I searched for (new) DVD releases and found this and other Blyton series. I considered buying it but found new German YouTube uploads in excellent DVD quality (but widescreen, so cropped but all notable scenes completely shown), at least one of the 2 German versions are fullscreen. I still have to watch all episodes at regular speed.
There are more very good scenes of Tom Pizey in very baggy bibs I didn't remember and maybe even missed before. So now rating 9 instead of 7. So one of the best non-US series. All scenes with him in bibs only in all 4 episodes of Die verwegenen Vier reißen aus (The Secret Island).
Episode 1: brief rear view while cleaning up the dishes without jacket pic 3 at 20 minutes, also front/headshot. At 21 climbing out of the windows (close up rear, being pushed by Laura). At 23 running downstairs (outside flat steps, pic 1) best scene of the series. Also Laura sitting and standing up in pink shortalls (at 2, also see main entry). Shortalls are also quite baggy/oversized.
Episode 2: sitting in a boat (unpictured, I used to have a pic) sitting and standing up, and standing legs, cuffed up (with life vest)
Episode 3: standing, bibs even more baggy over his shoes (pic 2), also more walking scenes
Episode 4: (2nd best scene, see main entry) walking along a street, then also running front and rear. Cool macho style , American style. Also sitting, standing up from the heck of a truck. At 23 another good walking scene.
Pic 4 Laura sitting/standing up in white shortalls is from ep Die verwegenen Vier auf heißer Spur (The Secret Of Killimooin) part 1. Also quite baggy. Another pic standing here.
I also ordered a special book edition (film-script novelisation combined with the Enid Blyton magic with updated story lines, scenery and plenty of action), co-author Alice McCann. -- Update: No descriptions of bibs. Same dialogues like in the episode. No illustrations, no photos (except on the cover, tiny headshots on the back cover).
The plot and setting (NZ) is quite poor but bibs are perfect.
I found several books and vinly covers, mainly girls in bibs, but also some girls. Probably mainly of the 70s. Like the Famous Five 1978. Also good the Adventure series 1996 Girl rating 8). Most are rural/farm settings, but I wonder why there are girls in bibs as most novels were written in/around the 1930s. I have to do more research if there are more movies or notable books.
https://biboverallsfilms.blogspot.com/2011/08/enid-blyton-secret-series.html
https://biboverallsfilms.blogspot.com/2012/10/list-16-most-baggy-bibs.html
Update: I found a screenshot of Amazon streams showing him in bibs claiming to be ep 20 (ep 4/4 of Die Verwegenen Vier halten zusammen (Secret Mountain) but it's wrong and from Secret Island.
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