A Bunch of Fives

25min

A Bunch of Fives is an English children’s television show broadcast in the 1970s on ITV. A precursor of Grange Hill, it starred Lesley Manville and Jamie Foreman as Fifth formers who start a school newspaper. The show spawned one paperback tie-in.

Episodes

Cast

Do It Yourself

1. Do It Yourself

25min

18th May 1977

Taylor is accused of stealing a lighter from the local newsagent, and is sent to the headmaster at the fictional Oxford Lane School. Having to write an apology letter inspires him and some other 5th formers to start a new school magazine.

The Critic

2. The Critic

25min

25th May 1977

The boys launch an investigation into why Helen didn't get the shop job which she had been promised.

The Gig

3. The Gig

25min

1st Jun 1977

The investigation continues, but people have things to hide, and someone vandalizes reporter Philippa's bike.

Cry for Help

4. Cry for Help

25min

8th Jun 1977

The investigation starts to worry people at the top of the corruption. The students are all organized into individual assignments.

The Chip Shop Mafia

5. The Chip Shop Mafia

25min

15th Jun 1977

Proof

6. Proof

25min

22nd Jun 1977

The Sell Out

7. The Sell Out

25min

29th Jun 1977

First air date

18th May 1977

Last air date

24th May 1978

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks