Fury over BBC's adaptation of The Famous Five as 'music out of place'

The new BBC adaptation of Enid Blyton's Famous Five series has been criticised by some fans of the classic books for its costume design and electronic music score which they claim is 'all over the place.'

The new series is based on Blyton's 21 stories and will follow the adventures a group of young explorers– Julian, Dick, Anne, George and their dog Timmy.

The star studded cast includes Game Of Thrones star Jack Gleeson as well as Ann Akinjirin (I May Destroy You) James Lance (Ted Lasso, Bronson) as Quentin and Diana Quick (Father Brown, Forever Young, Houdini and Doyle) as Mrs Wentworth.

The series began last night with The Curse of Kirrin Island but viewer reaction to the show was mixed with particular criticism coming in for some of the stylistic choices.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one said: 'Seeing in 2024 with the new BBC adaptation of The Famous Five.