A Bunch of Fives
| A Bunch of Fives | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Colin Rogers |
| Starring | Lesley Manville Jamie Foreman Gary Oldman |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple camera (1977–78) |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 18 May 1977 – 24 May 1978 |
A Bunch of Fives is an English children’s television show broadcast in the 1970s on ITV.[1] A precursor of Grange Hill,[2] it starred 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 DVD 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
- ^ http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info.php?products_id=1144
External links
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from June 2013
- 1970s British television series
- 1977 British television programme debuts
- 1978 British television programme endings
- ITV children's television programmes
- British teen dramas
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television programmes produced by Associated Television (ATV)
- English-language television programming