Before social media, TV series, and online gaming, every adventure any teenager had was with Famous Five and Secret Seven. And now the Enid Blyton heroes are going to be again lifted off the pages of the book to be adapted to the screen. This time the adventures of ‘Famous Five‘ is to be a three-part series on BBC.
The adventures with the Famous Five started with the book ‘Five on a Treasure Island’. The books were authored by Enid Blyton and Eileen Soper. Siblings Julian, Dick, and Anne, their tomboy cousin ’George’ (Georgina), and Timmy the dog are the central characters. The success of the initial books led to the creation of 20 more books with the adventures of the siblings.
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‘Famous Five’ To Be Made Into A Three-Episode Series
The Danish director, Nicolas Winding Refn is going to adapt Enid Blyton’s ‘Famous Five’ books for BBC. The director will be pairing up with his longtime collaborator, Matthew Read for this work. It is yet not decided which books out of the 21 are going to be part of the three 90-minute episodes. “I’ve always liked the concept of not really wanting to be an adult; staying in ‘adventure land’ forever,” Winding Refund had shared his love for the adventure series.
The adventure series from the 1940s had its adaptation on BBC in 1995. In addition, there have been multiple other adaptations of the book series. “The Famous Five feels like one of the very few things that you literally hand down the generations,” the filmmaker had shared with Deadline. The ‘lust for adventure’ is what the ‘Drive‘ director wants to pass down to the ‘progressive new audience’ by bringing iconic stories to the screen.
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Enid Blyton’s Works Withstand Criticism
The readaptation of Enid Blyton’s works is an indication that the stories have withstood the test of time. Criticisms including ‘social snobbery, racism, and sexism’ have been raised against the novel series. However, it has still not lost its hold on children. Through the creation of the series, Nicolas is “instilling the undefinable allure and enchantment of childhood for current and future generations to come.”
It was a year back that Matthew Read had the rights of the book picked up via BBC studios backed Moonage Pictures. “To bring these stories to the screen and make them relevant for a modern audience. I was very aware you needed someone with real vision,” Read shared with the publication.
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