70s Famous Five 2nd Series

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Re: 70s Famous Five 2nd Series

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Moonraker wrote:Michele suffered with hay fever unfortunately, which was why it had to be written into the script.
And not just in "Five Get Into Trouble", it was written into two other episodes I can immediately name.

In fact, I daresay, if Michelle did suffer most from hay fever, it was more noticeable in the 2nd series/season.

Strangely enough, after the brief mention thereof, she seems okay from there through the rest of the episode!
  • From the opening scene of "Five Get Into Trouble":

    AUNT FANNY: "George! Have you got the first aid box?"
    GEORGE: "Yes. And the [pills] for my hayfever."
    AUNT FANNY: "Well, you make sure you take them."
    GEORGE: "I do, but they don't do any good."
  • From the opening "hide-n-seek-scamper-round-the-house" scene from "Five Go To Demon's Rocks":

    [Upon leaving the cupboards under the stairs with Anne, George soon sneezes twice....
    JULIAN: "George, if your hayfever's that bad, why don't you get your father to invent something?"
    GEORGE: "He tried, but it didn't work. It made it worse!"
    DICK: "I've got a cure, George: ....
    [Soon Tinker Hayling runs by, making like a racing car, noise and all!
    [...]
    DICK: ... Stop breathing!"
    [In mock anger, George clambers over the railing onto the stairway steps and gives chase to Dick!
  • From the first beach scene in "Five Fall Into Adventure":

    [While running along the beach shore with the others, George soon sneezes....
    ANNE: "Have you taken your hayfever pill this morning, George?"
    GEORGE: "No, they make me sleepy."
    DICK: "Oh, we all thought you'd taken a double dose, didn't we?"
    [In mock anger, George lightly grabs Dick around the neck to teasingly pretend to choke him as they continue to run!
And you thought Gary Russell and Michelle Gallagher never got along!
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