| Genre: | Adventure, children's |
| Starring: | Jemima Rooper Paul Child Marco Williamson Laura Petela Elsie Kelly Christopher Good Mary Waterhouse |
| Theme Music Composer: | Joe Campbell Paul Hart |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 26 |
| Producer: | Peter Murphy John Price |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Network: | Tyne Tees/HTV (1995) ITV (CITV) (1996) |
| Company: | Zenith North, Tyne Tees Television, HTV |
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.
The 1995 series was released in its entirety on VHS video. A three-disc DVD collection, containing 13 of the 26 episodes of the 1995 series, was released in Australia and New Zealand in 2005, and is marked "Revised Edition" to avoid confusion with the previous release of the 1979 series with 1995 artwork. A complete edition of the series was released on DVD in Australia and New Zealand in 2016.[1] Other episodes have reportedly been released on DVD in Europe, but only the adaptation of Five on a Treasure Island was released on DVD in the UK.
The series has been made available on streaming platforms outside the U.K., in some cases only in a dubbed form, such as by German co-producer ZDF, which also has the original English version in its studio library that it has made available along with the Italian dubbing in Italy through its streaming channel Pash.[2] [3] [4]
The first series was shown on HTV and Tyne Tees.[6] [7]
The second series was initially shown on HTV.