Five Days (TV series)

Five Days
GenreCrime drama
Written byGwyneth Hughes
Directed by
Starring
Music byMagnus Fiennes
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
No. of series2
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network
Release23 January 2007 (2007-01-23) –
5 March 2010 (2010-03-05)
Related
Hunter
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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.[1]

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.[2]

  1. ^ "COOL Music Limited - Composers - Magnus Fiennes". Archived from the original on 4 February 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2007.
  2. ^ "Critically acclaimed drama series Five Days returns to BBC One" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.