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2 October 2007 (USA) moreTagline:
What if everything you loved vanished in broad daylight? morePlot:
A five-part miniseries that revolves around the disappearance of a young mother in a quiet British suburb and the circumstances that leave her children abandoned far from home. full summaryAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 9 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
5.4m seek out BBC's 'Hunter' (From digitalspy. 19 January 2009, 2:21 AM, PST)
‘Hancock’ Makes $107 Million in Five Days
(From newsinfilm. 6 July 2008, 10:24 AM, PDT)
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Ordinary days moreCast
(Series Credited cast)| Nila Aalia | ... | Shanti | |
| Doug Allen | ... | Gary Machin | |
| Nikki Amuka-Bird | ... | PC Simone Farnes | |
| Tom Andrews | ... | Reporter 1 | |
| Tyler Anthony | ... | Rosie Wellings | |
| Tessa Bell-Briggs | ... | Market Trader (as Tessa Bell Briggs) | |
| Michelle Bonnard | ... | Defne 'Tops' Topcu | |
| Hugh Bonneville | ... | DSI Iain Barclay | |
| Charlie Creed-Miles | ... | DC Stephen 'Jim' Beam | |
| Patrick Cremin | ... | Oscar One | |
| Nichola Dame Hartwell | ... | Older Stylist | |
| Timothy Davies | ... | Magistrate | |
| Philip Davis | ... | Mic Danes | |
| David Doyle | ... | Petrol Attendant | |
| Lucinda Dryzek | ... | Tanya Wellings | |
| Christopher Fairbank | ... | DS Curling | |
| Vincent Franklin | ... | Rawdon Hull | |
| Ruth Gemmell | ... | Dr. Tobolska | |
| Kenneth Hadley | ... | Derek the Neighbour | |
| Richard Harrington | ... | Daf Parry | |
| Joyce Henderson | ... | Security Guard | |
| Joanna Horton | ... | Danielle Miller | |
| Rory Kinnear | ... | Kyle Betts | |
| Margot Leicester | ... | Hazel Betts | |
| Patrick Malahide | ... | John Poole | |
| Caroline Martin | ... | Emma Opie | |
| Lee Massey | ... | Ethan Wellings | |
| Janet McTeer | ... | DS Amy Foster | |
| James Mellor | ... | Press Officer | |
| Jenny Ogilvie | ... | Bravo 2 | |
| Patrick O'Kane | ... | DI Laverty | |
| David Oyelowo | ... | Matt Wellings | |
| Mark Penfold | ... | Kyle's Solicitor | |
| Gary Powell | ... | Jogging Man | |
| Craig Purnell | ... | Reporter 2 | |
| San Shella | ... | DC Nawaz | |
| Sarah Smart | ... | Sarah Wheeler | |
| Charlotte Spencer | ... | Jaime | |
| Lauren Taylor | ... | Stylist | |
| Christine Tremarco | ... | Leanne Wellings | |
| Harriet Walter | ... | ACC Jenny Griffin | |
| Jason Watkins | ... | Francis Cross | |
| Al Weaver | ... | Josh Fairley | |
| Penelope Wilton | ... | Barbara Poole | |
| Edward Woodward | ... | Victor Marsham |
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A few scenes, including the ending, are being re-shot for the US release. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where Hugh Bonneville checks out the VW transporter van, the production office vehicle and livery, plus the silver Mercedes sound van and sound engineer are clearly visible. moreFAQ
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'Five Days' is billed as something special, a crime drama that consists of a series of episodes, each set on one particular day of a police enquiry. But in fact, this element of the story turns out to be rather less significant than might at first be thought, as the fact that the action in each episode is confined to 24 hours is hardly noticeable, and very little distinguishes the program from countless other crime stories. In fact one almost can't help drawing comparisons to the last 'Prime Suspect', as one of the sub-plots focuses on a single, cynical female cop approaching retirement: and it's not just the absence of Helen Mirren that makes the comparisons unfavourable. There's a lot of earnest over-emoting, manipulative music and a set of characters seemingly contrived so that each one is in some sense sympathetic, in another suspicious. And it's possible to guess the guilty party well before the end, not because of the internal dynamic of the story, but rather because of the construction of the drama as a whole: certain things must be true, to justify the way that the series focuses on certain characters at certain times. In spite of these failings, the series grew on me: by the end, I was quite gripped. But it's a sad sign that the BBC, which once made the likes of 'The Singing Detective', boasted of this of "possibly the best drama of the year": for there's little true originality on offer here, and the claim reveals a lack of ambition that is dreadfully disappointing. 'Five Days' is in fact not rubbish; but it is formulaic, and one would hope that the very best the BBC had to offer would be something a little more innovative and fresh.