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The Wire

2002
4.7
523 reviews
18
Rating
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Season 5 episodes (10)

1 More With Less
31/12/07
Season Five premiere. As McNulty and the detail continue staking out Marlo's crew, recently promoted Sergeant Carver is welcomed by a cauldron of discontent from officers coping with unpaid overtime.
2 Unconfirmed Reports
7/1/08
Although he tells Sydnor the Davis investigation could be a 'career case,' Freamon keeps a wary eye out for Marlo, who takes care of some unfinished business and strikes a business deal with Barksdale.
3 Not for Attribution
14/1/08
Carcetti's master plan for the police department is leaked to the press, sending the brass into a panic. Marlo turns to Proposition Joe to help with an enviable problem. Whiting and Klebanow drop a bombshell on the newspaper staff.
4 Transitions
21/1/08
Campbell tries to smooth out the transitions in the police department. The newspaper scrambles to confirm surprising news from City Hall, but lose out to the TV media in scooping a high-profile Grand Jury appearance.
5 React Quotes
28/1/08
Marlo forges an alliance with a drug connect, who shows him a new communications trick. McNulty's case gets increased attention from the newspaper, in large part thanks to the addition of Templeton to the reporting team.
6 The Dickensian Aspect
4/2/08
Mystified by Omar's disappearance, Marlo and Chris ramp up their efforts to locate their nemesis. After a sparsely attended waterfront ceremony, Carcetti fires away at a larger press event--and recasts himself as a champion for the homeless.
7 Took
11/2/08
An unexpected call puts Templeton back in the spotlight--and gets McNulty more attention than he expected. Bunk bucks at Landsman when ordered to help with the force's most recent red ball.
8 Clarifications
18/2/08
Baltimore's renewed police commitment brings fresh recruits to Daniels and McNulty, starting with Carver. Facing a new political challenge, Carcetti is forced to make dangerous political deals.
9 Late Editions
25/2/08
With Steintorf ordering Rawls to initiate 'creative' remedies for the rising crime rate, Freamon's vigilance pays off with a promising lead, sending Sydnor and the department into overdrive.
10 30-
9/3/08
In the series finale, Carcetti maps out a damage-control scenario with the police brass in the wake of a startling revelation from Pearlman and Daniels. Their choice: clean up the mess...or hide the dirt.

About this show

Follow a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore from the perspective of cops and criminals in this classic series.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
523 reviews
Yurt the Silent Chief
23 June 2019
An wonderful insight into Democrat ran states & the poverty they self inflict upon themselves by voting in the same tired scamsters who only want to acknowledge blacks when elections are coming up. Then dump them on the prison pipeline, leaving households fatherless. At least Trump is making a genuine effort by pushing Prison Reform. Sad indictment of a race who chain themselves to a new form of plantation, although also too stupid to see how a welfare state only condemns you. America First.
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Ian Ritchie
10 December 2013
Was sent an email by Google Play and was delighted to see The Wire available to download...clicked on the link...shouldn;t have bothered. You can pick up the DVD boxed set of all 5 series for about the price of downloading 2 series worth of episodes. Waste of time.
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Jay Cano
12 December 2013
The DVD set of all seasons on Amazon is half the price it will cost you to get it here at current price (£1.89 each episode). It needs to be at least half that price to make it worth and even in that case with this is only a digital copy that depends on Google and your Google account.
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