Five Go Mad in Dorset
| Five Go Mad in Dorset | |
|---|---|
The Famous Five (L-R): – Timmy the dog – 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 |
| Related | |
| The Comic Strip Presents... | |
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.