The series was... so many things. It was so well written and kept us drawn in with the overlapping story lines that lead to the great revealing ending. We recommend this as a must see.
Overall I give it a 10 out of 10 stars
The Five is a British crime drama television series, created by crime author Harlan Coben as his first original series for television. The Five began broadcast on 15 April 2016 on Sky1 in the UK. The series stars Tom Cullen, O. T. Fagbenle, Lee Ingleby and Sarah Solemani as childhood friends Mark, Danny, Slade and Pru, who are re-united after DNA evidence left at a murder scene is revealed to be that of Mark's brother Jesse, who disappeared one summer's day after playing in the park with the four friends.The first series consists of ten episodes, with two episodes broadcast each week consecutively. Set in the fictional town of "Westbridge", the series was filmed in Liverpool, Wirral, Runcorn, and surrounding areas, including Frodsham.
Storyline
In 1995, four young school friends, Mark Wells (Tom Cullen), Danny Kenwood (O. T. Fagbenle), Slade (Lee Ingleby) and Pru Carew (Sarah Solemani)
are left traumatized after Mark's five-year-old brother Jesse
disappears after playing in the park with them. No trace of Jesse has
even been found. Serial killer Jakob Marosi, who has been charged with
five other murders, claimed that he killed Jesse. Jesse's parents, Julie
and Alan (Geraldine James and Michael Maloney), had given up all hope of ever finding the boy alive.
Twenty years on, 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.
Twenty years on, 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.