Five on a Treasure Island (film)

Five on a Treasure Island
Opening title
Directed byMichael Kerrigan
Written byMichael Barnes
Frank Wells (adaptation)
Based onthe novel Five on a Treasure Island
by Enid Blyton
Produced byFrank Wells
CinematographyNorman Jones
Music byJack Beaver
Release date
  • August 1957 (1957-08)
Running time
8 x 15min episodes
CountryUnited Kingdom

Five on a Treasure Island is an eight-part 1957 British TV and film serial directed by Michael Kerrigan and starring Rel Grainer, Richard Palmer, Gillian Harrison and John Bailey. It was written by Michael Barnes and Frank Wells based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Enid Blyton. The author herself helped cast the film. It was produced by HTV, Tyne Tees Television, Family Channel, Zenith North and Frankfurter Filmproduktion for the Children's Film Foundation.