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Five Days (2007)

Five Days poster
Directed by
Otto Bathurst
Genre
crime, drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 10 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police investigation unfolds over several scattered days after a young mother and her two children vanish. The series follows detectives as they piece together clues and deal with the emotional toll on the family.

suspensefulgrittyslow-burnmelancholicrealistictenseemotionaldark

What happens

Five Days is a British dramatic television series produced by the BBC in association with Home Box Office (HBO). The first series was first broadcast on BBC One from 23 January to 1 February 2007, and repeated on BBC Four from 9 to 13 April 2007. The first series follows five non-consecutive days (days 1, 3, 28, 33 and 79) of a police investigation into the disappearance of a young mother and her two children. It was written by Gwyneth Hughes and directed by Otto Bathurst and Simon Curtis. Music for the series was composed by Magnus Fiennes. A two-part spin-off called Hunter was broadcast on BBC One in January 2009. A second series of Five Days was developed by the BBC and broadcast on 1 March 2010 to 5 March 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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