — Dick
- Laura Petela — Anne
- Elsie Kelly — Joan
- Christopher Good — Quentin
- Mary Waterhouse — Frances
- Connal — Timmy
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1995-09-10; final listed air date 1995-12-03; episode order: 13.
- Season 2: premiered 1996-11-10; final listed air date 1997-02-16; episode order: 13.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Famous Five on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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