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The Wire - Season 1
2002
From David Simon, creator and co-writer of HBO's triple Emmy-winning mini-series 'The Corner', this unvarnished, highly realistic HBO series follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, the series captures a universe of subterfuge and .. Read more
| Starring | Dominic West, Sonja Sohn, John Doman, Idris Elba |
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| Director | Brad Anderson, Daniel Attias |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
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The Wire - Season 1
From David Simon, creator and co-writer of HBO's triple Emmy-winning mini-series 'The Corner', this unvarnished, highly realistic HBO series follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, the series captures a universe of subterfuge and surveillance, where easy distinctions between good and evil, and crime and punishment, are challenged at every turn.
Episodes comprise:
1. The Target
2. The Detail
3. The Buys
4. Old Cases
5. The Pager
6. The Wire
7. One Arrest
8. Lessons
9. Game Day
10. The Cost
11. The Hunt
12. Cleaning Up
13. Sentencing
| Starring | Dominic West, Sonja Sohn, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison, Wood Harris, Deirdre Lovejoy, Clarke Peters, Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick |
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| Director | Brad Anderson, Daniel Attias |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 12 hrs |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | FavouriteTV Series |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 11 Apr 2005 |
The Wire - Season 1 (5 discs) (2002)
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The Wire is THE best TV show i have ever watched. I like most HBO stuff, Rome, Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire - all fantastic, but for me The Wire pips ... read more »
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The king stay the king, and all the pieces matter.
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Recommended to me by a friend as a must see series I just couldn't get into it.
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British actor Idris Elba is probably best known for playing the entrepreneurial drug kingpin Stringer Bell in The Wire. He’s a tall, good looking, very centred actor, who gives the impression that he’s always in control. In Obsessed he plays – ahem – Derek, a businessman whose investment firm is flourishing, and who seems to be on the fast track to success. In fact he’s already there: he’s wealthy, happily married – to his former secretary – and... Read more
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From David Simon, creator and co-writer of HBO's triple Emmy-winning mini-series 'The Corner', this unvarnished, highly realistic HBO series follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, the series captures a ...
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