The central characters, children of the original Famous Five, embark on a new series of adventures. During these adventures the new Famous Five are able to make use of newer technology such as laptop computers and mobile phones which had never been invented in their parents' day.[4]
Characters
Jo Misra (Voiced by Sauvane Delanoë in the French version and Ciara Janson in the English version) - The 12-year-old daughter of George Kirrin, and like her mother before her is a tomboy and prefers to shorten her name to a more masculine form. She is of Anglo-Indian heritage; her father is a man named Ravi whom George met in the Himalayas.[4] Her name is short for Jyothi, a Hindi word meaning light.[4]
Max Kirrin (Voiced by Hervé Grull in the French version and Jon Lee in the English version) - The 13-year-old son of Julian Kirrin. He is an adrenaline junkie who enjoys sports such as mountain biking and skateboarding.
Allie Campbell (Voiced by Kelly Metzger in the English version) - The 12-year-old daughter of Anne Kirrin, who moved to California after university and is now a successful art dealer.[4] Allie, who was born in California before moving to Falcongate, is a happy shopaholic and uses her cellphone to stay in contact with America.
Dylan Kirrin (Voiced by Alexandre Nguyen in the French version and Lizzie Waterworth in the English version) - Son of Dick Kirrin. He is an 11-year-old fan of gadgets and aspiring entrepreneur who likes to look for ways to make money.
Timmy the Dog (Vocal effects by Justin Fletcher in the English version) - The Famous Five's trusty pet dog.
Dane and Blaine Dunston - they are neighbours of the Famous Five, who are the same age as them, but are spoiled, pampered and arrogant due to their father's wealth. They typically have their comeuppance whenever they appear, but have been shown to team up with the five on occasion.
Episodes
There are 26 episodes and each episode is 22 minutes long.
Along with the series, Hodder Books has produced a "flipper" novel of some of the 26 episodes. Each book contains two of the stories and are available in UK bookstores. No other merchandise was ever released. The books are:
Case Files 1 & 2: The Case of the Fudgie Fry Pirates & The Case of the Plant that Could Eat Your House
Case Files 3 & 4: The Case of the Impolite Snarly Thing & The Case of the Sticks and Their Tricks
Case Files 5 & 6: The Case of the Plot to Pull the Plug & The Case of the Thief Who Drinks from the Toilet
Case Files 7 & 8: The Case of the Hot-Air Ba-Boom! & The Case of the Stinky Smell
Case Files 9 & 10: The Case of the Defective Detective & The Case of Allie's Really Very Bad Singing
Case Files 11 & 12: The Case of the Medieval Meathead & The Case of the Messy Mucked Up Masterpiece
Case Files 13 & 14: The Case of the Guy Who Makes You Act Like A Chicken & The Case of the Felon with Frosty Fingers
Case Files 15 & 16: The Case of the Bogus Banknotes & The Case of Eight Arms and No Fingerprints
Case Files 17 & 18: The Case of the Flowers That Make Your Body All Wobbly & The Case of the Guy Who Looks Pretty Good for a 2000 Year-Old
Case Files 19 & 20: The Case of the Gobbling Goop & The Case of the Surfer Dude Who's Truly Rude
Case Files 21 & 22: The Case of the Cactus, the Coot, and the Cowboy Boot & The Case of the Seal Who Gets All Up in Your Face
Case Files 23 & 24: The Case of the Snow, the Glow and the Oh, No! & The Case of the Fish That Flew the Coop
Broadcast
Disney Channel networks across the world (including the UK, France, Africa, Middle-East, Asian, and Australian networks) acquired pay-TV rights to the series. Super RTL (Germany), RTBF (Belgium), the Dutch version of Jetix, and LNK (Lithuania) acquired free-TV rights.[3]
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