The Enid Blyton Society

I don't know if this has been discussed already, but am I right in thinking there's a documentary being made/has been made/was being made about the TV adaptation of the Famous Five from the 1970s?

Yes, Ledzep93, There is a Documentary in the making. Marc Checkley, a New Zealand TV Producer, came over to the UK early last year to film location scenes & interview the cast from the 1978 F5 TV series. Gail Renard, Gary Russell, Marcus Harris & Richard Spark were all involved. According to Marc, the documentary is still in the making. I can't honestly say when it will be finished & released, but I hope it will be ready before the end of this year!

Thanks number 6, i could've sworn I'd seen it being mentioned before Is Jenny Thanisch not involved in it?

Marc Checkley has informed me that Jennifer Thanisch will be appearing in his F5 documentary. Marc is presently busy producing 'New Zealand's got talent' TV show & hasn't had much time to work on the documentary Lately. Apparently, he is having a problem with logo Copyright issues from the people who now own the rights to EB books, so that could hamper his efforts as well!

Awesome! Thanks for the info number 6

Any news on a release date?

Afraid not. Marc is currently in Singapore, Where he is producing a few TV shows. However, if you'd like to drop him an e-mail re the documentary, etc, then you can contact him at: Marc.checkley@gmail.com

Thanks very much for the email address contact. I'll write to him in due course.

Marc spent a day with me for this going through my collection, was a really good day and I look forward to his skills bringing it to life

George@Kirrin... Yes, it'll be great to see Marc's little project come to life! I did have a brief chat with Marc in early December 2013 (Via e-mail) regarding the documentary. He is still committed to it, but he's had to put it on the back burner for a while. This is due to commitments in Singapore. I'm sure it won't be long before we get to see the finished article. Fingers crossed!