Five Days (TV series)

*Five Days*
Five Days
Genre	Crime drama
Written by	Gwyneth Hughes
Directed by	Otto Bathurst; Simon Curtis;
Starring	Hugh Bonneville; David Oyelowo; Sarah Smart; Edward Woodward;
Music by	Magnus Fiennes
Country of origin	United Kingdom; United States;
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	10
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC One (UK); HBO (US);
Release	23 January 2007 –; 5 March 2010
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]

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

[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.

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