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The Wire
Overview
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
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Councilman Thomas Carcettiplayed by
Aidan Gillen -
Marlo Stanfieldplayed by
Jamie Hector -
Omar Littleplayed by
Michael K Williams
Trivia
Did you know?
The Wire was created by ex-crime reporter David Simon whose award-winning book, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, was the basis of the critically acclaimed TV show Homicide: Life on the Street.
