Welcome to part two of our opinions on pullovers, parenting and picnics.

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[While Uncle Quentin naps in his chair Julian sneaks into the study and knocks over a stack of books]

Fiona: You’re supposed to be finishing a book in a month – you don’t have time to sleep!

Stef: Clumsy oaf

Stef: Don’t knock over all the books!

[Anne notices that the box has a false bottom, where they find the treasure map]

Stef: Anne is pretty smart, timid but smart.

Fiona: There’s a balance though.

Fiona: Someone’s been painting it with their cold tea

[Julian returns the box and Uncle Quentin gets a call from a reporter asking for an interview]

Stef: 20 minutes for the rest of the book to happen

Fiona: What a great phone manner he has. [Quentin says Hello, yes? No I’m busy.)

Stef: They should be interviewing the kids that found it

Fiona: To be fair they’re not doing great hiding outside the window either

[The Five hurry to Kirrin Island but it is overrun with reporters and sightseers.]

Fiona: I thought nobody else could possibly land on her island

[Quentin has sold the box to a smarmy, posh-sounding fellow who didn’t sounds quite so posh earlier]

Stef: Creepy toff man

Fiona: Notice how different his accent is. He’s a good con man, well you know what I mean

Stef: He’s a very inconsiderate father

Fiona: Quentin’s kind of thick for not investigating properly

Stef: In the book as well

Fiona: Yes, true.

[Quentin is delighted that someone wants to buy the island and turn the castle in to a hotel, and doesn’t think it’s odd that it’s the man who bought the box, as the is an antique]

Stef: That’s a hell of a project

Fiona: Access is going to be an issue

Stef: Are you thick?

[The Five head back to the island and the title music plays]

Fiona: The music is very jolly hockey sticks

Fiona: Ohh it’s our favourite pullover! [I can’t decide if this is entirely sarcasm or not. I think this is one we love to hate. It’s so bad it’s good.]

Stef: A picnic that’s enough food for a day

Fiona: Or for a few minutes

Stef: Why does Dick always get the best pullovers. Is it because he’s the youngest boy?

[Timmy falls down the very visible and not at all hidden well, and then Anne finds a not very hidden door]

Fiona: Oh yeah, just right there in front of everybody

Fiona: I suppose they couldn’t have them pull up a big slab

Fiona: But it could have been more hidden

Stef: Yeah, it could have taken a fraction of a second longer

Fiona: Who goes treasure hunting in a dungeon in a cream sweater??

Stef: Anne does.

[They stand in front of the door to the ingot room examining the map. Then Dick half-heartedly bumps the axe against the lock and gets a splinter in his cheek]

Stef: It’s behiiiiind you

Fiona: That’s the worst breaking down a door ever

Stef: Top ten moments of Paul Child overreacting

[The baddies arrive and have a boat related mishap before heading underground and finding Julian and George in the ingot room]

Fiona: I think we did call them slapstick and caricature-y

Stef: They don’t think the guys who’ve bought the island would show up?

Fiona: In the book they’re supposed to have  few days

Stef: If Timmy’s growling it won’t be Dick and Anne

Stef: Best stage whisper goes to Marco

Fiona: Oh it’s gone completely has it? [Stef knew I meant the puncture in Dick’s cheek from the splinter]

Stef: He’s got a plaster on you just can’t really see it with the quality

Stef: Anne is cleverer than I ever give her credit for in this one

Fiona: The pullover always reminds me of space invaders

Stef: Mhmm!

Stef: You sent them a warning note they won’t be coming right down

Fiona: Maybe they will come sneakily

[Dick and Anne rescue the others]

Fiona: Could you hide more quietly and also where we can’t see you??

[Julian tries to hold the door shut while the others escape]

Stef: Chivalry isn’t dead

Stef: I don’t remember how long he held it in the book [On TV it was a whole 6.5 seconds…]

Fiona: I don’t think he did it at all, and it’s Dick who runs to escape from the well after bolting the door

[Dick immobilises the baddies’ boat]

Stef: Isn’t it Julian who does that?

Fiona: No it’s George

Stef: All he’s done is disconnect something

Fiona: Whereas George smashes it with the axe

[I think the screenshot is enough context here]

Stef: Once is bad luck twice is stupid

Fiona: Those boats would have oars in case they ran out of petrol

Stef: In the book George took the oars too

Stef: I want that on a tshirt [Sadly I’ve forgotten what Stef was referring to here. It must come somewhere from 21 minutes in and 21 minutes 34. So must be one of these: YOU CAN DROWN YOU OLD… I’d have had those kids if it hadn’t been for you / Daddy he’s a crook / He tried to steal the gold!]

Fiona [Parroting Julian’s ever-so-earnest story telling]: Well we went to try to find the gold

[The end scene has a government official claiming the gold and explaining things]

Stef: Why make it complicated

Fiona: So its post 1952/3 [her majesty is referenced]

Stef: It’s supposed to be earlier

Stef: Post war would be more realistic

Fiona: The clothes are very 40s

Fiona: Everyone else has changed their clothes again but Dick still has the hideous pull over on [Yes, another excuse to screenshot the pullover!]