London, Dec. 4: Enid Blyton’s Famous Five adventures are being turned into a Disney cartoon series.

The stories which were first published in the 1940s are to be made into 26 episodes.

A British company, Chorion, is working with a French animation firm to make the series which will première in the UK in 2008.

A spokesman said the series was still popular around the world and every generation of children “deserved” to be entertained by the Famous Five.

The Famous Five children (and dog) are, aside from Noddy, perhaps the most famous of Blyton’s characters.

Julian, Dick, Anne and George, with their dog Timmy, typically used their school holidays to chance upon a mystery which led to a chase and adventure.

It might mean scrambling through caves and smugglers’ tunnels or exploring a remote island to unmask criminals in their work.

A spokesman for Chorion told the Daily Telegraph the cartoon characters would not use old-fashioned terminology, but the adventures would remain true.

“They are classic adventure stories where the characters really rely on their own wits instead of technology. They rely on teamwork,” he said.