A Bunch of Fives is an English children’s television show from ATV, broadcast for two series of seven episodes each in 1977 and 1978 on ITV.[1] A precursor of Grange Hill,[2] it starred Andrew Rinous, Lesley Manville and Jamie Foreman as Fifth formers who start a school newspaper. The show spawned one paperback tie-in.[3]
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Created by | Colin Rogers |
Starring | Lesley Manville Jamie Foreman Andrew Rinous Gary Oldman |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 14 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multiple camera (1977–78) |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production company | ATV |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Original release | 18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) – 24 May 1978 (1978-05-24) |
The series was released on DVD by Network in May 2010.[4]