Homicide: Series 5

Better than the Wire. Yes that's right - better than the Wire. This end of this series finally pays out on the matured-over-three-serieses Luther Mahoney story line, and the penultimate episode (directed by Kathryn Bigelow) is electrifying. Gripping realisation of David Simon's favourite engine for drama: people under intense pressure doing the wrong thing for the right reasons. And the consequences. He got it all from the Ancient Greeks you know