The Famous Five (1978–1979): Season 1, Episode 2 - Five Go to Kirren Island: Episode Two - full transcript
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.
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!
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.
It always rains when theres exploring to do.
Im sure that tunnel we found
in the quarry leads somewhere!
We can explore it tomorrow.
And with Timmy we can
Yes, I think that looks fine.
Idiot! We promised to
keep Georges secret!
Sorry, George! Sorry!
Its okay.
I think that man at the
cottage knows about our tunnel.
Why should he be interested?
I don't know. Its just, I think he's up
to something but I don't know what!
And another thing. How come he knows
so much about Fathers experiment?
None of us told him anything, George.
Dick did. He told him Fatherss
nearly finished on the Island.
Look, I said Im sorry!
Hey, calm down, you two. Now come
on George; that mans obviously got
his source of information
somewhere. It might all mean nothing;
but we ought to find out
what he's up to, and why.
Nearly 10.30. Hell be
signalling any minute.
Cant see a thing. Theres
rain on the Tower windows.
Can I have a look? I want to see Father.
Sure.
There he is!
He's signalling.
I think someones out there with him.
Who?
I couldn't see. I only
caught a glimpse of him.
Are you sure its not rain on the glass?
No! No!
- It can be very deceptive.
Terrible weather, Professor. Im
afraid Ive only got emergency rations:
The parachute jump, you know.
Er, now, what can I offer you?
Fate Maison, a little smoked cod
roe and to follow, lamb cutlets.
Not a thing.
Oh, come, come Professor: you must
eat. And don't look so downcast.
Im only asking you to be reasonable.
Reasonable!
Quite. I mean nobodys going to
come here looking for you
as long as you continue to make
the signals. You can't escape,
so it really would be more
sensible of you to co-operate.
You know I won't.
My information is that you've complete
work on this energy conversion plant;
I assume therefore that
you've perfected it.
Its going to be worth millions of
pounds on the open market, you know.
It will be free to anyone who wants it.
Not if I hold the world patents.
Over my dead body!
Oh really Professor, I do
hope it won't come to that.
Yes?
Mainland to Island.
Are you receiving me?
Yes, Im receiving you. Go ahead.
Ive found something very interesting.
Go on.
Theres an old plan of the Island
And theres an underground tunnel
from the cellars to the mainland.
And it surfaces near
the beach, near here.
Does it. Good: I won't
need a boat after all.
Theres one thing, tough. I think
the Kirrin kids know about it.
Oh, I don't think we need
worry about a few children.
By the way, our friend here is
proving rather unhelpful, Im afraid.
Stand by for further instructions. I
want to have time for a little think.
And time, Professor, alas, is
something I don't have very much of.
I need to be a long way away
from here fairly swiftly.
The sooner the better!
I really was very clever of you to
find a way of converting natural energy
into stored power. The tides, the
sunshine, even movement of the earth.
It really is rather impressive.
Now, of course, Im no
scientist but it strikes me.
Dont touch it.
It strikes me that if
the energy is converted
but has nowhere to store
itself. What you're going to get
is a lot of energy wandering around
not knowing what to do with itself.
You'll blow up the Island!
Not for some time. The tide
doesn't turn until late tonight.
And after that, well Professor,
you know whatll happen.
Professor Kirrin, I want your notebook,
and if you don't let me have it
by tomorrow morning when I have
to leave, your wife will receive
a very spectacular signal. A traffic
accident. And she will never see you
or your Island ever again.
Ten thirty.
And there it is!
Can you see anything, George?
No. Its too dark.
If Uncle Quentin signalled
then it must be alright.
Yes. Yes, I suppose so.
Ah, well, Goodnight.
Goodnight.
Yeh, see you in the morning, George.
- Okay, night.
Are you sure its not rain on the glass?
It can be very deceptive.
Fathers in danger, I know it.
Ah, the tides turned.
Things should start warming up now.
You just don't know what you're doing.
Oh, Ive a pretty good idea.
If you destroy my discovery
you'll never find my secret.
I can always try. You could be a rich
man, Professor; a very rich man, indeed.
Or a dead one. Its your choice.
Come on, Timmy! Come on!
Calm down, Timmy, we've got work to do!
It must be rather like
boiling a saucepan of water.
If the steam cant
escape, the lid flies off.
And if the lid cant fly
off, bang goes your saucepan.
Johnson, think what my discovery would
mean for ever one! You mustnt destroy it!
Good boy, Timmy. You know
what were after. Come on!
Oh really, so you think I
mustnt destroy it, do you?
Well, I cant very well leave it here
for someone else to discover, now can I?
That reminds me.
I must go and take a
few snaps at your colour.
Do excuse me. I shant be a moment.
Sit.
Stay. Now stay!
Father?
George! What are you doing here?
I saw that man. Through the binoculars
this morning. What's happening?
Never mind, darling. See the switch
there! On the left! First one!
Turn if off, please!
This one?
- Yes.
Well done! Now, hurry
back into the tunnel.
Theres a crack in the wall, on the
right. My notebook is hidden there.
Find it and get out of here!
- But Father!
Please George. Its
my only chance! Hurry!
Hold it, Timmy! Hold it!
What are you doing here?
Please. Im only looking for my Father.
Oh! Are you?
That's very interesting. I think
hell be delighted to see you!
Well, Professor Kirrin. Are you sure
I cant persuade you to co-operate?
Now they're bound to find you
missing. Theyll see the boat has gone!
Yes. I Think it'll be best if
the boat wasn't on the Island.
They're hardly going to come here
looking for you if they find your boat
Upside-down floating
out to sea, are they?
Oh, do excuse me. Talk
amongst yourselves.
Father, its alright. I found
your notebook and gave it to Timmy.
Who is Timmy?
A friend. He came with me.
Here! What that?
Burglars?
Burglars don't make that much noise.
Hey, what? Timmy!
Hey! Timmy, what's that?
Notes. Scientific notes!
Look, that's the tower at Kirrin.
These must be Uncle Quentins notes.
Wed better get George! Come on,
Timmy, down boy. Come on Timmy!
George? George!
Shes gone!
Whos there?
Anne, wheres George?
I don't know!
She must have gone to the Island.
Then why didn't she come back with
Timmy? And why isnt he all wet?
I don't know. But if there is someone
on the Island, and only Timmy came back...
She must be in danger.
Wherever shes gone, Timmy
will find her. Its nearly dawn.
Get dressed quickly
and get your torch.
Come on, Timmy!
Wheres George?
Look, he's heading for the tunnel!
Why should he want to come here?
It must go somewhere!
Yes, it goes right under the
sea to the Island! Come on!
Wait a minute. Whoever it is that's
got George and Uncle Quentin mustve
come this way too. In which case,
he might have accompliced out there.
Wed better get the police.
But we must stop them from
stealing Uncle Quentins secret!
You two go on. And lll keep a
lookout this end of the tunnel.
Right!
Good luck!
Stop right there, young lady.
Now what do you think you're up to, eh?
Oh no, you don't!
My ankle, I think lve broken it.
Well! Come on, help me, cant you?
Well, come on. Dont just stand
there! You cant just leave me here.
Oh, alright.
Oh, it serves you right, you horrible
man. I knew I shouldn't trust you.
You can jully well stay
there until I get the police.
Its a real maze down here.
You could go round and
round in circles for days.
Where to now, Timmy?
Uncle Quentin
Dick, come on, untie my feet. Julian.
First switch on the left. Turn it off.
This one?
- That's right, well done!
Timmy found us. Here.
Timmy? Who is this Timmy?
This is Timmy. Our dog.
Avery good dog!
Now the Island cant blow up.
Come on, we must get out of here.
Okay, Timmy will show us the way!
George once had a dog like that.
What a coincidence!
Coincidence!
Where the
Hey look!
Curton! I might have supposed
that you were involved.
Damn you, Kirrin. If it hadn't been
for Johnson interfering Id have.
Good old Anne. She made it!
Right. Take that man in.
Professor Kirrin glad
to see you are safe, Sir.
Now watch it, fellows. My
ankle might be broken. Steady!
Just take it steady, will you?
Professor, we've landed a helicopter on
the Island, but theres no sign of anybody.
Then he must have followed us down the
tunnel. The blokes name is Johnson.
By the way, he's armed!
He must have got lost.
Timmyll find him.
Yes. Alright, young
lady. Its worth a try.
Il give him five minutes. After
that lll have to send my men in.
Go on, Timmy! Bring him out!
Come to the entrance.
Remember, he's armed.
Damn it. Where have they gone?
What the devils that?
Dog, here, boy. Come on! Theres a
good boy, now then you're going to help
me get out of here, aren't
you? Go on, off you go!
Get back, you dirty brute.
Grab him!
Il have the gun, Sir.
Take him, away.
Timmy!
Well done, Timmy!
He's clever boy.
Well, George, have you forgiven us?
Forgiven you? You saved everything.
I don't know about you, George, but I
think we five make a pretty good team.
And when the papers get to hear
of this, a pretty famous team!
The Famous Five!
That's a fine dog you've got there.
Yes, he's the best in the world.
Say, Georgina, isnt that
the dog I forbade you to keep?
Yes, Father.
If it hadn't been for Timmy, Uncle
Quentin, wed never have found you.
And he saved your notebook!
Please, Father, let me
keep him now. Please?
Quentin
Well, considering that he saved my life.
Timmy, welcome to the family!
And Timmy
Welcome to the Famous Five!
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.
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!
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.
It always rains when theres exploring to do.
Im sure that tunnel we found
in the quarry leads somewhere!
We can explore it tomorrow.
And with Timmy we can
Yes, I think that looks fine.
Idiot! We promised to
keep Georges secret!
Sorry, George! Sorry!
Its okay.
I think that man at the
cottage knows about our tunnel.
Why should he be interested?
I don't know. Its just, I think he's up
to something but I don't know what!
And another thing. How come he knows
so much about Fathers experiment?
None of us told him anything, George.
Dick did. He told him Fatherss
nearly finished on the Island.
Look, I said Im sorry!
Hey, calm down, you two. Now come
on George; that mans obviously got
his source of information
somewhere. It might all mean nothing;
but we ought to find out
what he's up to, and why.
Nearly 10.30. Hell be
signalling any minute.
Cant see a thing. Theres
rain on the Tower windows.
Can I have a look? I want to see Father.
Sure.
There he is!
He's signalling.
I think someones out there with him.
Who?
I couldn't see. I only
caught a glimpse of him.
Are you sure its not rain on the glass?
No! No!
- It can be very deceptive.
Terrible weather, Professor. Im
afraid Ive only got emergency rations:
The parachute jump, you know.
Er, now, what can I offer you?
Fate Maison, a little smoked cod
roe and to follow, lamb cutlets.
Not a thing.
Oh, come, come Professor: you must
eat. And don't look so downcast.
Im only asking you to be reasonable.
Reasonable!
Quite. I mean nobodys going to
come here looking for you
as long as you continue to make
the signals. You can't escape,
so it really would be more
sensible of you to co-operate.
You know I won't.
My information is that you've complete
work on this energy conversion plant;
I assume therefore that
you've perfected it.
Its going to be worth millions of
pounds on the open market, you know.
It will be free to anyone who wants it.
Not if I hold the world patents.
Over my dead body!
Oh really Professor, I do
hope it won't come to that.
Yes?
Mainland to Island.
Are you receiving me?
Yes, Im receiving you. Go ahead.
Ive found something very interesting.
Go on.
Theres an old plan of the Island
And theres an underground tunnel
from the cellars to the mainland.
And it surfaces near
the beach, near here.
Does it. Good: I won't
need a boat after all.
Theres one thing, tough. I think
the Kirrin kids know about it.
Oh, I don't think we need
worry about a few children.
By the way, our friend here is
proving rather unhelpful, Im afraid.
Stand by for further instructions. I
want to have time for a little think.
And time, Professor, alas, is
something I don't have very much of.
I need to be a long way away
from here fairly swiftly.
The sooner the better!
I really was very clever of you to
find a way of converting natural energy
into stored power. The tides, the
sunshine, even movement of the earth.
It really is rather impressive.
Now, of course, Im no
scientist but it strikes me.
Dont touch it.
It strikes me that if
the energy is converted
but has nowhere to store
itself. What you're going to get
is a lot of energy wandering around
not knowing what to do with itself.
You'll blow up the Island!
Not for some time. The tide
doesn't turn until late tonight.
And after that, well Professor,
you know whatll happen.
Professor Kirrin, I want your notebook,
and if you don't let me have it
by tomorrow morning when I have
to leave, your wife will receive
a very spectacular signal. A traffic
accident. And she will never see you
or your Island ever again.
Ten thirty.
And there it is!
Can you see anything, George?
No. Its too dark.
If Uncle Quentin signalled
then it must be alright.
Yes. Yes, I suppose so.
Ah, well, Goodnight.
Goodnight.
Yeh, see you in the morning, George.
- Okay, night.
Are you sure its not rain on the glass?
It can be very deceptive.
Fathers in danger, I know it.
Ah, the tides turned.
Things should start warming up now.
You just don't know what you're doing.
Oh, Ive a pretty good idea.
If you destroy my discovery
you'll never find my secret.
I can always try. You could be a rich
man, Professor; a very rich man, indeed.
Or a dead one. Its your choice.
Come on, Timmy! Come on!
Calm down, Timmy, we've got work to do!
It must be rather like
boiling a saucepan of water.
If the steam cant
escape, the lid flies off.
And if the lid cant fly
off, bang goes your saucepan.
Johnson, think what my discovery would
mean for ever one! You mustnt destroy it!
Good boy, Timmy. You know
what were after. Come on!
Oh really, so you think I
mustnt destroy it, do you?
Well, I cant very well leave it here
for someone else to discover, now can I?
That reminds me.
I must go and take a
few snaps at your colour.
Do excuse me. I shant be a moment.
Sit.
Stay. Now stay!
Father?
George! What are you doing here?
I saw that man. Through the binoculars
this morning. What's happening?
Never mind, darling. See the switch
there! On the left! First one!
Turn if off, please!
This one?
- Yes.
Well done! Now, hurry
back into the tunnel.
Theres a crack in the wall, on the
right. My notebook is hidden there.
Find it and get out of here!
- But Father!
Please George. Its
my only chance! Hurry!
Hold it, Timmy! Hold it!
What are you doing here?
Please. Im only looking for my Father.
Oh! Are you?
That's very interesting. I think
hell be delighted to see you!
Well, Professor Kirrin. Are you sure
I cant persuade you to co-operate?
Now they're bound to find you
missing. Theyll see the boat has gone!
Yes. I Think it'll be best if
the boat wasn't on the Island.
They're hardly going to come here
looking for you if they find your boat
Upside-down floating
out to sea, are they?
Oh, do excuse me. Talk
amongst yourselves.
Father, its alright. I found
your notebook and gave it to Timmy.
Who is Timmy?
A friend. He came with me.
Here! What that?
Burglars?
Burglars don't make that much noise.
Hey, what? Timmy!
Hey! Timmy, what's that?
Notes. Scientific notes!
Look, that's the tower at Kirrin.
These must be Uncle Quentins notes.
Wed better get George! Come on,
Timmy, down boy. Come on Timmy!
George? George!
Shes gone!
Whos there?
Anne, wheres George?
I don't know!
She must have gone to the Island.
Then why didn't she come back with
Timmy? And why isnt he all wet?
I don't know. But if there is someone
on the Island, and only Timmy came back...
She must be in danger.
Wherever shes gone, Timmy
will find her. Its nearly dawn.
Get dressed quickly
and get your torch.
Come on, Timmy!
Wheres George?
Look, he's heading for the tunnel!
Why should he want to come here?
It must go somewhere!
Yes, it goes right under the
sea to the Island! Come on!
Wait a minute. Whoever it is that's
got George and Uncle Quentin mustve
come this way too. In which case,
he might have accompliced out there.
Wed better get the police.
But we must stop them from
stealing Uncle Quentins secret!
You two go on. And lll keep a
lookout this end of the tunnel.
Right!
Good luck!
Stop right there, young lady.
Now what do you think you're up to, eh?
Oh no, you don't!
My ankle, I think lve broken it.
Well! Come on, help me, cant you?
Well, come on. Dont just stand
there! You cant just leave me here.
Oh, alright.
Oh, it serves you right, you horrible
man. I knew I shouldn't trust you.
You can jully well stay
there until I get the police.
Its a real maze down here.
You could go round and
round in circles for days.
Where to now, Timmy?
Uncle Quentin
Dick, come on, untie my feet. Julian.
First switch on the left. Turn it off.
This one?
- That's right, well done!
Timmy found us. Here.
Timmy? Who is this Timmy?
This is Timmy. Our dog.
Avery good dog!
Now the Island cant blow up.
Come on, we must get out of here.
Okay, Timmy will show us the way!
George once had a dog like that.
What a coincidence!
Coincidence!
Where the
Hey look!
Curton! I might have supposed
that you were involved.
Damn you, Kirrin. If it hadn't been
for Johnson interfering Id have.
Good old Anne. She made it!
Right. Take that man in.
Professor Kirrin glad
to see you are safe, Sir.
Now watch it, fellows. My
ankle might be broken. Steady!
Just take it steady, will you?
Professor, we've landed a helicopter on
the Island, but theres no sign of anybody.
Then he must have followed us down the
tunnel. The blokes name is Johnson.
By the way, he's armed!
He must have got lost.
Timmyll find him.
Yes. Alright, young
lady. Its worth a try.
Il give him five minutes. After
that lll have to send my men in.
Go on, Timmy! Bring him out!
Come to the entrance.
Remember, he's armed.
Damn it. Where have they gone?
What the devils that?
Dog, here, boy. Come on! Theres a
good boy, now then you're going to help
me get out of here, aren't
you? Go on, off you go!
Get back, you dirty brute.
Grab him!
Il have the gun, Sir.
Take him, away.
Timmy!
Well done, Timmy!
He's clever boy.
Well, George, have you forgiven us?
Forgiven you? You saved everything.
I don't know about you, George, but I
think we five make a pretty good team.
And when the papers get to hear
of this, a pretty famous team!
The Famous Five!
That's a fine dog you've got there.
Yes, he's the best in the world.
Say, Georgina, isnt that
the dog I forbade you to keep?
Yes, Father.
If it hadn't been for Timmy, Uncle
Quentin, wed never have found you.
And he saved your notebook!
Please, Father, let me
keep him now. Please?
Quentin
Well, considering that he saved my life.
Timmy, welcome to the family!
And Timmy
Welcome to the Famous Five!