Episode 1
Day 1
While on a trip to visit her grandfather, an attractive mother and two of her children mysteriously disappear. This leads to a desperate search to find them before it's too late.
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TV series
Five Days
2007NR2 seasons5.8 / 10
Thriller series which tracks five 24-hour periods in a police investigation.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Five Days premiered January 23, 2007. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Thriller series which tracks five 24-hour periods in a police investigation.
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Episode 2
Day 3
Matt learns the shocking news that his missing wife, Leanne, is pregnant while attending a press conference organized by press officer Defne Topcu; Hazel is suspicious that her son Kyle may have been involved with the abduction and makes a call to the police; a major breakthrough happens when the flower seller is located.
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Episode 3
Day 28
Following the 28-day police review Barclay has turned Leanne's missing persons case in a murder investigation and Kyle Betts is the prime suspect; Matt spends his birthday in the company of Sarah, much to the displeasure of Leanne's parents; Farnes and Matt also discover that that Leanne bought a one-way airplane ticket to France, where her ex-husband lives, days before her disappearance.
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Episode 4
Day 33
With the investigation in it’s fourth week, Matt become further estranged from Leanne’s parents in part because he gives an interview with a TV crew and also because of the constant presence of Sarah Wheeler in his life. Tanya and her estranged father attend a local fair which ends with a grisly discovery.
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Episode 5
Day 79
The discovery of a burnt out van offers some new evidence to Barclay's investigation, as the suspect slips away; Matt joins Gary with the police, in a stakeout at the home of Hazel Betts; Amy celebrates her retirement with a party at a pub; several new clues bring Barclay and his team close to solving the case.
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Cast
Hugh BonnevilleDSI Iain Barclay
Patrick MalahideJohn Poole
Penelope WiltonBarbara Poole
Edward WoodwardVic Marsham
David OyelowoMatt Wellings
Sarah SmartSarah Wheeler
Richard HarringtonDaf Parry
Charlie Creed-MilesDC Stephen BeamProduction details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 10
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
HBO FilmsUnited States