Five Days: Season 1

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BBC-1 | HBO | BBC | Season Premiere Date: January 23, 2007

Starring: Edward Woodward, Janet McTeer, David Oyelowo

Summary: The reason for the mysterious disappearance of Leanne (Christine Tremarco) is slowly uncovered with glimpses of five days of the search.

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E5. Day Seventy Nine
Air Date: February 1, 2007
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S1:E5. Day 79
Air Date: October 30, 2007
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S1:E4. Day Thirty Three
Air Date: January 26, 2007

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Gillian Flynn

The sheer number of plotlines can be overwhelming, but the images--flowers dropped on the side of the road, a dusty van sliding away--are relentlessly riveting. And the series only gets better from here. [5 Oct 2007, p.66]

San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times

Charlie McCollum

This BBC-produced series has some of the best writing and acting you're likely to see this season. Read full review

Ray Richmond

This mini holds you in its thrall from beginning to end, and the twists along the way are seemingly endless. A riveting ride, indeed. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

I watched with an escalating sense of dread, but still was unprepared for the powerful twists along the way. Read full review

Alessandra Stanley

Five Days, made by the BBC and HBO, is riveting because it weaves the most familiar milestones of a major homicide investigation--the news conferences, police interrogations and family meltdowns--into a less predictable and intricately layered narrative that averts clichés without diluting the suspense. Read full review

John Leonard

With a calculation of word and image that’s almost elegant, Five Days gives us sociology and anthropology instead of shock and awe. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

By the end of night one, however, the show grows intriguing, and the second and third episodes are more engrossing. Then episode four begins to drag, and the fifth hour feels like filler until the inevitable reveal, which, alas, isn't equal to the build-up. Read full review

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MattN.

Oct 15, 2007

This is an excellent show. Very suspenseful and mysterious

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CharlesW.

Oct 29, 2007

brilliantly acted and photographed Gripping not like Bourne Ultimatum, but in story-telling and character

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[Anonymous]

Oct 30, 2007

Planned to cancel my free month of HBO last week, but had to keep it on for one more week to see the finale!

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: March 1, 2010
Season 1

80
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 23, 2007
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  S1:E5. Day Seventy Nine
  Air Date: February 1, 2007
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  S1:E5. Day 79
  Air Date: October 30, 2007
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  S1:E4. Day Thirty Three
  Air Date: January 26, 2007
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  S1:E4. Day 33
  Air Date: October 23, 2007
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  S1:E4. Day 33
  Air Date: October 29, 2007
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  S1:E3. Day Twenty Eight
  Air Date: January 25, 2007
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  S1:E3. Day 28
  Air Date: October 16, 2007
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  S1:E2. Day Three
  Air Date: January 24, 2007
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  S1:E2. Day 3
  Air Date: October 15, 2007
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  S1:E1. Day One
  Air Date: January 23, 2007
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  S1:E1. Day 1
  Air Date: October 8, 2007