Famous Five '78 series Memorabilia - UPDATED 130507 Page 3

[George@Kirrin]

Great to see she is still well. Thank you

[Wolfgang]

So you're still with us, Zöe. I hope everything's all right with you.

[number 6]

Hey Zoe! Nice to hear from you.

[Anita Bensoussane]

Good to see you posting, Zoe - and you too, Eljay. Thanks for the information about Sue Best.

[Jack400]

Yes, welcome back Zoe- I hope all is well. And great news about Sue Best too.

[Morgan Jones]

Here’s a couple of photos from the TV Times listings pages during the series 2 original run:

[Anita Bensoussane]

Thanks, Morgan. It's nice to see the listings - I feel as though I've been taken back in time!

[Morgan Jones]

Glad they bring back memories, Anita. Here’s a few more from Season One - more often than not, the series was one of the programmes chosen to receive a “highlight of the day” photo on the listings page. There’s also an article about actor Brian Croucher, mentioning his upcoming role as Rooky in Trouble the following season.

[Anita Bensoussane]

These are great, featuring scenes from some of my favourite episodes!

[Morgan Jones]

I love the fact that Toddy always gets a credit in the photos!

[Anita Bensoussane]

I find it amusing that his 'surname' is always given - Toddy Woodgate.

[pete9012S]

Marvellous Morgan. Thank you.

[Morgan Jones]

You’re both more than welcome! I may find a few more.

In the 1978 issues of the paperbacks, with the TV series images on the front and back, Toddy is also credited with a surname. I was surprised when I saw the TV series itself that he was only credited as Toddy, but his trainer (and perhaps owner) Ben Woodgate always got a credit too.

[Morgan Jones]

A couple of other photos from the TV Times promoting Series Two, and a TV Times article about children’s fiction which mentions the Famous Five books amongst others.

[Anita Bensoussane]

It's good to see these, Morgan.

The article describes the Famous Five as having "struck an important blow for children", with George as "the original misfit, the girl who wants to be a boy because she prefers the kind of treatment boys receive". George has certainly made an impact on many readers but it should be mentioned that girl characters from earlier literature had paved the way for her. I'm thinking of feisty girls with a tomboyish streak like Jo March (Little Women by L. M. Alcott), Katy Carr (What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge), Alice Bastable (The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit) and George Fayne (the Nancy Drew series written by a syndicate under the name Carolyn Keene).