Nip/Tuck season 5
| Nip/Tuck | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 DVD cover for Part 1 (left) and Part 2 | |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | FX |
| Original release | October 30, 2007 – March 3, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of Nip/Tuck premiered on October 30, 2007 and concluded on March 3, 2009. The unusually lengthy interval, for an American series, was a direct result of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. The season consisted of 22 episodes.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Dylan Walsh as Dr. Sean McNamara
- Julian McMahon as Dr. Christian Troy
- John Hensley as Matt McNamara
- Roma Maffia as Liz Cruz
- Kelly Carlson as Kimber Henry
- Joely Richardson as Julia McNamara
Special guest stars
- Oliver Platt as Freddy Prune
- Craig Bierko as Bob Easton
- Jennifer Coolidge as Candy Richards
- Bradley Cooper as Aidan Stone
- Daphne Zuniga as Carly Summers
- Portia de Rossi as Olivia Lord
- Rosie O'Donnell as Dawn Budge
- Jessalyn Gilsig as Gina Russo
- Sharon Gless as Colleen Rose
- Joan Van Ark as Annette Wainwright
- Shari Belafonte as Catherine Wicke
- Deborah Shelton as Marla Middleton
- Morgan Fairchild as herself
Recurring cast
- Paula Marshall as Kate Tinsley
- Lauren Hutton as Fiona McNeil
- Kelsey Lynn Batelaan as Annie McNamara
- AnnaLynne McCord as Eden Lord
- John Schneider as Ram Peters
- Leslie Grossman as Bliss Berger
- Maggie Siff as Rachel Ben Natan
- Donna Mills as Lulu Grandiron
- Jeannine Kaspar as Emme Lowell
- Lisa Darr as Darlene Lowell
- Adhir Kalyan as Dr. Raj Paresh
- Damien Leake as Dr. Moss
- Jaime Ray Newman as Daphne Pendell
- Katee Sackhoff as Dr. Theodora Rowe
- Elaine Hausman as Allegra Caldarello
- Richard Portnow as Manny Caldarello
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Patient Portrayer | Original air date | Prod. code | |||||
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| 60 | 1 | "Carly Summers" | Charles Haid | Ryan Murphy | Daphne Zuniga | October 30, 2007 | 3T6401 | |||||
| 61 | 2 | "Joyce & Sharon Monroe" | Charles Haid | Ryan Murphy | Susan Griffiths & Merilee Brasch | November 6, 2007 | 3T6402 | |||||
| 62 | 3 | "Everett Poe" | Richard Levine | Lyn Greene & Richard Levine | Michael Des Barres | November 13, 2007 | 3T6403 | |||||
| 63 | 4 | "Dawn Budge II" | Charles Haid | Jennifer Salt | Rosie O'Donnell | November 20, 2007 | 3T6404 | |||||
| 64 | 5 | "Chaz Darling" | Sean Jablonski | Sean Jablonski | Jai Rodriguez | November 27, 2007 | 3T6405 | |||||
| 65 | 6 | "Damien Sands" | Charles Haid | Hank Chilton | Ian Buchanan | December 4, 2007 | 3T6406 | |||||
| 66 | 7 | "Dr. Joshua Lee" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | George Coe | December 11, 2007 | 3T6407 | |||||
| 67 | 8 | "Duke Collins" | Elodie Keene | Lyn Greene & Richard Levine | Joel McKinnon Miller | December 18, 2007 | 3T6408 | |||||
| 68 | 9 | "Rachel Ben Natan" | Charles Haid | Jennifer Salt | Maggie Siff | January 15, 2008 | 3T6409 | |||||
| 69 | 10 | "Magda & Jeff" | Craig Zisk | Hank Chilton | Selma Stern & Robert Gant | January 22, 2008 | 3T6410 | |||||
| 70 | 11 | "Kyle Ainge" | Dirk Wallace Craft | Brad Falchuk & Hank Chilton | Jeff Hephner | January 29, 2008 | 3T6411 | |||||
| 71 | 12 | "Lulu Grandiron" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | Donna Mills | February 5, 2008 | 3T6412 | |||||
| 72 | 13 | "August Walden" | Sean Jablonski | Sean Jablonski | Stephen J. Oliver | February 12, 2008 | 3T6413 | |||||
| 73 | 14 | "Candy Richards" | Richard Levine | Jennifer Salt | Jennifer Coolidge | February 19, 2008 | 3T6414 | |||||
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| 74 | 15 | "Ronnie Chase" | Brad Falchuk | Ryan Murphy | Michael Scheckenowitz | January 6, 2009 | 3T6415 | |||||
| 75 | 16 | "Gene Shelly" | Richard Levine | Lyn Greene & Richard Levine | John Fleck | January 13, 2009 | 3T6416 | |||||
| 76 | 17 | "Roxy St. James" | Lyn Greene | Jennifer Salt | Dina Meyer | January 27, 2009 | 3T6417 | |||||
| 77 | 18 | "Ricky Wells" | John Stuart Scott | Brad Falchuk | Brando Eaton | February 3, 2009 | 3T6418 | |||||
| 78 | 19 | "Manny Skerritt" | Dirk Wallace Craft | Ryan Murphy | Misha Collins | February 10, 2009 | 3T6419 | |||||
| 79 | 20 | "Budi Sabri" | Hank Chilton | Ryan Murphy & Hank Chilton | Chi Muoi Lo | February 17, 2009 | 3T6420 | |||||
| 80 | 21 | "Allegra Calderella" | Sean Jablonski | Sean Jablonski | Elaine Hausman | February 24, 2009 | 3T6421 | |||||
| 81 | 22 | "Giselle Blaylock & Legend Chandler" | Lyn Greene | Lyn Greene & Richard Levine | Wendy Glenn & Graham Shiels | March 3, 2009 | 3T6422 | |||||