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Leverage S5E1 — The (Very) Big Bird Job

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Leverage•Season 5•Episode 1

The (Very) Big Bird Job

8.2/10 · 752 votesJul 15, 201240 min

Ranked #9 of 15 in Season 5•−0.2 vs season avg

When a shipping CEO’s cost-cutting measures result in a plane crash, the Leverage team cons him into buying the largest plane ever built – the Spruce Goose – in order to expose him before a merger is completed that would put more lives at risk.

Directed byJohn Rogers

Written byJohn Rogers

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Cast5

Timothy Hutton

Timothy Hutton

Nathan Ford

Gina Bellman

Gina Bellman

Sophie Devereaux

Christian Kane

Christian Kane

Eliot Spencer

Beth Riesgraf

Beth Riesgraf

Parker

Aldis Hodge

Aldis Hodge

Alec Hardison

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John Rogers

John Rogers

Writer

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Barbara Stordahl

Casting

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Angela Terry

Casting

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David Connell

Director of Photography

John Rogers

John Rogers

Director

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Episode Summary

"The (Very) Big Bird Job" is episode 1 of Leverage season 5. It scored 8.2/10 from 752 votes, ranking #9 of 15 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by John Rogers and written by John Rogers, it aired on July 15, 2012.

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