five by five: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

five by five is a series of short films from new writers, featuring new and established on-screen talent working side by side. Set in London, the five standalone films feature chance encounters between characters which question identity and change perceptions. Five writers. Five characters. One story. In a city of millions, teenager Ash is lost. He wants to be the big man, but reality doesn't quite deliver. A chance encounter leads him to make a dangerous decision, starting a chain reaction that plays out across these five connected short films.

Series details

• Title: five by five
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2017-03-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-03-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Three
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 5 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 29128
• IMDb ID: tt6770204
• TVDB ID: 326102

Cast and credited roles

• Idris Elba — Alpha Ash
• Mawaan Rizwan — Alex
• Sydney Craven — Toni
• Jasmine Jobson — Jigga
• Nina Yndis — Jules
• Alison Thea-Skot — Nisha
• Cleo Sylvestre — Connie
• Anthony Foster — Brian

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-03-27; final listed air date 2017-03-27; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from five by five on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.