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TV series

A Bunch of Fives

1977–1978 · 2 seasons

A gentle, classroom-set slice of teenage life, earnest and low-stakes, with the modest charm of old-school children's drama.

Overview
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.
How it feels
Measured and easy to follow.
About
Coming-of-age, friendship, education, ambition
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

    Cast

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    Details

    Created by
    Colin Rogers, John Sichel
    Written by
    Jim Haddon, Paula Milne, William Humble
    Starring
    Jamie Foreman, Lesley Manville, Andrew Rinous, Julia Carey, Richard Willis, Chris Sanders, Paul Bacon, Julia Gale
    Length
    2 seasons, 14 episodes, 25 min each
    Network
    ITV1
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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