Enid Blyton's 'Famous Five' books were an indelible part of many people's childhoods - and now they're being adapted for the small screen.

The books, which followed the adventures of four children and their dog, Timmy as they go about solving various mysteries, were published in the 1940s and 1950s but have endured across generations.

There have also been a multitude of TV, film and theatre adaptations of Blyton's series, which spanned 21 novels, the last of which was published in 1963.

Now, however, they're being 'reimagined' by Nicolas Winding Refn, the Danish filmmaker best known for directing 'Drive' in 2011. His latest foray into TV has been the 'Copenhagen Cowboy' series for Netflix.

The new version of the 'Famous Five' is a co-production between the BBC and German company ZDF. It will be comprised of three 90-minute episodes and filming has already begun in the UK.

Refn said: "All my life I’ve fought vigorously to remain a child with a lust for adventure. By reimagining the ‘Famous Five,’ I am preserving that notion by bringing these iconic stories to life for a progressive new audience, instilling the undefinable allure and enchantment of childhood for current and future generations to come."

Will it be ready for the BBC's Christmas schedule? Fingers crosssed...