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The Five

TV·2016–2016·1 season, 10 episodes·Sky One·Drama, Mystery, Crime·45m·6.8·Created by Harlan Coben

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When they were twelve years old, Mark, Pru, Danny and Slade were out together in the park. Mark’s five-year-old brother, Jesse, was annoying them. They were mean – told him to get lost. Jesse ran away. He was gone. Never seen again. Twenty years later, Danny – now a detective – learns some shocking news. Jesse’s DNA has been found at a murder scene. He is alive and out there. Somewhere.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Five S01E10Episode 10S01E10 · 8.5Mark prepares to finally face up to the truth about Jesse.
  2. 02The Five S01E06Episode 6S01E06 · 8.0Mark’s head is sent into a spin when Slade reveals a very dark secret. Danny makes a breakthrough in the case after finding some missing evidence but is forced to question his own part in Jesse’s disappearance when he receives a few home truths.
  3. 03The Five S01E09Episode 9S01E09 · 8.0Danny and Mark go it alone. But just as they think they're getting close to the truth, Mark discovers some devastating news that makes him question everything.

Cast

Tom CullenTom CullenMark WellsO-T FagbenleO-T FagbenleDanny KenwoodLee InglebyLee InglebySladeSarah SolemaniSarah SolemaniPru CarewLola Mae LoughranLola Mae LoughranChrissie

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2016Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S01E01The Five S01E01Episode 1April 15, 2016 7.0When the DNA of a boy who went missing in 1995 is discovered at a murder scene, the lives of four friends are turned upside down in a desper
  2. S01E02The Five S01E02Episode 2April 15, 2016 7.3Danny brings in a suspect that could lead him to Jesse and calls on Mark for help, but he is shocked when a horrifying new lead lands at his
  3. S01E03The Five S01E03Episode 3April 22, 2016 7.4A shocking discovery is made by Danny and Ally and they wonder just what kind of a man Jesse could have become.
  4. S01E04The Five S01E04Episode 4April 22, 2016 7.2Pru attempts to help Mark look for information and ends up discovering some dark secrets. Danny and Ally feel perplexed after they find anot
  5. S01E05The Five S01E05Episode 5April 29, 2016 7.0Slade’s life is turned upside down when he receives some devastating news. Danny insists that Mark leave the investigation to the police but
  6. S01E06The Five S01E06Episode 6April 29, 2016 8.0Mark’s head is sent into a spin when Slade reveals a very dark secret. Danny makes a breakthrough in the case after finding some missing evi
  7. S01E07The Five S01E07Episode 7May 6, 2016 7.5Julie and Alan's relationship is put to the test after they are burgled, while Danny is forced to make a difficult decision in order to save
  8. S01E08The Five S01E08Episode 8May 6, 2016 7.5Pru puts herself in danger when she hits rock bottom and finally realises it’s time to sort out her life before it’s too late. Elsewhere, Ma
  9. S01E09The Five S01E09Episode 9May 13, 2016 8.0Danny and Mark go it alone. But just as they think they're getting close to the truth, Mark discovers some devastating news that makes him
  10. S01E10The Five S01E10Season's bestEpisode 10May 13, 2016 8.5Mark prepares to finally face up to the truth about Jesse.

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