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Five Go Mad in Dorset
The Famous Five (L-R):

– Timmy the dog
– Julian (Peter Richardson)
– Anne (Jennifer Saunders)

– Dick (Adrian Edmondson) and
– George (Dawn French)
Genreparody, comedy
Inspired byThe Famous Five
by Enid Blyton
Written byPeter Richardson
Pete Richens
StarringPeter Richardson
Adrian Edmondson
Dawn French
Jennifer Saunders
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersMichael Hall
Victoria Poushkine-Relf
CinematographyPeter Middleton
EditorPeter Delfgou
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release2 November 1982 (1982-11-02)
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Five Go Mad in Dorset was the first of three Five Go Mad specials from the long-running series of The Comic Strip Presents... television comedy films. It first aired on the launch night of Channel 4 (2 November 1982), and was written by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, and directed by Bob Spiers. It was entirely filmed in Devon rather than Dorset.

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