The Wire (2002–2008)

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Baltimore drug scene, seen through the eyes of drug dealers, and law enforcement.

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Cast

Series cast summary:
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 Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Dep. Comm. for Operations William A. Rawls (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Asst. State's Atty. Rhonda Pearlman (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Lt. Cedric Daniels (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Det. Shakima 'Kima' Greggs (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Sgt. Ellis Carver (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
Domenick Lombardozzi ...
 Det. Thomas 'Herc' Hauk (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Det. Lester Freamon (59 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Reginald 'Bubbles' Cousins (52 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Det. Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski (50 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Omar Little (50 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Acting Commissioner Ervin H. Burrell (47 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Det. Leander Sydnor (45 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Sgt. Jay Landsman (44 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Preston 'Bodie' Broadus (42 episodes, 2002-2006)
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 Avon Barksdale (38 episodes, 2002-2008)
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 Russell 'Stringer' Bell (37 episodes, 2002-2004)
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 Councilman Thomas 'Tommy' Carcetti (35 episodes, 2004-2008)
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 Marlo Stanfield (32 episodes, 2004-2008)
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 Howard 'Bunny' Colvin (27 episodes, 2003-2008)
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 Chris Partlow (27 episodes, 2004-2008)
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 Dennis 'Cutty' Wise (26 episodes, 2004-2008)
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 Slim Charles (26 episodes, 2004-2008)
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 Maurice 'Maury' Levy (25 episodes, 2002-2008)
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Storyline

Set in Baltimore, this show centers around the city's inner-city drug scene. It starts as mid-level drug dealer, D'Angelo Barksdale beats a murder rap. After a conversation with a judge, Det. James McNulty has been assigned to lead a joint homicide and narcotics team, in order to bring down drug kingpin Avon Barksdale. Avon Barksdale, accompanied by his right-hand man Stringer Bell, enforcer Wee-Bey and many lieutenants (including his own nephew, D'Angelo Barksdale), has to deal with law enforcement, informants in his own camp, and competition with a local rival, Omar, who's been robbing Barksdale's dealers and reselling the drugs. The supervisor of the investigation, Lt. Cedric Daniels, has to deal with his own problems, such as a corrupt bureaucracy, some of his detectives beating suspects, hard-headed but determined Det. McNulty, and a blackmailing deputy. The show depicts the lives of every part of the drug "food chain", from junkies to dealers, and from cops to politicians. Written by Yuri

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Trivia

Jamie Hector auditioned for the role of Cutty Wise before being cast as Marlo Stanfield. See more »

Goofs

Throughout the series some Officers are shown on both the day, evening and Night shifts in a short period of time, some even within the same day. The Baltimore police department rarely gives shift changes until the next fiscal year. See more »

Quotes

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: [during interrogation] All right, we'll call you Boris...
Sergei 'Serge' Malatov: [sighs] Boris... why always Boris?
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Crazy Credits

In every episode, after the opening credits a quote appears on the screen that will be spoken by a character in that episode. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Simpsons: The Ten-Per-Cent Solution (2011) See more »

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"Way Down in the Hole"
Written by Tom Waits
Performed by the Neville Brothers
(season 3)
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User Reviews

 
best show ever, owns nypd blues, the shield and so on...
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the wire is definitely the best show ever made. most realistic stuff ever. i takes a couple of episodes to get into it because it's pretty slow compared to the average show but once you get into it, you just become addicted. unlike other police shows this one deals with ONE investigation during its 4 entire seasons while in other shows cases are closed in one episode. another good thing about THE WIRE is that we follow both cops and thugs without any superficial caricature we find on CSI and such,THE WIRE keeps it real all the way. incredibly well written, amazing photography and oustanding actors, this is the kind of show that should be covered with emmies...


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