Enid Blyton: The daring four
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| German title | The daring four |
| Original title | The Enid Blyton Secret Series |
| Country of production | UK , New Zealand |
| original language | English |
| year | 1996 |
| Episodes | 20 in 1 season |
| genre | Youth film |
| production | Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group |
| First broadcast | December 29, 1997 |
| German-language first broadcast |
January 31, 1998 on Super RTL |
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The daring four is the title of a television adventure series for teenagers based on the novel The Secret Series by Enid Blyton . It was filmed in 1996 by the British Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group in New Zealand and first broadcast there on December 29, 1997. German television broadcast the series a month later.
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The four children of this Enid Blyton film are named in the series as in the English-language novel: Mike, Laura and Peggy Arnold and Jack Bennett. In the German book translation it became Chris, Lissy and Peggy Arnold and Ben. The siblings Peggy, Mike and Laura run away together with the neighbor boy Jack. They are looking for their missing father Thaddeus Arnold, who disappeared with the photo reporter Charlotte Clancy during a circumnavigation and was pronounced dead. They also solve other puzzles, uncover secrets and discover lonely islands.
Episode list
When it was first broadcast, Super RTL broadcast the series in five feature-length episodes. The repetitions were later divided into 20 episodes. The broadcaster eoTV is currently repeating the series.
As a mini-series in 5 parts
| No. | episode | First broadcast on Super RTL | Original title | First broadcast in the UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The daring four run away | January 31, 1998 | The Secret Island | December 29, 1997 |
| 2 | The daring four prove themselves | The Secret Of Spiggy Holes | December 30, 1997 | |
| 3 | The daring four on a hot track | The Secret Of Killimooin | December 31, 1997 | |
| 4th | The daring four on a ghost hunt | The Secret Of Moon Castle | January 1, 1998 | |
| 5 | The daring four stick together | The Secret Mountain | January 2, 1998 |
As a mini-series in 20 parts
| No. | episode | Original title | Dial. Super RTL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The daring four run away (1) | The Secret Island | |
| 2 | The daring four run away (2) | The Secret Island | |
| 3 | The daring four run away (3) | The Secret Island | |
| 4th | The daring four run away (4) | The Secret Island | |
| 5 | The daring four prove themselves (1) | The Secret Of Spiggy Holes | |
| 6th | The daring four prove themselves (2) | The Secret Of Spiggy Holes | |
| 7th | The daring four prove themselves (3) | The Secret Of Spiggy Holes | |
| 8th | The daring four prove themselves (4) | The Secret Of Spiggy Holes | |
| 9 | The daring four on a hot track (1) | The Secret Of Killimooin | |
| 10 | The daring four on a hot track (2) | The Secret Of Killimooin | |
| 11 | The daring four on a hot track (3) | The Secret Of Killimooin | |
| 12 | The daring four on a hot track (4) | The Secret Of Killimooin | |
| 13 | The daring four on a ghost hunt (1) | The Secret Of Moon Castle | |
| 14th | The daring four on a ghost hunt (2) | The Secret Of Moon Castle | |
| 15th | The daring four on a ghost hunt (3) | The Secret Of Moon Castle | |
| 16 | The daring four on ghost hunt (4) | The Secret Of Moon Castle | |
| 17th | The daring four stick together (1) | The Secret Mountain | |
| 18th | The daring four stick together (2) | The Secret Mountain | |
| 19th | The daring four stick together (3) | The Secret Mountain | |
| 20th | The daring four stick together (4) | The Secret Mountain |
Book template
The series is based on the five novels in the book series The Secret Series by Enid Blyton, which appeared in Germany from the 1960s to 1980 under the title Die Arnoldkinder . They were later reissued as the daring four-row .
- The daring four tear out (1963) (The Secret Island (1938)) - former title: The Arnoldkinder tear out
- The daring four prove themselves (1964) (The Secret of Spiggy Holes (1940)) - former title: The Arnoldkinder prove themselves
- The daring four stick together (1965) (The Secret Mountain (1941)) - former title: The Arnoldkinder stick together
- The daring four on a hot track (1966) (The Secret Of Killimooin (1943)) - former title: The Arnoldkinder on a hot track
- The daring four on ghost hunt (1967) (The Secret Of Moon Castle (1953)) - former title: The Arnoldkinder hunt the gun smugglers
Web links
- Enid Blyton: The swashbuckling Four in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The daring four dates and facts on the five friends fan page
- The Enid Blyton Secret Series on the homepage of the production company Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group
Individual evidence
- ↑ Enid Blyton: The daring four at wunschliste.de, accessed on February 26, 2015.
- ↑ a b Enid Blyton: The daring four at fuenffreundefanpage.at, accessed on February 26, 2015.