The Famous Five (1978–1979): Season 1, Episode 6 - Five Go Off in a Caravan - full transcript

Do you see what I see?

Yes.

Anne, youll never believe this!

Do you think he escaped from the zoo?

Must me my map-reading again!

Whats an elephant doing in the river?

Thats what Id like to know.

Hope he doesn't sink!

Its not as if were
in the middle of Africa!

Hello!

Dont forget behind his ears.



Course not, very sensitive
an elephants ears.

Hey, whered you lot spring
from? Them your caravans?

Yeah!

Theyre beauties, very nice indeed.

Is that a friendly elephant?

Course hes friendly,
come over and see.

Whats her name?

Rha nee.

Is she yours?

She belongs to the circus.

Think she was my pet did you?

You work for a circus?

Grew up with it. We always
camp here for a summer rest.

How smashing. Id like
to work in a circus.



Whats your name?

Nobby. Whats yours?

George.
- Im Julian.

Hi, lm Dick.
- Anne.

What are you lot doing then?

Oh, were on holiday. Were
going to camp up in the hills.

Well, you wont reach them tonight.

But its only a few miles

Its quite a haul up them roads.

You shouldn't askyour poor horses
to tackle that at the end of hot day.

Spose so.

Tell you what, why don't you camp over
by the stream? Its a nice spot there.

Terrific! Thanks a lot.

Come on gang.

Bye .

See you, Rhanee.

Just come and look for
me after youve settled in

and III show you round
the circus. Ask for Nobby.

See you later then.

This is fantastic!

Keep on working then!

Good boy, Timmy, good dog!

Well the horses are settled.
Theyve earned it today.

So have we. Why don't you
hurry up and make the tea, Anne.

Well you havent even lit the fire yet!

I think we should ask
Nobby over for tea.

Then he can tell us all
about life at a circus.

Julian, do you think theyll
have lions or anything?

I expect so. Why?

Well, I don't like the
thought of sleeping near lions.

Come on, Dick.

Just think how the
poor lions would feel.

Wait for us.

Id rather have a dog like Timmy
than a brother like Dick any day!

At least he doesn't leave
dirty paw marks everywhere.

No, he makes terrible jokes instead!

There he is! Theres Nobby! Hi Nobby!

Hello, these are Growler
and Barker. Theyre mine.

Arent they lovely?

Look, watch!

Good girl!

This is my best friend.
His names Pongo.

Hello Pongo.

Good girl!

A chimpanzee!

Well come on. III show you round.

Do you all live in these caravans?

Thats right. Thats my Uncles, there.

And whose is this funny little one?

I bet this is yours!

Hey you! Dont touch that.

Whats going on out? Go on,
clear off, the lot of you!

These friends of yours?

Its alright uncle,
they're not doing any harm.

Get them off the camp, now. We don't
want nosey kids playing around here;

Go on; clear off the lot of you!

You heard him. Move!

And keep that dog off!

Its your fault. He only barks
at people he doesn't like.

Oh does he? Well Im warning you!

If I ever see that dog
again, III be worse for him!

Thats right. Go away and stay away!

Nobby? Dont worry. Pongo wants
you to come and have tea with us.

Q KEY-

Come on, drink up!

What about us going swimming tomorrow?

III come for you after Ive finished my
chores: if I can get away from Tiger Dan.

Who?

Tiger Dan. Thats my uncle. People
call him that on account of his temper.

Oh, and who was the
other on, the thin one?

Lou, our chief acrobat. Well, look I
must go. I got to help with the animals.

Come along, Pongo.

Bye P0f19°-

Here, have another doughnut.

Arent you a lucky girl!

Thanks for showing us round
the circus. It was great.

See you tomorrow, maybe.
- You bet.

I feel sorry for Nobby, I hope
he doesn't get into trouble.

Ere where have you been?
Theres a lot of work to do.

Just having a cup of tea. Thats all.

Cup of tea? And who may I ask
has been inviting you to tea?

Those kids. They asked me over.

Over? What do you mean over?

Theyre camped over by the stream.

Theyre what? ere let me have a look.

Look where they are!

If that was Nobbys idea,
I'll take my belt to him.

No, no, better leave
it. He might smell a rat.

Its time he learnt
to do what hes told.

Calm down, Tiger, calm down.
I know how to deal with this.

Well come back first
thing in the morning, right?

Yeah, play it safe.

Play it safe. Better split up, though.

Timmy? Timmy? Whats up?

Whos that?

Get this dog off.

Well youll get this dog hurt if
it don't clear off out of here.

Shut that dog up!

What are you doing
snooping round our caravans?

Now you listen to me
you young whippersnapper.

Get that dog under control.

Alright. Okay. Were
going. Come on Tiger.

Good boy, Timmy, good boy.
Youre a very good guard dog.

Wed better go back to bed.

That looks more like
a book than a letter.

Oh well, Imjust telling Dad
everything thats happened.

He will be proud of
Timmy for last night.

I was scared stiff.

Me too. I just hope
I don't see those two.

No such luck. Here they come.

Good morning, lovely day isnt it?

We just came to say sorry
about last nights little upset.

More of a misunderstanding,
really, wasnt it?

Was it?

Of course. Didnt know you were
ere did we? No hard feelings, eh?

Well try and forget it.

Of course you will. Im sure. Nice kids
like you don't hold grudges, do you?

Are you thinking of
staying here long then?

Why? Its not interfering
with you, is it?

No, no, of course not.
Stay as long as you like.

Nice to see youre enjoying
yourselves, isnt it, Tiger?

Yes.

There was one thing though. We think
youd be more comfortable up the hill.

Very good camping site
up there, very popular.

Is it?

Lot people use it, do they?

Yeah.

Thanks, but no thanks.
Wed rather stay here.

Much more peace and
quiet I should think.

Now look ere.

See what you mean, see what
you mean, don't we, Tiger?

Just thought wed tell
you about it thats all.

Come on, Tiger, time to get the
animals dindins ready. See you later

Nobby, weve been talking to those
friends ofyours. Nice kids they are.

Why don't you take em
down the pond for a swim.

But you said I wasnt to leave the camp.

So I did, but seening as youve
been a good lad and working so hard,

I don't see why you shouldn't
have a little bit of relaxation.

Ave the afternoon off, son.

Can I really, Tiger?

Course. Go on then, buzz
off, before I change my mind.

Thanks, Tiger.

Nice clean plates.

Soon be good enough to cook by.

Julian! Dick!

George 'yon hoe'.!

Get the afternoon off. Thought
youd all like to come for a swim.

Smashing idea, but we
were just about to eat.

I could do with a swim.

Well what about my lunch?

Oh you can wait greedy.

Well, come on then!

We oughtnt to leave
the caravans unprotected.

Timmy will guard them, wont he.

Oh well, I suppose III
survive. Lets get the costumes.

III put the fire out.

What do we do now? Theyve
left that wretched dog.

I thought we might have
trouble with that brute.

Look what Ive got for his din-dins.

And a little seasoning!

Poison, very thoughtful!

Come on, well slip
around and get behind them.

Enjoy your din-dins!

Timmy!

Somethings the matter!

Whats up, Timmy?

Whats Barker doing?

Hes chewing something.

What is it.

Whats Barker got? Barker, give. Give!

A piece of meat? Now how on earth?

Maybe a farmer came by
and gave it to Timmy.

Then why didn't he eat it?

Hes trained not to
take food from strangers.

Pretty strange!

Barker!

Barker! Whats the matter, boy? Barker!

Whats up?

I don't know, it might be
the meat, it maybe poisoned.

Nobby! What can we do?

I don't know. Look III
take him up to camp,

maybe we can do something for him there.

III come up with you.

No, you stay here.

Heres the lead.

Someone wanted to kill Timmy!
I bet it was Lou and Tiger Dan!

We don't know that, George

Who else? And you
heard Lou threathen Tim.

Why thought, it doesn't make sense.

Hey, look at this!

Its a stud of Tiger Dans belt.

Yes, I recognise it.
- So it was them!

Right, thats it. Theyre up
to something and in the morning

were going to find out just what it is.

Morning.

Hes pretending hes not watching us.

The bus will be here any minute,
come on you lot. Its coming.

Hi Nobby!

Watcher Nobby!

Morning.

Morning Nobby. Sorry we
cant go swimming until late.

Weve got to go into the village.

See you!

Nobby looked very miserable.

He must think were very mean
not asking about poor Barker.

Dont worry. Well explain later.

Lou took in what I said alright.

Were out of sight now.

Could you stop here please?

Right! Be back by six and
keep your fingers crossed.

Good luck, Julian.

Be careful.

And watch out!

I do hope hes alright.

So do I.

Its all clear.

Right. Lets get on with it.

Like I said, well have to move it.

Only a couple of feet.
Right you get in the shafts.

Okay. Moving.
- Go.

Theyve gone!

Cor lovely, thanks.

Thanks. Right, we
catch the next bus back!

I wonder whats happened.

Thats about it. Thatll do.

Well come back for the rest
later when those kids have gone.

Right. No hurry now.

Hey!

What?

Lou, Uncle
- Youve been spying on us!

I havent, Uncle Dan, honest!

Dont you lie to me, sonny!

Oh come on Tiger, leave him.

I'll give you some bottle
when I get you back up there.

Come on.

Are you okay?

Yeah, Im okay. Pongo did
well, didn't you, Pongo?

Great.

No bby

Hi!

Hows Barker?

Hes very sick. Old Lucillas
nursing him. Shes our fortune teller.

She knows a lot about animals.

I do hope hell get well.

Yeah.

Anything happen, Julian?

Yes, quite a lot.

Then they appeared again, and I saw
them making off with these sacks.

Then Nobby came.

I came to warn you: they're
desperate to get you away from here.

Thats very strange. How could
they have disappeared so quickly?

It must have been something to do
with their moving of the caravan.

Then lets do the same, and
maybe itll give us a clue.

Thatll do it I think.

Right, what are we looking for exactly?

Hey look!

Oh, look at that!

Ive left Pongo behind. Hell
find his way back to the circus.

Okay. Come on!

Its cold, its spooky!

Lets try this one.

Phosphorescence

Its like magic!

Look!

Jewels!

Atiara!

This lot must be worth a fortune.

And I bet I know how it got
here. Lou can climb anything.

Ive seen him shin up
a drainpipe on no time!

And Tiger Dan picks
up the loot from below.

A pretty good team! Wed better tell the
police about this little lot. Come on!

I cant get it open.

Okay. III give you a hand.

Its no good, Julian. Were trapped.

Go away, you horrible
little monkey. Go on!

What are we going to do now?

Perhaps theres another way out.

Whats up, Timmy?

Timmys found it!

Good boy! Come on, lets go.

Quick, go on.

An underground stream!

Lets follow it. It
must come out somewhere.

Look, daylight.

Oh no!

Well, it comes out alright, but
we wont get through there, will we?

Now what are we going to do?

Well just have to go back.

Thats all, and see if we
cant force the trapdoor open.

Come on, Timmy.

Come on out.

Trying to escape, eh?

Come on, the lot of you, and
hold that dog, or III shoot him.

Stay Timmy!

Against the wall, the
lot of you, go on, move it!

The monkey! Hes got
the loot! After him!

Nobody move! Stay right where you are.

Good old Pongo. Hell give
them a run for their money.

Listen, you all hide back
by the stream. III get help.

Dick, thats dangerous.

Yes, I know, but its the only way.
You and Nobby stay with the girls.

Right. Get going then.

Pongo! Pongo!

Uncles got din-dins!

Where is he?

Down here.

Could be anywhere!

You go back and watch those kids.

Right!

I hope Dicks alright.

Im sure he got out. We just have
to hang on here until he gets help.

Dont worry, were quite safe.

Little varmint. I knew I shouldn't
have let Nobby look after that chimp!

Hell come out when hes
hungry. Lets get those kids.

Yeah!

Excuse me, can I use your telephone,
please. Its terribly urgent.

Theyre coming back!

NObby!

Nobby! Where are you?

Come on, Nobby, and you other lot.

We know youre in there.
Come on out the lot of you.

Weve got the chimp. If you don't
come out itll be worse for him.

What are we going to do?

Pongo?

Alright, don't hurt
Pongo. Were coming out.

Wheres Pongo?

I wish I knew!

You tricked us!

Thats right, and you
fell for it, stupid.

There he is!

Get in off!

Think youre smart, don't you?

Right, lad, Id better go on and
see whats happened to your friends.

Shall I come?

No, no, no, you stay
where you are. Constable?

Well, well.

Alright, Timmy, you can leave him now.

Come on you.

And well done, Timmy!

Well done, Dick!

Georgina!

Oh gollv

What have you been up to?

Glad you could get
here, Professor Kirrin.

Oh hello. I let you go on
holiday alone and what happens?

Back in trouble again.
I don't know what to say!

Well I can see why you let these
youngsters go off on their own.

They certainly know how
to look after themselves.

But?

Weve been after these jewel
thieves for over a year.

Therell probably be a reward.

A reward?

Barker! Barker! Hes made it!

But wheres Pongo?

Who on earth is Pongo?

There he is!

Pongo!

It looks as though hes
come to collect the reward.