The Famous Five (1978–1979): Season 1, Episode 1 - Five Go to Kirren Island: Part 1 - full transcript
How are you getting on, Mr. Rogers?
Nearly finished, Mrs. Kirrin.
- Good.
George!
Better start getting yourself ready.
And tidy up your room. Your
cousins will be here in a minute.
How much further, Julian?
Oh, a mile at the most.
We've com five miles
from the Station already.
I don't believe it, a downhill bit!
Look, the sea!
I wonder if that's Kirrin Island.
- Must be.
What's that weird looking tower?
I don't know. Expect
Georgina can tell us though.
Come on, we must be nearly there.
George!
Georgina!
Now really, Georgina...
Georgina! Come back!
That must be it! Come on!
Excuse me. This is
Kirrin Cottage, isn't it?
What is it to you, may I ask?
We're Georgina's cousins,
we've come to stay.
Just what Professor Kirrin would want,
three more kids about the
place interrupting his work.
Lucky for you, he's shut
himself away on the island.
He must have built that Tower then.
Ah, that's part of his
experiment. Top secret it is too.
So don't you go blabbing
to no strangers about it.
And don't let me catch
you in my vegetable patch.
What does he think we are? Rabbits?
There you are! How lovely to see you.
Hello, Aunt Fanny.
Well you've certainly changed since I
last saw you. Anne was still just a baby.
Now you must be Julian and this is
Dick. Did you have a good journey?
Yes, thanks. Lovely ride from
the station. Wasn't it super?
Yeah!
Oh, good, and I've arranged with the
stationmaster to have your baggage sent out.
So bring your bikes round the back
and we'll go straight into tea.
I suppose you must be very hungry.
Yes! I hope you've got enough
for these two as well, Aunt Fanny.
Especially Anne: she's nearly
didn't make it from the station.
Needs build up you know.
Did Mummy warn you
about his awful jokes?
Yes, she did, I'm afraid.
Lovely afternoon,
George, lovely afternoon.
It certainly is, Mr. Johnson.
Did you have a good lunch, Sir?
Passable. Rather too
much shop talk, you know.
Ah, just in time for the office cuppa?
Yeah, Mr. Johnson.
Miss Peters, I'm leaving
town for a couple of days.
I'm sure the Minister will be able
to manage by himself until I get back.
Have my car sent round to
the front, will you please.
Yes, Mr. Johnson.
Thank you.
Tomorrow we'll all go
across to the Island;
have a picnic lunch with Uncle Quentin.
Super!
Where's Georgina, Aunt Fanny?
We're dying to meet her.
I don't quite know where she is. I'm
afraid George has got a bad habit:
Disappearing off just
when she shouldn't.
Why do you call her George?
Because she likes it.
But that sounds like a boy.
That's just what she hopes.
I wouldn't like people
to think I was a boy.
No, but then you're not like George.
There you are at last,
George. Tea's nearly over.
I'm not hungry, thank you, Mother.
These are your cousins:
Anne, Dick and Julian.
Hello.
- Hi!
Hello.
- Hello.
Why don't you take them all
outside and show them a few places?
But I've got to...
- Got to what?
Nothing.
Good, off you go, then. I'll clear away.
Thanks for the tea, Aunt Fanny.
Yes, it was terrific.
That's all right. You you
go. Don't be late back.
Aunt Fanny said we could go to
Uncle Quentin's Island tomorrow.
That would be super, Georgina.
My name is not Georgina, it's George!
And the Island isn't his; it's mine.
Don't be silly...
It is! He gave it to me.
And now he's working on it
an he won't let me there.
But surely if his experiment is so
top secret, why's he doing it out there
where everyone can reach him?
Uh! You try it! The rocks out
there would smash your boat to bits.
Only father and I know
the way through them.
And he needs those tides
for his experiments,
that's why he took my Island.
I wouldn't mind an Island of my own!
Look, I've got something to
do, something very secret.
So don't try and follow me! Any of you!
We wouldn't bother.
It's going to be a laugh
a minute with her around.
It's all right for you two. I've
got to share a room with her.
This is going to be
a very long fortnight.
Can I get you another?
Well, that's very kind of you...
- My pleasure.
Bitter?
- Thanks.
Timmy! Timmy!
Come on, Timmy!
Come on.
Come here, baby.
Oh Timmy!
That's Quentin Kirrin's girl, isn't it?
Yes. A regular tomboy.
"Master George", I call her.
Cheers!
- Cheers!
That's her dog too. The Professor
wouldn't have him in the house.
Told her to give him away but she
dotes on that dog more'n anything.
Where is Quentin? I
haven't seen him recently.
Oh, he has shut away on
his Island experimenting.
He doesn't come back over. The
Missus takes supplies out to him.
She makes him signal to
her to show he's all right.
Shines a torch three times from his
tower, ten thirty morning and night.
Regular as clockwork.
Does she now? Well, nice to
know that he's working so hard.
Come on!
This is super.
I just wish Georgina
was a bit more friendly.
George to you.
Last one up there buys
the ice-creams tomorrow.
That's not fair!
It's very lonely round here.
Hey look. Looks like a sort of a cave.
It's very dark.
Let's explore it.
Not without torches, dopey.
Well, let's go back and get them then.
It's getting late. Why don't we
come back and explore it tomorrow?
Yes, we'd better leave it.
Look, let's keep this our secret.
George has got hers and this
cave could be ours. Right?
Right!
Oh, hello there.
You're the children staying
at Kirrin Cottage, aren't you?
That's right.
George not with you?
- No.
Your Uncle and Aunt are
great friends of mine.
Why don't you come and
have tea here tomorrow?
Ah. Well, I'm not sure.
Oh, it's not important.
Whenever you're passing!
See you soon!
Bye.
Funny bloke!
This place is full of peculiar people.
Aunt Fanny's the only
normal one we've met so far.
Uncle Quentin sounds a bit peculiar too!
Well, we'll find out when we go to
Kirrin Island tomorrow, won't we?
Can I row, George?
No. Those rocks out
there are too dangerous;
you can cast off though.
Father! Father!
Where does he work, Aunt Fanny?
I've no idea, Anne. He
usually appears if we call.
George, take the boys and
see if you can find him.
Okay. Come on!
Father! Father!
Wow! What a fantastic place! Look at it!
What do you think those things
are up on the top of the Tower?
Don't know. Must be some kind of
solar power supply system.
1 think the main equipment
must be somewhere else.
Father! Father!
Well, I don't think he's up there.
I wonder where he is.
Here I am.
So, Professor Kirrin.
You Island seems to be attracting
quite a lot of attention.
You've grown since I saw you last.
It was eight years ago, Uncle Quentin.
Was it? Well, I suppose that's
to be expected, isn't it?
Whereabouts are you
working at the moment, love?
In the cellars.
Cellars?
Beneath the ruins. The
cellars of the old castle.
Is that your secret laboratory?
I suppose you could call it that,
yes. George looking after you alright?
Yes. She rowed us out
here round all those rocks.
Wish I could row as well as that.
George will teach you.
Look, I've got to get back.
There's something I must
check. Thanks for the supplies.
George, you can have your Island
back soon. I've nearly finished.
Don't forget the
signals. You know I worry.
I won't.
Take care of them. Alright! Bye!
Bye!
Well! Well!
How nice to see you again, Curton.
Johnson!
Been doing a spot of
bird-watching, have you?
What a splendid telescope!
Yes, very nice, isn't it?
Tell me. Who are you working for
this time? Russia? China? America?
You've been a bit of a nuisance
to us in your time, Curton,
I do hope you appreciate that.
Oh, no! I'm not working for
anyone, honestly. I'm not.
What a lovely transmitter!
George?
What are you doing this afternoon?
That's my business.
Oh, well then you won't want
to come exploring with us.
Where?
That's our secret.
We'll be over the ridge at the end
of the beach if you change your mind.
We've found something
rather interesting.
George, come on!
Curton, are you there? What is wrong?
I've had no information from you for weeks.
Oh, really, Curton! You're
not dealing with them again.
Hello Colonel, Johnson.
- Johnson?
How splendid to hear you again.
I'm afraid your little scheme has
run into rather a sticky patch.
Bad luck!
Oh, and by the way, you won't
be hearing from Mr. Curton again.
Johnson, is that you?
It strikes me, Curton, that
you're in a spot of trouble.
I think you and I ought
to have a little chat.
I don't think anyone's
been here for ages.
I can't see the end. It
must go all the way. Come on!
This isn't a cave.
It's a man-made tunnel.
It's very long. It
stretches out under the sea.
Can you see anything?
What's that?
It's a dog. Hello, boy!
Whose is he?
Don't know, must belong to
the man on the beach.
Timmy?
Timmy?
That's George's voice.
So that's her little secret.
Come on!
Timmy! How many times have I
told you not to chase rabbits.
Just look at me when I tell you
off. It's just not good enough!
It's not on! Now, come on!
Just you remember that.
Hello George!
- Dick!
And hello Timmy!
How did you know his name?
You've just been shouting it.
He gave us a fright in the tunnel.
Oh, he's lovely, George. Is he yours?
- Yes.
Then why didn't we
see him at the cottage?
Father won't let me keep him. A boy
in the village looks after him for me.
I'd rather starve than get
rid of Timmy, and besides
I hate being parted from him.
So that's why you were being so
miserable. Don't worry, George,
you can rely on us. We
won't reveal your secret.
You promise?
- We promise.
On the head of Timmy!
Friends?
- Friends!
I don't mind telling you this
George. I'd hate to be your enemy!
And another thing, Georg: that tunnel
we've found is no ordinary tunnel.
We didn't get very far,
but we found some steps.
And going straight down into the Earth!
And heading out the sea.
Are you coming?
- You bet, come on.
Hello there! Are you coming to tea?
Better go or else he'll wonder
what we've found down here.
Right, and I'm hungry anyway.
Okay, just coming.
Come along in, make yourselves
comfortable. Sit down.
Abit of a mess at
the moment I'm afraid.
Gosh, look at that telescope!
Oh yes, that's my hobby. Birdwatching.
Kirrin Island! I can see Uncle
Quentin's tower as clear as anything.
Choughs. Erm, choughs. Rare coastbirds.
I've spotted a couple out on the Island.
I couldn't help seeing you out there,
actually. How is your dear father?
Well, er...
He's nearly finished, he said.
Has he, good old Quentin!
Well, perhaps you can help me get
the things out, biscuits and cake
in that cupboard.
I'll put the kettle on.
Not that one. The biscuits
are on the shelf below.
Oh sorry.
Help! The Aunt! I mean, my Aunt!
Aunt Joan, she's
coming to tea, remember?
Do you know her?
Er, yes, indeed, a delightful lady.
Well, we've got to do, I'm sorry!
Yes, bye and thanks.
Er, yes, silly of us. Excuse us, please.
Thanks, anyway.
- Bye.
Eh. Another time, perhaps.
Who's Aunt Joan? We
haven't got an Aunt Joan.
Exactly! And that man said he knew her.
He's pretending to be a friend of
Father's. I've never seen him before.
And you shouldn't have told
him Father's nearly finished.
You know it's secret!
I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking.
Aren't you jumping to
conclusions a bit, George?
I don't think she is. Did you happen
to notice what was in that cupboard?
Aradio transmitter!
Well done, Curton!
Well, I'm sorry I... They rushed
off, I couldn't ask them anything.
Oh, I heard all I needed to know.
Professor Kirrin has
apparently nearly finished.
Oh cheer up, Curton.
You'll be busy tonight.
All the same, I think
we're getting too worked up,
I mean as long as Uncle Quentin signals.
10.30 coming up.
That plane's flying low.
It'll pass right over the Island.
Has he signalled yet?
- Not yet, mother.
Any minute now.
Come on, Father, come on.
There!
One, two, three!
It's alright, George, he's safe!
He's signalled, Aunt Fanny.
Good. Right, off to bed, all of you!
That's a relief. But I will
be watching the Tower through
the binoculars tomorrow
morning. Goodnight.
Goodnight.
- Night.
Ah, Professor Kirrin, I presume.
- Who are you?
No, you don't know
me. My name's Johnson.
I'm from the Ministry of Research.
Oh, thank heavens. For a minute
I thought you were some kind of...
Or rather, should I say
I was from the Ministry?
You see I've recently decided to strike
out on my own and seek my fortune.
And I've found it, Professor.
I've found it here on Kirrin Island.
Nearly finished, Mrs. Kirrin.
- Good.
George!
Better start getting yourself ready.
And tidy up your room. Your
cousins will be here in a minute.
How much further, Julian?
Oh, a mile at the most.
We've com five miles
from the Station already.
I don't believe it, a downhill bit!
Look, the sea!
I wonder if that's Kirrin Island.
- Must be.
What's that weird looking tower?
I don't know. Expect
Georgina can tell us though.
Come on, we must be nearly there.
George!
Georgina!
Now really, Georgina...
Georgina! Come back!
That must be it! Come on!
Excuse me. This is
Kirrin Cottage, isn't it?
What is it to you, may I ask?
We're Georgina's cousins,
we've come to stay.
Just what Professor Kirrin would want,
three more kids about the
place interrupting his work.
Lucky for you, he's shut
himself away on the island.
He must have built that Tower then.
Ah, that's part of his
experiment. Top secret it is too.
So don't you go blabbing
to no strangers about it.
And don't let me catch
you in my vegetable patch.
What does he think we are? Rabbits?
There you are! How lovely to see you.
Hello, Aunt Fanny.
Well you've certainly changed since I
last saw you. Anne was still just a baby.
Now you must be Julian and this is
Dick. Did you have a good journey?
Yes, thanks. Lovely ride from
the station. Wasn't it super?
Yeah!
Oh, good, and I've arranged with the
stationmaster to have your baggage sent out.
So bring your bikes round the back
and we'll go straight into tea.
I suppose you must be very hungry.
Yes! I hope you've got enough
for these two as well, Aunt Fanny.
Especially Anne: she's nearly
didn't make it from the station.
Needs build up you know.
Did Mummy warn you
about his awful jokes?
Yes, she did, I'm afraid.
Lovely afternoon,
George, lovely afternoon.
It certainly is, Mr. Johnson.
Did you have a good lunch, Sir?
Passable. Rather too
much shop talk, you know.
Ah, just in time for the office cuppa?
Yeah, Mr. Johnson.
Miss Peters, I'm leaving
town for a couple of days.
I'm sure the Minister will be able
to manage by himself until I get back.
Have my car sent round to
the front, will you please.
Yes, Mr. Johnson.
Thank you.
Tomorrow we'll all go
across to the Island;
have a picnic lunch with Uncle Quentin.
Super!
Where's Georgina, Aunt Fanny?
We're dying to meet her.
I don't quite know where she is. I'm
afraid George has got a bad habit:
Disappearing off just
when she shouldn't.
Why do you call her George?
Because she likes it.
But that sounds like a boy.
That's just what she hopes.
I wouldn't like people
to think I was a boy.
No, but then you're not like George.
There you are at last,
George. Tea's nearly over.
I'm not hungry, thank you, Mother.
These are your cousins:
Anne, Dick and Julian.
Hello.
- Hi!
Hello.
- Hello.
Why don't you take them all
outside and show them a few places?
But I've got to...
- Got to what?
Nothing.
Good, off you go, then. I'll clear away.
Thanks for the tea, Aunt Fanny.
Yes, it was terrific.
That's all right. You you
go. Don't be late back.
Aunt Fanny said we could go to
Uncle Quentin's Island tomorrow.
That would be super, Georgina.
My name is not Georgina, it's George!
And the Island isn't his; it's mine.
Don't be silly...
It is! He gave it to me.
And now he's working on it
an he won't let me there.
But surely if his experiment is so
top secret, why's he doing it out there
where everyone can reach him?
Uh! You try it! The rocks out
there would smash your boat to bits.
Only father and I know
the way through them.
And he needs those tides
for his experiments,
that's why he took my Island.
I wouldn't mind an Island of my own!
Look, I've got something to
do, something very secret.
So don't try and follow me! Any of you!
We wouldn't bother.
It's going to be a laugh
a minute with her around.
It's all right for you two. I've
got to share a room with her.
This is going to be
a very long fortnight.
Can I get you another?
Well, that's very kind of you...
- My pleasure.
Bitter?
- Thanks.
Timmy! Timmy!
Come on, Timmy!
Come on.
Come here, baby.
Oh Timmy!
That's Quentin Kirrin's girl, isn't it?
Yes. A regular tomboy.
"Master George", I call her.
Cheers!
- Cheers!
That's her dog too. The Professor
wouldn't have him in the house.
Told her to give him away but she
dotes on that dog more'n anything.
Where is Quentin? I
haven't seen him recently.
Oh, he has shut away on
his Island experimenting.
He doesn't come back over. The
Missus takes supplies out to him.
She makes him signal to
her to show he's all right.
Shines a torch three times from his
tower, ten thirty morning and night.
Regular as clockwork.
Does she now? Well, nice to
know that he's working so hard.
Come on!
This is super.
I just wish Georgina
was a bit more friendly.
George to you.
Last one up there buys
the ice-creams tomorrow.
That's not fair!
It's very lonely round here.
Hey look. Looks like a sort of a cave.
It's very dark.
Let's explore it.
Not without torches, dopey.
Well, let's go back and get them then.
It's getting late. Why don't we
come back and explore it tomorrow?
Yes, we'd better leave it.
Look, let's keep this our secret.
George has got hers and this
cave could be ours. Right?
Right!
Oh, hello there.
You're the children staying
at Kirrin Cottage, aren't you?
That's right.
George not with you?
- No.
Your Uncle and Aunt are
great friends of mine.
Why don't you come and
have tea here tomorrow?
Ah. Well, I'm not sure.
Oh, it's not important.
Whenever you're passing!
See you soon!
Bye.
Funny bloke!
This place is full of peculiar people.
Aunt Fanny's the only
normal one we've met so far.
Uncle Quentin sounds a bit peculiar too!
Well, we'll find out when we go to
Kirrin Island tomorrow, won't we?
Can I row, George?
No. Those rocks out
there are too dangerous;
you can cast off though.
Father! Father!
Where does he work, Aunt Fanny?
I've no idea, Anne. He
usually appears if we call.
George, take the boys and
see if you can find him.
Okay. Come on!
Father! Father!
Wow! What a fantastic place! Look at it!
What do you think those things
are up on the top of the Tower?
Don't know. Must be some kind of
solar power supply system.
1 think the main equipment
must be somewhere else.
Father! Father!
Well, I don't think he's up there.
I wonder where he is.
Here I am.
So, Professor Kirrin.
You Island seems to be attracting
quite a lot of attention.
You've grown since I saw you last.
It was eight years ago, Uncle Quentin.
Was it? Well, I suppose that's
to be expected, isn't it?
Whereabouts are you
working at the moment, love?
In the cellars.
Cellars?
Beneath the ruins. The
cellars of the old castle.
Is that your secret laboratory?
I suppose you could call it that,
yes. George looking after you alright?
Yes. She rowed us out
here round all those rocks.
Wish I could row as well as that.
George will teach you.
Look, I've got to get back.
There's something I must
check. Thanks for the supplies.
George, you can have your Island
back soon. I've nearly finished.
Don't forget the
signals. You know I worry.
I won't.
Take care of them. Alright! Bye!
Bye!
Well! Well!
How nice to see you again, Curton.
Johnson!
Been doing a spot of
bird-watching, have you?
What a splendid telescope!
Yes, very nice, isn't it?
Tell me. Who are you working for
this time? Russia? China? America?
You've been a bit of a nuisance
to us in your time, Curton,
I do hope you appreciate that.
Oh, no! I'm not working for
anyone, honestly. I'm not.
What a lovely transmitter!
George?
What are you doing this afternoon?
That's my business.
Oh, well then you won't want
to come exploring with us.
Where?
That's our secret.
We'll be over the ridge at the end
of the beach if you change your mind.
We've found something
rather interesting.
George, come on!
Curton, are you there? What is wrong?
I've had no information from you for weeks.
Oh, really, Curton! You're
not dealing with them again.
Hello Colonel, Johnson.
- Johnson?
How splendid to hear you again.
I'm afraid your little scheme has
run into rather a sticky patch.
Bad luck!
Oh, and by the way, you won't
be hearing from Mr. Curton again.
Johnson, is that you?
It strikes me, Curton, that
you're in a spot of trouble.
I think you and I ought
to have a little chat.
I don't think anyone's
been here for ages.
I can't see the end. It
must go all the way. Come on!
This isn't a cave.
It's a man-made tunnel.
It's very long. It
stretches out under the sea.
Can you see anything?
What's that?
It's a dog. Hello, boy!
Whose is he?
Don't know, must belong to
the man on the beach.
Timmy?
Timmy?
That's George's voice.
So that's her little secret.
Come on!
Timmy! How many times have I
told you not to chase rabbits.
Just look at me when I tell you
off. It's just not good enough!
It's not on! Now, come on!
Just you remember that.
Hello George!
- Dick!
And hello Timmy!
How did you know his name?
You've just been shouting it.
He gave us a fright in the tunnel.
Oh, he's lovely, George. Is he yours?
- Yes.
Then why didn't we
see him at the cottage?
Father won't let me keep him. A boy
in the village looks after him for me.
I'd rather starve than get
rid of Timmy, and besides
I hate being parted from him.
So that's why you were being so
miserable. Don't worry, George,
you can rely on us. We
won't reveal your secret.
You promise?
- We promise.
On the head of Timmy!
Friends?
- Friends!
I don't mind telling you this
George. I'd hate to be your enemy!
And another thing, Georg: that tunnel
we've found is no ordinary tunnel.
We didn't get very far,
but we found some steps.
And going straight down into the Earth!
And heading out the sea.
Are you coming?
- You bet, come on.
Hello there! Are you coming to tea?
Better go or else he'll wonder
what we've found down here.
Right, and I'm hungry anyway.
Okay, just coming.
Come along in, make yourselves
comfortable. Sit down.
Abit of a mess at
the moment I'm afraid.
Gosh, look at that telescope!
Oh yes, that's my hobby. Birdwatching.
Kirrin Island! I can see Uncle
Quentin's tower as clear as anything.
Choughs. Erm, choughs. Rare coastbirds.
I've spotted a couple out on the Island.
I couldn't help seeing you out there,
actually. How is your dear father?
Well, er...
He's nearly finished, he said.
Has he, good old Quentin!
Well, perhaps you can help me get
the things out, biscuits and cake
in that cupboard.
I'll put the kettle on.
Not that one. The biscuits
are on the shelf below.
Oh sorry.
Help! The Aunt! I mean, my Aunt!
Aunt Joan, she's
coming to tea, remember?
Do you know her?
Er, yes, indeed, a delightful lady.
Well, we've got to do, I'm sorry!
Yes, bye and thanks.
Er, yes, silly of us. Excuse us, please.
Thanks, anyway.
- Bye.
Eh. Another time, perhaps.
Who's Aunt Joan? We
haven't got an Aunt Joan.
Exactly! And that man said he knew her.
He's pretending to be a friend of
Father's. I've never seen him before.
And you shouldn't have told
him Father's nearly finished.
You know it's secret!
I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking.
Aren't you jumping to
conclusions a bit, George?
I don't think she is. Did you happen
to notice what was in that cupboard?
Aradio transmitter!
Well done, Curton!
Well, I'm sorry I... They rushed
off, I couldn't ask them anything.
Oh, I heard all I needed to know.
Professor Kirrin has
apparently nearly finished.
Oh cheer up, Curton.
You'll be busy tonight.
All the same, I think
we're getting too worked up,
I mean as long as Uncle Quentin signals.
10.30 coming up.
That plane's flying low.
It'll pass right over the Island.
Has he signalled yet?
- Not yet, mother.
Any minute now.
Come on, Father, come on.
There!
One, two, three!
It's alright, George, he's safe!
He's signalled, Aunt Fanny.
Good. Right, off to bed, all of you!
That's a relief. But I will
be watching the Tower through
the binoculars tomorrow
morning. Goodnight.
Goodnight.
- Night.
Ah, Professor Kirrin, I presume.
- Who are you?
No, you don't know
me. My name's Johnson.
I'm from the Ministry of Research.
Oh, thank heavens. For a minute
I thought you were some kind of...
Or rather, should I say
I was from the Ministry?
You see I've recently decided to strike
out on my own and seek my fortune.
And I've found it, Professor.
I've found it here on Kirrin Island.