– Timmy the dog
– Julian (Peter Richardson)
– Anne (Jennifer Saunders)
– Dick (Adrian Edmondson) and – George (Dawn French)
Genre
parody, comedy
Inspired by
The Famous Five by Enid Blyton
Written by
Peter Richardson Pete Richens
Starring
Peter Richardson Adrian Edmondson Dawn French Jennifer Saunders
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
Production
Producers
Michael Hall Victoria Poushkine-Relf
Cinematography
Peter Middleton
Editor
Peter Delfgou
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
30 minutes
Original release
Network
Channel 4
Release
2 November 1982 (1982-11-02)
Related
The Comic Strip Presents...
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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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