The Five

The Five

A predictable but enjoyable British crime miniseries

7.0

TV Show

UK, United Kingdom
English
Drama, Mystery
2016
MARK TONDERAI
Don Warrington, Geraldine James, Hannah Arterton
45 min

The take

This British miniseries is about a group of teenagers who tell a five-year-old who is following them to go home. The boy disappears mysteriously but 20 years later, when the teenagers are all adults, his DNA surfaces in a crime scene.

Somewhat formulaic or perhaps just overproduced, the show is ultimately enjoyable as the sharpness of the source material by famous author Harlan Coben quickly takes over.

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