Five Days: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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Five non-consecutive days of police investigations into mysterious events are shown, starting on the first day and ending at the resolution of the mysteries.

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Matthew Gilbert

Boston Globe

The whole is somehow less than the sum of its parts. And yet "Five Days" rewards with enough gripping moments to make it worth investigating.

May 20, 2020

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

Am I crazy here? Anyone else banging their heads against the wall in frustration or am I missing some buried profundities?

Rated: C

May 20, 2020

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Brian Lowry

Variety

There's something to be said for the leisurely rhythm of "Five Days," but ultimately, it demonstrates that an overabundance of time can prove equally deflating.

May 20, 2020

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Brian Gibson

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

Pulses with an underlying distrust of an overworked, PR-driven police force that's a necessary social burden. . . . also offers a sense of family fractured, people isolated and lost in their pain, that's rarely seen on film or television these days.

May 20, 2020

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Joe C Great cast with McTeer, Malahide & Woodward being stand-outs for me. Managed to balance a lot of characters and threads with just a bit of stagnation with the Matt/Mother-in-Law/Stalker Girl nexus. Glad it wasn't longer, but might've been more effective if conceived as Four Days. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/24 Full Review Stahl M Don't bother - plodding, poor character development and a horrible conclusion. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/09/23 Full Review ginger b The cast doesn't disappoint one bit, but despite that and a promising storyline, it just fizzles toward the end...to the point that it doesn't make sense. Just okay. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Season 1.TERRIBLE!!This was one of the worst shows I've ever watched. I thought having a decent cast would have made it worth watching but I was wrong. I was lost through most of it...and kept watching because I was curious as to what really happened. I couldn't tell if they were law enforcement or reporters. So many questions...Maybe because I was bored and annoyed I may have missed the answers....butWhy was the one officer (Tops?) always amused?...made no sense. Is Simonne related to Matt? why was she always at his house? why was Sarah always there? Why haven't the police figured ANYTHING out?? I suffered through it hoping it would get better and have some sort of powerful ending...but nope... The end was bad too. I wish I hadn't wasted my time Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Felt like five years. Plodding, dreary, poorly acted. Turned it off after two episodes. There's too much better stuff out there to watch than this. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review jackson m Given exposure thanks to HBO Max, the show's a decent yet uncompelling time filler. Good for your lunch break. The tones and character development are way too inconsistent and shaky. The writers didn't know what they wanted to do. Then, as they try to tie it up, the resolutions to it all just seem lazy and and a bit uninteresting. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

Nikki Amuka-Bird PC Simone Farnes Hugh Bonneville DSI Iain Barclay Charlie Creed-Miles DC Stephen "Jim" Beam Philip Davis Actor Patrick Malahide John Poole Janet McTeer DS Amy Foster

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 2, 2007 Day 1 On her way to visit her grandfather at a retirement home, a mother disappears while buying flowers from a roadside van. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 9, 2007 Day 3 Matt learns that his missing wife is pregnant; Hazel suspects her son may have been involved in the abduction. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 16, 2007 Day 28 Leanne's disappearance turns into a murder investigation; Matt becomes the subject of police scrutiny; Matt and Farnes make a disquieting discovery. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 23, 2007 Day 33 Matt argues with Leanne's parents after a TV interview; Matt and Sarah make a grisly discovery. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 30, 2007 Day 79 The discovery of a burnt-out van reignites the investigation; police stake out Hazel's home; Amy attends her retirement party. Details

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Season Info

Director: Otto Bathurst, Simon Curtis
Executive Producer: Hilary Salmon, Simon Curtis
Screenwriter: Gwyneth Hughes
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Oct 2, 2007