The Five (TV series)
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| Also known as | Harlan Coben's The Five |
| Genre | Crime drama |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Karen Lewis |
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| Running time | 45 minutes (w/out advertisements) |
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| Picture format | 16:9 (1080i HDTV) |
| Original release | 15 April 2016 – present |
The Five is a British crime drama television series, created by renowned crime author Harlan Coben, as his first original series for television.[1] The Five began broadcast on 15 April 2016 on Sky1 in the UK. The series stars Tom Cullen, O. T. Fagbenle, Lee Ingleby and Sarah Solemani as childhood friends Mark, Danny, Slade and Pru, who are re-united after DNA evidence left at a murder scene is revealed to be that of Mark's brother Jesse, who disappeared one summer's day after playing in the park with the four friends.[2] The first series consists of ten episodes, with two episodes broadcast each week consecutively.
Plot
In 1995, four young schoolfriends, Mark Wells (Tom Cullen), Danny Kenwood (O. T. Fagbenle), Slade (Lee Ingleby) and Pru Carew (Sarah Solemani) are left traumatized after Mark's five-year-old brother Jesse disappears after playing in the park with them. No trace of Jesse has even been found, but a serial killer, Jakob Marosi, who has been charged with five other murders claimed that he was responsible for Jesse's death. Jesse's parents, Julie and Alan (Geraldine James and Michael Maloney), had given up all hope of ever finding him alive.
Twenty years on, Kenwood is now a Detective Sergeant working for Central police. When he attends the scene of murder, he finds prostitute Alice Green, who has been brutally attacked with a knife. When DNA evidence from the crime scene returns from the lab, Kenwood is shocked to find Jesse's DNA at the scene. An intricate web of trials and tribulations then begins to unfold as the four childhood friends re-unite in the hope of finding Jesse alive and well.
Cast
- Tom Cullen as Mark Wells, a thirty-something laywer who aids in the search for missing people in his spare time
- O. T. Fagbenle as D.S. Danny Kenwood, a detective working for Central Police
- Lee Ingleby as Slade, a former childhood friend of Mark, Danny and Pru who now runs a shelter for vulnerable young people
- Sarah Solemani as Pru Carew, a qualified doctor who has returned home after two years living in the United States
- Hannah Arterton as D.C. Ally Caine, Kenwood's partner
- Geraldine James as Julie Wells, Mark's mother
- Michael Maloney as Alan Wells, Mark's father
- Jonathan Kerrigan as Stuart Carew, Pru's husband
- Don Warrington as Ray Kenwood, Danny's father who is suffering from severe Alzhiemers
- Sophia La Porta as Britnay Shearer, a volunteer at Slade's shelter
- Lee Boardman as Jay Newman, a local record producer with a murky past
- Honeysuckle Weeks as Laura Marshall, a married woman having an affair with Mark
- Barnaby Kay as D.I. Liam Townsend, Kenwood's superior
- James Boyland as D.S. Cal Brown, a fellow sergeant on Kenwood's team
- Tom Brittney as Ken Howells
- Martin McCreadie as Karl Hatchett
Episode list
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | British air date | UK viewers (million)[3] |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Mark Tonderai | Danny Brocklehurst | 15 April 2016 | 1.21 |
| In 1995, five year old Jesse Wells disappeared whilst playing with friends, including his older brother Mark. Twenty years later, one of those friends, Detective Sergeant Danny Kenwood, is investigating the murder of prostitute Alice Green, and finds Jesse's DNA at the crime scene. He informs Mark, now a lawyer, and his other two friends, Pru, who is now a qualified doctor, and Slade, who runs a homeless shelter. Paedophile Jakob Marosi had admitted to killing Jesse and sticks to his story when Mark visits him in prison. Slade encounters a young girl, Gemma Morgan, who has been missing for five years and claims to have been held with other children, but her presence disturbs Slade's colleague Brit. Slade attends a mysterious meeting in a hotel room, while Danny pursues a murder suspect, who may or may not be Jesse. | |||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Mark Tonderai | Danny Brocklehurst | 15 April 2016 | 0.84 |
| Danny arrests the mysterious youth, whom he suspects committed the murder of Alice Green, but after speaking with a contact from Slade's homeless shelter, discovers the victim's real name was Selina Calloway, an IT consultant working the city. Danny is forced to release him after he claims that he only stole her phone, and there is no further evidence to suggest otherwise. Meanwhile, Mark and his father Alan dismiss the youth as being Jesse. As Gemma is reunited with her parents, Brit makes a confession to Slade, which, coupled with evidence from Gemma herself, leads to Danny paying a call on reclusive music producer Jay Newman. | |||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Mark Tonderai | TBA | 22 April 2016 | 0.83 |
| Mark is called upon by Simon Marshall, the schoolboy son of his ex-lover Laura, to locate his missing father. Laura denies any mystery, claiming he is on a business trip, but Simon suspects otherwise. Meanwhile, whilst at Selina's flat, Danny disturbs the young suspect from the murder and pursues him, but the pursuit ends in tragedy when the youth ends up in a coma in hospital. Julie is adamant that he is not Jesse, but when he disappears, Danny suspects that there is more to him than meets the eye. Danny returns to Newman's house to find he has been murdered and, after freeing Newman's captives, finds Jesse's DNA at the scene. Pru, having seen Brit at Slade's request, has an admission for Mark, regarding the day Jesse went missing. | |||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Mark Tonderai | Mick Ford | 22 April 2016 | 0.75 |
| Pru helps Mark dig for information into the disappearance of Simon Marshall, and Mark uncovers a blackmail scam involving the enrollment of children into the local school under false pretenses. Mark realises that he has seen Alexa Mills somewhere before, but will this give him a solid lead on Marshall's whereabouts? Meanwhile, Danny and Ally are perplexed when they find another body, but Danny's concern is raised further when he digs out his father's old case files from the time of Jesse's disappearance, only to find they have been doctored. Mark and Pru decide to give into temptation, but at what cost to her marriage? Danny and Ally interview Newman's captives, but when one of them spots Brit waiting to be interview, she follows her back to the homeless shelter, where tragedy strikes. | |||||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Mark Tonderai | Danny Brocklehurst | 29 April 2016 | TBD |
| Slade finds Britt seriously injured, but alive. Meanwhile, Danny and Ally receive news that the body at the bottom of Jay Newman's garden was a former doctor and convicted serial rapist, Aldaeous Croft. Pru comes to blows with Stuart after staying out all night and sleeping at Mark's. Britt later dies in hospital of her injuries, leaving Slade devastated. In the hunt to discover who Selina Calloway really was, Mark speaks to a fellow prostitute who reveals that she regularly met her customers in the Envy room at the Town House Hotel. Mark visits the hotel, only to find a bloodied crime scene, with no victim. Danny and Ally interview Jakob Morosi again, but the interview comes to a sudden halt when Danny reveals that he is the son of the original investigating officer. | |||||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | TBA | TBA | 29 April 2016 | TBD |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | TBA | TBA | 6 May 2016 | TBD |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | TBA | TBA | 6 May 2016 | TBD |
| 9 | "Episode 9" | TBA | TBA | 13 May 2016 | TBD |
| 10 | "Episode 10" | TBA | TBA | 13 May 2016 | TBD |
References
External links
- The Five at the Internet Movie Database