Cross-media picks for Enid Blyton fans — films, series, games and books in the same vein.
For fans of Enid Blyton, the picks here gather what draws readers back to her books: children and young people working things out for themselves, hidden places with secrets worth finding, and the satisfaction of a mystery solved. Whether you start with The Famous Five, Bookworm, or Blue Prince, the pull is the same — curiosity that leads somewhere real.
Film
Famous Five
Five children stumble onto a real smugglers' secret during a seaside holiday — classic young-detective adventure.
Film
Famous Five 4
The gang spots a burglar at an Egyptian exhibition and can't resist following the trail of clues.
Film
Beethoven's 5th
A summer holiday with a comedy twist: one lovable dog uncovers the clue to a legendary hidden fortune.
Film
Famous Five 3
Treasure maps, pirate lore, and five determined children on the hunt — adventure at its most straightforward.
Film
Dream House
A family moves into a quiet home only to uncover a dark secret buried in the house's past.
Film
Bookworm
A bookish eleven-year-old and her estranged father go camping and stumble into genuine woodland mystery.
Film
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
A spirited girl stranded alone proves capable, resourceful, and irrepressibly curious about the world around her.
Film
Time Bandits
A boy tumbles into a time-travelling adventure with six mischievous thieves raiding history for treasure.
Series
The Famous Five
Julian, George, Dick, Anne, and Timmy uncover mystery and excitement around every corner in this new series.
Series
The Famous Five
The original television adaptation of the beloved children's books, mysteries and all, across 26 episodes.
Series
Detective School Q
Five young detective trainees tackle baffling urban mysteries, blending sharp intellect with group camaraderie.
Series
A Miss Mallard Mystery
A globe-trotting duck detective and nephew are drawn into curious investigations wherever they travel.
Series
Moonflower Murders
A country-hotel murder and a novel written about it years later combine into a layered mystery.
Series
The Queen's Nose
A magic coin that can grant wishes brings whimsy and unexpected complications to a child's life.
Series
Red Garden
Four very different girls at the same school find their lives mysteriously entangled in dark, shared events.
Series
Mysterious Ways
A man's fascination with miracles and the unexplained drives him into a series of real investigations.
Game
Tiny Bookshop
A cosy narrative management game about running a little bookshop by the sea, full of quiet charm.
Game
Blue Prince
A mysterious manor with shifting rooms rewards patience, logic, and the urge to unlock every secret.
Game
Torin's Passage
A young man journeys through strange isolated worlds in a classic point-and-click adventure.
Game
Secret Files: Sam Peters
A detective investigates cryptozoological legends — Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster — with globe-spanning clue-hunting.
Game
Amanda the Adventurer
Old VHS tapes in an inherited attic hide unsettling secrets that demand to be unravelled.
Game
Haunted
A girl follows ghostly visions to find her lost sister, mixing treasure-hunt structure with the supernatural.
Game
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One
A young Sherlock investigates his mother's death on a Mediterranean island — fresh origins for a famous detective.
Game
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
Step into Sherlock Holmes's shoes and solve a nobleman's death by searching a grand old mansion for clues.
Book
Mystery at the Masked Ball (Clue, #4)
Whodunnit mystery for children: six suspects, classic weapons, and a stolen prize to recover.
Book
Mysteries According to Humphrey
A classroom hamster investigates his teacher's suspicious absence with cheerful, child-friendly detective logic.
Book
The Famous five annual 2014
Stories, puzzles, and quizzes revisiting the Famous Five's world — perfect for new and returning readers alike.
Book
The Dangerous Diamond (Clue, #14)
Mr. Boddy's zany mansion guests return for another round of offbeat mystery and light-hearted mayhem.
Book
Mountain Top Mystery
Four children on a mountain excursion discover that a one-day trip can become a much bigger adventure.
Book
Footprints in the Fog (Clue, #18)
Weekend guests at a mansion match wits to untangle a fog-shrouded tangle of crimes and suspects.
Book
Countdown to Terror
Frank and Joe Hardy follow stolen videotape evidence into a fast-moving, clue-driven juvenile mystery.
Book
Murder at Beechlands
A snowbound hotel, a cast of odd guests, and a detective who must untangle murder from apparent madness.
Start with the 2023 series The Famous Five, which follows Julian, George, Dick, Anne, and Timmy uncovering mystery and adventure. For something older, the 1978 ITV adaptation is a faithful, charming choice across 26 episodes.
Mysteries According to Humphrey and Mountain Top Mystery both centre children solving puzzles in cosy, low-stakes settings. The Clue tie-in novels such as Mystery at the Masked Ball offer a similar whodunnit feel for younger readers.
Blue Prince is a strong fit: a mysterious manor full of shifting rooms and layered puzzles. Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One suits fans ready for something aimed at older players.