Switched at Birth vs The Famous Five

The Famous Five has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.5/10 for Switched at Birth). The Famous Five is the older of the two (1995 against 2011). Both are drama, family shows, so they suit a similar mood.

Switched at Birth posterSwitched at Birth2011 VS The Famous Five posterThe Famous Five1995
Switched at BirthThe Famous Five
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 7.9/10
Year20111995
Seasons52
GenresDrama, FamilyComedy, Drama, Family
Country––
Creator / directorLizzy Weiss–
Main castVanessa Marano, Katie Leclerc, Lucas Grabeel, Lea Thompson, Constance MarieJemima Rooper, Marco Williamson, Paul Child, Laura Petela, Christopher Good

Synopsis

Switched at Birth

The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working-class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the…

The Famous Five

The Famous Five is a British television series based on the children's books of the same name by Enid Blyton. It was first broadcast on Tyne Tees Television and HTV from 10/9/1995 onwards, and on CITV from 1/7/1996 onwards; there were two series between 1995 and 1997, produced by Zenith North and Tyne Tees in 26 twenty-five-minute episodes.

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