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.
A Bunch of Fives (Season 1)
Do It Yourself (Episode 1)
Air date: 1977-05-18
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 2)
Air date: 1977-05-25
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: The boys launch an investigation into why Helen didn't get the shop job which she had been promised.
The Gig (Episode 3)
Air date: 1977-06-01
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: The investigation continues, but people have things to hide, and someone vandalizes reporter Philippa's bike.
Cry for Help (Episode 4)
Air date: 1977-06-08
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: The investigation starts to worry people at the top of the corruption. The students are all organized into individual assignments.
The Chip Shop Mafia (Episode 5)
Air date: 1977-06-15
Runtime: 25 min
Proof (Episode 6)
Air date: 1977-06-22
Runtime: 25 min
The Sell Out (Episode 7)
Air date: 1977-06-29
Runtime: 25 min
Seasons
Episodes 7
Episodes 7