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Five Days

  • TV Series
  • 2007–20102007–2010
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 5h
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Steve Evets, Bernard Hill, David Morrissey, Ashley Walters, and Suranne Jones in Five Days (2007)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
A five-part mini-series 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.A five-part mini-series 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.A five-part mini-series 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.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,799
148
  • Stars
    • Suranne Jones
    • Lee Massey
    • David Oyelowo
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  • Stars
    • Suranne Jones
    • Lee Massey
    • David Oyelowo
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    • 36User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
      • 1 win & 15 nominations total

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    Suranne Jones
    Suranne Jones
    • PC Laurie Franklinas PC Laurie Franklin
    5 episodes5 eps • 2010
    Lee Massey
    • Ethan Wellingsas Ethan Wellings
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    David Oyelowo
    David Oyelowo
    • Matt Wellingsas Matt Wellings
    5 episodes5 eps • 2007
    Michelle Bonnard
    Michelle Bonnard
    • Topsas Tops
    5 episodes5 eps • 2007
    Luke Hudson
    • Luke Craigas Luke Craig
    5 episodes5 eps • 2010
    Anne Reid
    Anne Reid
    • Jen Masonas Jen Mason
    5 episodes5 eps • 2010
    Tyler Anthony
    Tyler Anthony
    • Rosie Wellingsas Rosie Wellings
    5 episodes5 eps • 2007
    Penelope Wilton
    Penelope Wilton
    • Barbara Pooleas Barbara Poole
    5 episodes5 eps • 2007
    Sarah Smart
    Sarah Smart
    • Sarah Wheeleras Sarah Wheeler
    5 episodes5 eps • 2007
    Bernard Hill
    Bernard Hill
    • Gerard Hopkirkas Gerard Hopkirk
    5 episodes5 eps • 2010
    Shivaani Ghai
    Shivaani Ghai
    • Nusrat Prestonas Nusrat Preston
    5 episodes5 eps • 2010
    Matthew McNulty
    Matthew McNulty
    • Danny Prestonas Danny Preston
    5 episodes5 eps • 2010
    Derek Riddell
    Derek Riddell
    • Nick Durdenas Nick Durden
    5 episodes5 eps • 2010
    Lucinda Dryzek
    Lucinda Dryzek
    • Tanya Wellingsas Tanya Wellings
    5 episodes5 eps • 2007
    Charlie Creed-Miles
    Charlie Creed-Miles
    • DC Stephen Beamas DC Stephen Beam
    5 episodes5 eps • 2007
    Janet McTeer
    Janet McTeer
    • DS Amy Fosteras DS Amy Foster
    5 episodes5 eps • 2007
    Jason Watkins
    Jason Watkins
    • Francis Crossas Francis Cross
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    Hugh Bonneville
    Hugh Bonneville
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    • Trivia
      A few scenes, including the ending, were re-shot for the U.S. release.
    • Goofs
      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.
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      Featured in Five Days: Making Five Days (2007)

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    10/10
    Gripping human drama
    A number of posters have commented on the unsatisfactory conclusion. This is always a problem with long, complex dramas. Crime is essentially banal, so the pay off is always anti-climactic, whilst detailed exposition detracts from the human drama. The writer has used a number of clever devices to try and get round this, but has not been entirely successful. Answers to precisely what happened and why may have been supplied, but if so they are well buried. The viewer inevitably feels a little cheated.

    But in a sense this is unimportant. The drama was never about the crime, or even the investigation, it was about the impact of events on the lives of those involved; the family, the investigators, the witnesses, the press. And as such it was gripping. The writing was a significant cut above the run of the mill for prime-time drama, and the performances uniformly good. In an ensemble piece it is invidious to focus on individuals, but Penelope Wilton deserves special mention for an extraordinary tour de force as the mother-wife-daughter, and Janet McTeer was in cracking form as a hard-bitten old cop.

    One of the most interesting aspects of the drama is the handling of race, as the elephant in the room that no-one is prepared to mention. Subtle, powerful stuff.
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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • فايف ديز
    • Filming locations
      • Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
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    • Runtime
      5 hours
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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