The Famous Five (1995 TV series)

{{short description|1990s British television series}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{More citations needed|date=November 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}

{{Infobox television

| image =

| genre = Adventure, children's

| writer = Enid Blyton

| presenter =

| starring = Jemima Rooper
Paul Child
Marco Williamson
Laura Petela
Elsie Kelly
Christopher Good
Mary Waterhouse

| theme_music_composer = Joe Campbell
Paul Hart

| opentheme =

| endtheme =

| 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

| first_aired = {{start date|1995|9|10|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1997|2|16|df=y}}

| related = 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 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.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} A three-disc DVD collection, containing 13 of the 26 episodes of the 1995 series, was released in Australia and New Zealand in 2005,{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} 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.https://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/Enid-Blyton-More-Adventures-with-The-Famous-Five/dp/6199102{{Cite web |title=Enid Blyton: More Adventures with The Famous Five : Tony Kysh, Michael Kerrington, Andrew Morgan, Laura Petela, Paul Child, Marco Williamson, Jemima Rooper: Amazon.com.au: Movies & TV |url=https://www.amazon.com.au/Enid-Blyton-More-Adventures-Famous/dp/B01I9VXFD0 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230618104241/https://www.amazon.com.au/Enid-Blyton-More-Adventures-Famous/dp/B01I9VXFD0 |archive-date=2023-06-18 |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.amazon.com.au |language=en-au}} Other episodes have reportedly been released on DVD in Europe,{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} but only the adaptation of Five on a Treasure Island was released on DVD in the UK.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}

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 in Italy through its streaming channel Pash.{{Cite web |title=Fünf Freunde erforschen die Schatzinsel (1) |url=https://www.zdf.de/serien/fuenf-freunde-classics/erforschen-die-schatzinsel-1-100.html |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.zdf.de |language=de}}{{Cite web |title=Amazon.de |url=https://www.amazon.de/F%C3%BCnf-Freunde-Staffel-1/dp/B076QTDKPL |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241219170936/https://www.amazon.de/F%C3%BCnf-Freunde-Staffel-1/dp/B076QTDKPL |archive-date=2024-12-19 |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.amazon.de |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |title=The Famous Five {{!}} ZDF Studios |url=https://www.zdf-studios.com/en/program-catalog/international/junior/live-action/famous-five |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.zdf-studios.com}}{{Cite web |title=Prime Video: Enid Blyton: The Famous Five, Season 1 |url=https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Enid-Blyton-The-Famous-Five/0OPRCX0R4JUSTV4UVKUQPFWHSC |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241219164334/https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Enid-Blyton-The-Famous-Five/0OPRCX0R4JUSTV4UVKUQPFWHSC |archive-date=2024-12-19 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=www.primevideo.com |language=en-us}}