The Wire: Season 1
From Emmy-winning David Simon, 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. Idris Elba, Wood Harris and Dominic West star.
Year: 2002
Genre: Queer Cinema, TV Drama, Nick's Favourites, Television Shows, Deluxe Box Sets, TV Thrillers
Country: USA
Director: Agnieszka Holland, Daniel Attias, Ernest Dickerson, Peter Medak, Brad Anderson, Tim Van Patten
Starring: Dominic West, Idris Elba, Wood Harris
Duration: 758 Minutes
Rating: R16 - Contains violence, sexual references and offensive language.
9.3/10
Location in store: Thriller (TV)
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