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Famous 5: On The Case is an animated television series

Animated cartoon

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which is currently broadcast in the United Kingdom, on the Disney Channel

Disney Channel (UK)

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. It is a British

British television

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and French television co-production

International co-production

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, loosely based on The Famous Five
The Famous Five (series)
The Famous Five is the name of a series of children's novels written by British author Enid Blyton. The first book, Five on a Treasure Island, was published in 1942....

series of books created by Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton was an English children's writer also known as Mary Pollock.Noted for numerous series of books based on recurring characters and designed for different age groups,her books have enjoyed huge success in many parts of the world, and have sold over 600 million copies.One of Blyton's most...

. At least some of the episodes have been developed for television by Douglas Tuber and Tim Maile, the writers of the former Disney Channel

Disney Channel

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series Lizzie McGuire
Lizzie McGuire
Lizzie McGuire is an American teen sitcom which premiered on the Disney Channel on January 12, 2001 and ended February 14, 2004. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescents...

. On June 21, 2008 the show debuted in Italy

Italy

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and Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

on Disney Channel.
Jo, Max, Allie, Timmy and Dylan are the children of the original Famous Five - George, Julian, Anne, Timmy and Dick - who live in the town of Falcongate.