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 | The Famous Five | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 1995 |
| Seasons | 5 | 2 |
| Genres | Drama, Family | Comedy, Drama, Family |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Lizzy Weiss | – |
| Main cast | Vanessa Marano, Katie Leclerc, Lucas Grabeel, Lea Thompson, Constance Marie | Jemima 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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