A Bunch of Fives
British children's TV series (1977–1978)
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Created by | Colin Rogers |
Starring | Lesley Manville Jamie Foreman Andrew Rinous Gary Oldman |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 14 |
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Camera setup | Multiple camera (1977–78) |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production company | ATV |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) – 24 May 1978 (1978-05-24) |
A Bunch of Fives is an English children's television show from ATV, broadcast for two series of seven episodes each in 1977 and 1978 on ITV.[1] A precursor of Grange Hill,[2] it starred Andrew Rinous, Lesley Manville and Jamie Foreman as fifth formers who start a school newspaper. The show spawned one paperback tie-in.[3]
The series was released on DVD by Network in May 2010.[4]
References and notes
- ^ "Bunch of Fives: Cast Information" Archived 3 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine FanDango.com (Retrieved: 6 September 2009)
- ^ "Children's TV Drama" ScreenOnline.org.uk (Retrieved: 6 September 2009)
- ^ Rogers, Colin; "A Bunch of Fives"; Arrow Books, London, 15 May 1978; ISBN 0-09-917380-8
- ^ "A Bunch of Fives: The Complete Series (archived)". networkonair.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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External links
- A Bunch of Fives at IMDb