Misery in the Afternoon - Not something Wodehouse would write, quite the opposite in fact.
Harry Potter and the Beaker of Ribena - Lacks a little something I think.
Five Go to Puffin Island - Birdwatching is great but not a lot of adventures to be had I feel.
Watership Up - Would this title give the heroic rabbits a story to live up to?
Swallows and Amazon - The online shopping company is not the best companion for a child’s adventure story.
Bleak Prospects - So often the way for a Dickens’ character...
The Day of the Jack in the Box - action thriller or a bit of a let down?
The Day of the Plant Pot - not as scary as John Wyndham’s original.
Five Up Before the Law Again - not quite what Enid Blyton had in mind.
Dr Maybe - Not a definite villain!
From Surbiton With Disdain - Who gives the disdain? Surbiton or the rest of the world towards Surbiton? (Chosen to give Slough a break. The ultimate in criticism surely must be Betjeman’s famous poem - “come friendly bombs and fall” - what an elegant way of saying somewhere is the absolute pits!).
A View to a Dental Appointment - Not so exciting as the original Bond book.
Kind Hearts and Berets - A little less posh than the original (and yes Alec Guinness is marvellous in it).