The Enid Blyton Adventure Series (1996–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - Mountain of Adventure - full transcript
The holiday this time is to be in the Black Mountains. Allison is going to paint and stay at a chalet, Bill will be working, but visiting, and Hans will take the children on a pony trek for a couple of days. As the approach their destination a helicopter swoops overhead. Far away in the valley a young man called Alexai flees for his life as the pilot of the helicopter searches the ground below. Next day the kids and Hans set off. Later they picnic and Hans recounts the legend of the Mountain of Kings. Lucy-Ann has a premonition about it but the others are intrigued. After a night at their campsite, the kids awake to a thick mist. They set off in reduced visibility. Hans thinks his compass is broken. At their next camp the horses are scared off by wolf like creatures. Hans manages to vault onto one of the ponies and sets off in pursuit. Further on he is knocked from the saddle by a branch. He falls to the ground, unconscious. The kids wander around in the mist. Their supplies were packed on the ponies so they hunt for food. Bill proposes to Allison and she accepts, but her happiness is clouded when the children fail to turn up when they should. A search is impossible until morning, the mist is too thick. During the night Philip befriends a group of Alsatians, removing a thorn from one of their paws. Next day a search party is organized for the kids. They have spent a chilly but optimistic night and in the morning Lucy-Ann is sent for water. She discovers Alexai who is as startled as she is. When she brings the other children to see, he is gone. The Mountain rumbles ominously. While wandering in the foothills, they see Alexai being pursued by dogs. Philip goes to his rescue and ends up being caught with Alexai by two guards with guns. The kids decide to follow but fall into a snow-hole. Hans is recovered by the rescue team but is in a coma. Alexai and Philip are ushered unto the interior of the Mountain and locked up. In broken English, Alexai explains that he is to be used as a human guinea pig to test a flying machine designed by the King of the Mountain, Doctor Grunwald. Hans regains consciousness and tells Bill and Allison that the children were interested in exploring the Mountain Kings. They set off. Jack, Dinah and Lucy-Ann escape from the snow-hole and find their way into the Mountain of Kings with help from Kiki. They find the dungeon where Alexai and Philip are kept and decide to find out what's going on. They take a wrong turning and end up overlooking the anti-gravity cavern. A blinding light, a tremendous noise and they float towards the ceiling. They manage to drag themselves to safety. Bill and Allison are in their car when the mountain rumbles. They think it is an earthquake. Bill sees a helicopter landing and decides to interrogate the pilot. The guards have discovered that Philip is not with Alexai and set off the alarm. While trying to escape the kids are recaptured. At this point they meet Maddern, Erlich and Grunwald. They discover that they are to be used to test the anti-gravity machine, and that Maddern is going to exploit the invention to make millions from the oil industry by preventing the machine's use. Grunwald hopes that it will lead to a pollution free environment. Back in their cell, Philip decides to inform Grunwald of Maddern's intentions and climbs out of his window to Grunwald's room below. Grunwald is horrified when he hears Philip's news, but the power hungry Maddern insists that the test will take place next morning. Philip is strapped into the anti-gravity suit. On the helicopter pad at the top of the mountain the kids huddle together fearfully as Philip is bundled into a waiting helicopter. It takes off. Philip turns to the pilot. It is Bill. Maddern realizing the helicopter pilot is not obeying his instructions gets the guards to open fire. The helicopter lands and Allison rushes up to hug Philip. Special Forces swarm like flies over the Mountain. Pandemonium. Bill lands his helicopter on the pad and rescues the rest of the kids. Grunwald, knowing all is lost, heads for the anti-gravity chamber to sabotage his work. Maddern tries to stop him but is distracted by Kiki. The Mountain begins to break up and finally implodes. While Bill and the kids are searching for Kiki, they encounter Maddern. He attached an anti-gravity suit to himself and leaps into space, and ultimately to his death as the device fails. Out of the rubble Grunwald emerges still figuring out what went wrong with his invention. Back home some weeks later Philip receives a package. It contains an anti-Gravity suit. Grunwald is alive and well and continuing his work in Argentina.
- I don't like having to say this,
but Jack and Lucy-Ann are
just going to have to go back.
- Looks creepy, doesn't it?
- I think it's haunted.
- Haunted.
- It doesn't look haunted.
- Kiki!
Kiki!
- [Girl] What's that?
(panting)
(upbeat music)
♪ Whatever the danger ♪
♪ You gotta be strong ♪
♪ So trust in your heart ♪
♪ You can go on ♪
♪ Be true ♪
♪ I'll always admire you ♪
- [Girl] Something's coming.
- No Gary, no, they're only children.
Please leave them.
It's enough to just frighten them.
Some nice soup for you, come inside.
- [Parrot] Ponyboy.
Ponyboy.
- What were we running from?
- I don't know, just heard a noise.
- Did you see anything?
- No.
- Well why were we running?
- Because we were frightened.
- Of what?
- An animal.
- What sort of animal, bull, horse, cow?
- Well, it was big.
- Kiki.
(chuckles)
- Gary, Gary don't hurt it.
Please met me have it.
- No.
- I really am grateful.
- For what?
- You letting me stay here.
- Well don't be silly.
- No, it means a lot to me.
- Does it, well I'm glad.
- Mom, Bill.
- Phillip, you all
right, what's the matter,
where are the others?
- We left them at the castle.
- The castle, Phillip, I
told you not to go there.
- We didn't go in, we didn't.
- What's happened, is somebody hurt?
- No, it's not that.
- Well, what is it then?
- Well, it's Kiki.
- What about Kiki?
- She's lost, we don't know where she is.
She went into the castle.
- Is that all?
- We've got to find her mom,
we didn't wanna go in by ourselves.
We thought Bill could come with us.
- Well yes, yes of course.
- I'll come straight away,
I'll just get my jacket.
- Are you all right?
- Yes, why?
- Just wondering.
- I've been running hard,
I'm worried about Kiki.
- Oh yes, the parrot.
- Cockatoo.
- All right.
- Phillip, I do wish sometimes
you'd do as you're told.
(chuckles)
- Oh, here they are.
- Any sign of Kiki?
- No.
(ominous music)
- Well Jack, where did you last see Kiki?
- She flew close to
that window over there.
- You see, keep out.
It's perfectly clear,
this place is dangerous.
- We didn't go into the castle, mom.
- You shouldn't be here at all.
- We only climbed over
the wall to take a look.
- [Girl] We didn't mean any harm.
- No bell, no knocker.
- Not sure you should
expect any on a castle door.
- Let's go around the back.
You stay here and don't go wandering off.
- No, mom.
- [Gary] Kiki.
Kiki.
- There, they won't be
able to see him now.
- How many are there?
- Two adults and four children.
Maybe it's their bird.
Perhaps they've come back
for it, what should we do?
- Nothing.
They don't know we're in
here, they can't get in.
As far as they know, it's deserted.
It's nothing to worry about.
They'll soon give up.
- I don't like it here.
I want to go with Bill and Allie.
- No, we stay here.
Keep an eye out for Kiki.
(bird squawks)
- Shush, listen.
- What?
- Shush.
(bird squawks)
- She's inside.
- Kiki!
(bird squawks)
- [Kiki] Turn on the light
turn on the light.
Turn on the light.
- She's definitely in there.
- [Jack] She's in there
somehow, but how do we get in?
- We'd better tell Bill and Allie.
- Don't be stupid, we can do it.
- There's no way in.
- That broken window
where we last saw Kiki.
- We can't reach that.
- Yes, we can.
There's an old ladder here.
Give me a hand.
- It's a bit rickety.
- Prop it up against the wall.
- It doesn't look very safe.
- Hang onto it now, make
sure it doesn't slip.
Come on.
(Screams)
- It's broken.
- Careful.
- Do it timely.
(breathing heavily)
(ominous music)
(grunting)
- That was near.
- No, it wasn't, you were holding me.
- There are some stairs here, come on.
- Do you think anyone lives here?
- Does it look like it?
- [Girl] What about the
lights we saw the other night?
- Yeah, just be very careful.
- I can see why the
locals avoid this place,
it's really creepy.
Even in daylight.
- No sign of Kiki.
Let's take a look around here.
- Kiki?
Kiki?
- Keep quiet, shh.
(gasps)
- Feels haunted to me.
- [Phillip] Will you stop
talking about ghosts?
- It's cold, it's damp.
I don't like it.
- [Phillip] This way.
- Shh.
It's all right.
- [Girl] Where are we going?
- [Girl] I don't like it
here, it doesn't feel right.
- [Boy] It's like a strange church.
- Strange, yeah.
- Listen.
- Where do we go?
- Over there.
- [Man] Remember not to
work an extra shift tonight.
- Is that wise, Mr. Bright?
There's an awful lot of regulations.
- They're coming this way.
Over there, shh.
- There's no time to find a freight ship
and it has to be ready
by the end of the week.
- In there.
Hurry.
- What is this place?
- Dunno.
Looks like an old library.
- I know, I know, but
please don't upset him.
- Upset him?
- Just as soon as you've paid us,
I'm going to take him for treatment.
- Yes, quite right.
- Well at least he seems to
have calmed down a little.
Now that he's found that bird.
- What was that?
- I don't know.
- It sounded like...
- I want to get out.
There's something here in
the room, I know there is.
- Quiet, listen.
- What was that?
It sounded like
(piano drowns out dialogue)
of some sort.
(strident scraping)
(screams)
- [Computer] Caution, you have overridden
the radiation level meter.
- I meant to mention, Mr. Bright,
Gary says the radiation
levels are very high.
- Hasn't he caused enough trouble
without spreading alarm among the men.
Look for yourself.
As it happens, Mrs. Brimming,
the radiation levels
are relatively low at the moment.
- Listen.
- It's that son of yours again.
Go and stop him before
they hear him outside.
(birds chirping)
- [Bill] Kitchen, I think.
- I don't see no one at home.
(strident scraping)
strange, I could've
sworn I heard something.
- Hello, is there anyone there?
Hello?
I think it's deserted.
- Let's get back to the kids.
- Gary, what are you doing?
(gasps)
My god.
Where did you spring from?
Who are you?
Where did you come from?
Nevermind that for now, let's
get you out of here first.
Come on, don't hang about, it's not safe.
Out, out, out.
It isn't safe.
Out, out, out, out.
Come on, before you get hurt.
- Mom.
- Do these belong to you?
- I'm so sorry, what have they been up to?
- This is private property.
- Yes, I know, I'm sorry.
- You saw the sign outside?
Structurally, the castle
is very dangerous.
Very unsafe.
As these children have just found out,
very nearly to their cost.
- Are you all right?
- Yes, we're fine, mom.
- Just got a bit of a fright.
- Well, it's done now.
Main thing is no one was hurt.
- Well, thank god for that.
I'm so sorry, Mrs.?
- Brimming.
You have to know your
way around the castle
very, very well.
There are even places that I won't go
and I've lived here all my life.
Well, what brought you all
here in the first place?
- We were looking for a parrot.
- A cockatoo.
- I haven't seen hide
nor feather of the bird.
- Well, she was here.
- Is there anyone else here
who might have seen it?
- No, I live here on my own.
- I see.
- I think we've taken up
enough of Mrs. Brimming's time.
- [Jack] Kiki's still missing.
- Yes, and whose fault is that?
Certainly not Mrs. Brimmings.
- So you've lived here all your life?
- Yes, and my mother and father before me,
and their mother and
father, for centuries.
My boy was born here.
He's away now.
A scientist at university.
- Ah, things must have changed
a lot from the old days.
- Indeed.
- Fine old place.
Pity it's been allowed to get so run down.
- I couldn't agree more.
But it would take millions
of pounds to restore it.
- And you live here all on your own,
looking after the place?
- Yes.
(horn honks)
- Well, I'd better go.
Sorry to have bothered you.
Thanks very much for your time.
Goodbye.
- Goodbye.
(bird squawks)
- Was that Kiki?
I thought I heard Kiki.
- I didn't hear anything.
- Jack.
Jack.
- Oh, Jack, I do understand
what you're feeling,
but this isn't the way
to go about finding her.
- What other way is there?
- She'll be all right, Jackie, you'll see.
She's probably already
at home waiting for you.
- Somehow I don't think
that's very likely.
- [Girl] She can find
her own way home, Jack.
- [Jack] We haven't been here long enough
for her to know the way.
- Jack, you'll just have
to trust Mrs. Brimming,
I'm sure she'll find Kiki if she's there.
I'm sorry, but I'm putting my foot down.
Just stay away from
that place, all of you.
Clear?
- Yes, I'll meet the deadline.
No, no problems at all.
Witnesses, there will be no witnesses.
Even if I don't see to it myself,
the radiation will.
Whoops, must go, sorry, bye.
- Oh, that was so close.
- Why does Gary do it?
- I wish I knew.
- Kiki!
- Kiki!
Are you here, Kiki?
- Where are you?
- [Boy] Kiki!
(groans)
- Look, we've got people
prepared to pay us
very good money for those rods.
That's all that concerns me.
Now, I intend to speak to him.
- Oh please, no, not now.
He's overwrought.
- The last thing we need
is the police on our backs.
He needs to be told, and today.
(ominous music)
- I knew she wouldn't be here.
- [Girl] She's back at the castle.
- [Girl] You heard what
Mrs. Brimming said.
- I don't care, look what I found.
- Where did you find it?
- Lying in the castle, near the door.
- Why didn't you tell
us when we were there?
- Because I was frightened.
- So was I.
- Right, the feather
clenches it, I'm going back.
- Oh, you can't.
Not after what happened.
- [Jack] I'm not leaving Kiki there.
- What about that noise, it really hurt.
- Well, it could've been an alarm.
- So, I'll just be
careful of what I touch.
- What about the eyes?
- We could've imagined that.
- We didn't.
- Anyway, I don't care,
I'm going back for Kiki.
- Gary, leave the poor bird
in peace, it's terrified.
Gary, please, we have
something very important
to say to you.
- Gary, are you listening?
- Shush, baby steps.
- Poor Jack.
That bird is so important to him.
I mean, not just as a pet, but,
well apart from Lucy-Ann,
Kiki's all he's got left
of his first family.
If he loses her--
- yes.
- It wouldn't be so bad if
their uncle wanted them.
Of course, he doesn't,
he just feels lumbered.
- I can't think why,
they do seem very nice.
- Only just, that's the
way of it, I'm afraid.
- I do feel sorry for them.
- Phillip and Dinah are
asking me to adopt them.
- Well, that's one answer.
Could you?
- Oh, I'd do it, all right,
like a shot.
But I mean, how would I go about it?
What would their uncle say?
- Well, if adoption is too complicated,
you could always apply to
be their legal guardian.
- I hadn't thought of that.
I'll check that out, thank you.
- Now, Gary, I want you to pay attention.
I have something to say to
you, something very important.
Do you understand?
- Of course he understands,
don't you, Gary?
- Is he listening?
- Of course he's listening.
- It's like talking to the wall.
- Please, can we stay as calm as possible.
- You try.
- Gary, listen to me.
We're so close to
achieving all our dreams.
You've fought so hard for so long.
You found the pool, you
discovered what to do with it.
And we could rebuild the castle.
Use it as a sanctuary like
you've always wanted to.
And that's why you must control yourself.
The hiker was bad enough.
But if you had harmed those children.
- Has he understood.
- He understood, all right.
- I hope so.
Otherwise, he'll become
too much of a liability.
And as for that parrot,
cockatoo, whatever it is.
I'm going to return it to its owner,
we simply can't afford the risk.
- No, Gary, stop it, stop it at once.
Mr. Bright didn't mean it.
You can keep the parrot,
can't he, Mr. Bright,
let him go.
I promise you I won't
let him take the parrot.
- Kiki.
- He's a monster.
- But he could be trained.
Oh please, just finish the
job and go, leave Gary to me,
I will get help for him.
- Can't you see, there's no help for him,
he's past all help.
- I've discovered an
interesting castle, sir George.
It was supposed to be uninhabited,
but it turns out an old
lady still lives there.
I don't know, but something
strange is going on,
I can sense that.
I plan to ask around,
see if the locals know anything
and then take another look
at the place myself tomorrow.
I will sir, bye.
- Secrets?
- The reception is a
lot poorer in the house.
- You could've used our phone.
- Well.
(wind drowns out dialogue)
- I thought you were on holiday.
- I am, I just had to check up
on some unfinished business.
- I'm not sure if I like your business.
- Neither do I sometimes.
But let's not dwell on that.
Why don't we go and try and cheer Jack up.
He seems very cut up over this parrot.
- Kiki.
- On your nose.
- Kiki.
Pretty Kiki.
You won't leave me, will you?
I can take care of you.
I won't let them take you away.
(giggles)
- Shh.
- It's around violet.
- And ice cream.
- [Girl] And chocolate sauce.
(giggling)
- Uh oh, time for bed.
- I am the guardian.
I am the guardian of history.
I am the guardian of this castle.
(wolf howls)
- There you are.
Where's Jack?
- Isn't he with you?
- No he's not, his bed's empty,
he's gone to look for Kiki.
- Mom will be furious.
- I know, he's being stupid.
- What will we do?
- We have to get after
him before mom finds out.
- We'll go up and get dressed, wait here.
- [Phillip] Hurry.
(dog barking)
- Go fetch.
- We've got to stop Jack
before he gets into trouble.
- From the ruins of this castle,
springing forth a new castle,
which will provide shelter for the saved.
Which will provide a haven for the saved.
While outside, the sinful
world flashes in flame.
(Kiki yells)
I'm coming, Kiki.
(ominous music)
(upbeat music)
♪ Wherever we go ♪
♪ Only the brave will follow ♪
♪ Together, we stand, that's
what friends are for ♪
♪ Forever, we try ♪
♪ We know the fine sacrifice ♪
♪ Whatever the price ♪
♪ And when the night falls ♪
♪ Don't be afraid ♪
♪ And whisper that forever you'll stay ♪
♪ Whatever the danger,
you gotta be strong ♪
♪ So trust in your heart ♪
♪ We can't go wrong, be true ♪
♪ I'll always stand by you ♪
♪ I will always stand by you ♪
♪ I'll always be true ♪
♪ And I'll always stand by you ♪
- [Kiki] See you next week.