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The Wire

The cast of The Wire © HBO

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Overview

The cast of The Wire © HBO

Ostensibly a "cop show", The Wire is far broader in its scope than that description traditionally implies. The uncompromising US drama paints a bleakly accurate picture of life on the streets of Baltimore, examining how its characters' lives are dictated by the institutions they belong to: the drug-dealing Barksdale family, the Baltimore police force that pursues them; the dock workers of series two; the politicians who enter the mix in series three; and the school system examined in series four.

Cast and Crew

  • Aidan GillenCouncilman Thomas Carcettiplayed by
    Aidan Gillen

  • Marlo Stanfieldplayed by
    Jamie Hector

  • Omar Littleplayed by
    Michael K Williams

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  • HBO site

    This website has tons of information on all three series of The Wire, but newcomers to the show should be wary of spoilers.

  • FX site

    View pictures, watch videos and find out more about the cast.

  • Alison Graham's TV Watch

    "It's time I admitted that I haven't watched The Wire, I can't get into it and I'm obviously a Bad Person. Go on, feel free to throw things, I can take it..." Read our TV editor's blog and post a comment in response.

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