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thriller miniseries created by crime author Harlan Coben and written primarily by

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, O. T. Fagbenle,

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and

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star as childhood friends Mark, Danny, Slade, and Pru, who are reunited when DNA evidence left at a murder scene is revealed to be from Mark's younger brother Jesse, who disappeared twenty years earlier. The series first broadcast on 15 April 2016 on Sky1 and consists of ten episodes, with two episodes broadcast each week consecutively. Set in the fictional town of Westbridge, the series was filmed in

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, Wirral,

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Plot

In 1995, four young school friends, Mark, Danny, Slade and Pru are left traumatized after Mark's five-year-old brother Jesse disappears after playing in the park with them. No trace of Jesse has ever been found. Serial killer Jakob Marosi, who had been charged with five other murders, claimed that he killed Jesse. Jesse's parents, Julie and Alan, had given up all hope of ever finding the boy alive. Twenty years on, Danny Kenwood is a Detective Sergeant working for Westbridge Police. When he attends the scene of a murder, he finds prostitute Annie Green, who has been brutally attacked with a hammer. A forensic analysis of DNA evidence from the crime scene provides a match for Jesse's DNA. An intricate web of trials and tribulations begins to unfold as the four childhood friends re-unite in the hope of finding Jesse alive.

Cast

Main

as Mark Wells, a lawyer in his 30s who aids in the search for missing people in his spare time ** Aedan Duckworth as young Mark ** Haris Giannakopoulos as younger Mark * O. T. Fagbenle as D.S. Danny Kenwood, a detective working for Westbridge Police ** Freedom Doran as young Danny *

as Slade, a childhood friend of Mark, Danny and Pru, who runs a shelter for vulnerable young people ** Billy Kennedy as young Slade *

as Pru Carew, a doctor who has returned home after living in the

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for fourteen years ** Megan Bradley as young Pru

Supporting

* Alfie and Harry Bloor as Jesse Wells, Mark's brother, who has been missing for twenty years *

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as Ray Kenwood, a retired police officer and Danny's father, who is suffering from severe Alzheimer's disease **

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as young Ray *

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as Jennifer Kenwood, Danny's wife *

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as D.C. Ally Caine, Danny's partner * Tom Brittney as D.C. Ken Howells, the lead forensic scientist in Danny's team and Karl's best friend * Vicky Myers as Selena Callaway, an IT consultant that is found dead *

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as Laura Marshall, a married woman having an affair with Mark * Tom Price as Kenton Marshall, Laura's husband and a geography teacher * Sophia La Porta as Britnay Shearer, a volunteer at Slade's shelter * Martin McCreadie as D.C. Karl Hatchett, a forensic analyst in Danny's team who is attracted to Ally ** Arthur Byrne as young Karl *

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as Julie Wells, Mark's mother ** Shauna Macdonald as young Julie * Syrus Lowe as Larry / Larita, Mark's

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paralegal secretary * Michael Maloney as Alan Wells, Mark's father ** Canice Bannon as young Alan *

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as Stuart Carew, Pru's controlling husband *

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as Jakob Marosi, a serial killer convicted of five child murders ** Dragan Micanovic as young Marosi * Barnaby Kay as D.I. Liam Townsend, Danny's superior * Naomi Ackie as Gemma Morgan, a young woman who has been missing for five years * Sam Swann as Matt Lohan / Mr X, an enigma *

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as Jay Newman, a local

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with a murky past * Dylan Jupp as Simon Marshall, Laura and Kenton's son * Alexa Davies as Alexa Mills, a mysterious girl * Niall Greig Fulton as Richard Payne, an employee of Porter with a connection to Alexa * Charles De'Ath as Dominic Porter, the head of an IT firm and Callaway's former employer *

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as Ron Hatchett, Karl's dying father * Paul Warriner as Frank Lipton, an old friend of the Wells family

Episodes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Five (TV series), The 2016 British television series debuts 2016 British television series endings 2010s British drama television series 2010s British crime television series English-language television shows Serial drama television series 2010s British television miniseries Sky UK original programming Television series by Red Production Company Television series by StudioCanal