The Secret Seven short story titled "The Secret of the Old Mill". It followed an earlier short story, "At Seaside Cottage", which introduced the leading characters Peter and Janet prior to the formation of the society. There followed a further five short stories and fifteen full-length books. The Secret Seven appeared in seven short stories by Blyton, including a mini-novella explaining how the society was formed. These were left uncollected until 1997, when all but "At Seaside Cottage" were published in a single volume by Hodder Children's Books under the title of "Secret Seven: Short Story Collection". Scamper – Janet and Peter's pet
The Tribe (1999 TV series) in. Most of the cast had agents prior to the casting in 1998, as they had already worked on productions that were filmed in New Zealand, such as "", "" or "Mirror, Mirror II". Many of the actors had also worked with Raymond Thompson on other Cloud 9 productions before they auditioned for "The Tribe". Jennyfer Jewell (Ellie) and Ryan Runciman (Ryan) had worked on "The Enid Blyton Adventure Series" in 1996 and Jewell had also starred in "The Enid Blyton Secret Series" in 1997 alongside Daniel James (Zoot). Beth Allen (Amber) and Michael Wesley-Smith (Jack) had been cast in