John Peterson wrote the novel "The Secret Hide-Out" as well as this series of children's novels which were adapted into a TV series that aired from 1983-1985?
The Littles The Littles is a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967. Sixteen years later, Peterson's books were adapted into "The Littles", an animated series by DIC Entertainment. The television show ran on ABC Saturday mornings from September 10, 1983 to November 2, 1985 for three seasons and 29 episodes. In 1985, DiC released an animated feature film spun off the series titled "Here Come the Littles".
A Perfect Spy (TV series) A Perfect Spy is a BBC serial adaptation of John le Carré's spy novel "A Perfect Spy" which was aired on BBC2 and it broadcasts from 4 November to 16 December 1987. It follows the career of the British MI6 spy Magnus Pym from his early days as a schoolboy to his eventual disappearance as a suspected agent of the Czech secret service.