The Wire

Season 5 - The Wire

• Season 5 Episode 10: - 30 - (2008) Carcetti maps out a damage-control scenario; McNulty asks Landsman to pull police off the homeless case; Haynes' concerns about Templeton fall on deaf ears; Dukie seeks out an old mentor for a loan.
• Season 5 Episode 9: Late Editions (2008) Rawls is ordered to come up with creative solutions to the growing crime rate, and the department goes into overdrive when Freamon provides a lead. Michael's latest assignment makes him suspicious, while Haynes receives help with the fact checking
• Season 5 Episode 8: Clarifications (2008) The state's renewed commitment to bolstering police numbers brings much-needed new recruits to Daniels' squad. Carcetti attempts to fend off a persistent political rival, and Bunk obtains a sought-after murder warrant on Partlow - with a little assistance from McNulty. Lance Reddick and Dominic West star
• Season 5 Episode 7: Took (2008) McNulty becomes hot under the collar when a plan devised by Freamon, Sydnor and himself dramatically backfires, leaving him under the scrutiny of Templeton and Daniels. Meanwhile, Omar sends Marlo a grisly message, and Carver 'gift-wraps' a special witness for Bunk. Dominic West and Aiden Gillen star
• Season 5 Episode 6: The Dickensian Aspect (2008) Marlo and Chris are mystified by Omar's disappearance, Carcetti tries to establish a reputation for helping the homeless, and Freamon and McNulty request new surveillance equipment
• Season 5 Episode 5: React Quotes (2008) Marlo makes a new contact in the drug-dealing world, who demonstrates an innovative method of passing on information. Meanwhile, Dukie works on his self-defence skills
• Season 5 Episode 4: Transitions (2008) The Baltimore Sun rushes to confirm surprising news from City Hall, but loses a scoop to the television news. Meanwhile, Marlo tries to win favour with the Greeks, Proposition Joe decides to go into hiding, and Freamon enlists the help of a former partner to solve a case
• Season 5 Episode 3: Not for Attribution (2008) Mayor Carcetti's plans for the police department are leaked to the press, McNulty shares some inside information with Gutierrez and Marlo has an attractive proposition for Joe
• Season 5 Episode 2: Unconfirmed Reports (2008) Marlo takes care of some unfinished business and strikes a business deal with Barksdale; Mayor Carcetti's chief of staff searches for good news; frustrated McNulty decides to take matters into his own hands.
• Season 5 Episode 1: More With Less (2008) New series. Mayor Carcetti struggles to keep his pre-election promises, and is forced to choose between education and law and order. Meanwhile, McNulty keeps Marlo under surveillance and the recently promoted Sergeant Carver is welcomed by discontent from officers coping with unpaid overtime. Starring Dominic West, Sonja Sohn and Lance Reddick

Season 4 - The Wire

• Season 4 Episode 13: Final Grades (2006) Carcetti offers his response to the governor's school-budget offer, and Omar shares the spoils after his latest robbery before planning a new heist. Meanwhile, Bubbles is exasperated after his attempt at revenge backfires. Last in series
• Season 4 Episode 12: That's Got His Own (2006) When school debts threaten to ruin Carcetti's plans to increase pay he is forced to consider grovelling to the governor, and Colvin also requires funds to keep his classes going. Meanwhile, Bubbles takes drastic action in an attempt to rid himself of his nemesis
• Season 4 Episode 11: A New Day (2006) When Herc mistreats a minister Carcetti is left with his first real dilemma, and Randy encounters some problems with his school friends. Meanwhile, Colvin battles for the future of one of his class experiments
• Season 4 Episode 10: Misgivings (2006) Walker apprehends Donut stealing cars and teaches him a lesson, while Little Kevin regrets his decision to have a talk with Marlo, who puts the word out that Randy is a police informant. Chris Partlow and Snoop target Bug's father. Starring Dominic West, Sonja Sohn and Lance Reddick
• Season 4 Episode 9: Know Your Place (2006) Herc and Dozerman welcome Poot back from prison, while Colvin tempts his class members with the reward of dinner. Carcetti offers promotion to Daniels but experiences problems in his efforts to relieve Burrell of his duties. Bubbles identifies a witness for Herc, but finds that the detective is slow in returning the favour
• Season 4 Episode 8: Corner Boys (2006) Carcetti goes on ride-a-longs with the Homicide Department while Chris Partlow and Snoop look to send a message to the New York crew. McNulty attends an Irish cop's wake determined to drink but Bunk's lack of sobriety doesn't help matters. Dukie learns that having computer skills makes him popular. Dominic West stars
• Season 4 Episode 7: Unto Others (2006) Omar calls on the police for a favour, while Royce and Carcetti resolve their differences. Prez makes headway with his students when he manages to con them into learning maths, and Namond discovers that certain school rules no longer apply
• Season 4 Episode 6: Margin of Error (2006) With Election Day approaching Carcetti responds to a potentially devastating campaign smear and, although Omar is suspected of murder, McNulty and Bunk have their own suspicions. Colvin's newly formed special class has its first applicants
• Season 4 Episode 5: Alliances (2006) Chris Partlow attempts to recruit Michael as a soldier in Marlo's unit and Commissioner Burrell loses Royce's support after details of the Braddock case are leaked to the Press. Crime series starring Sonja Sohn and Glynn Turman
• Season 4 Episode 4: Refugees (2006) Herc and Dozerman join Marimow in the stripped-down Major Crimes Unit. Cutty struggles to mentor Michael, and Burrell sabotages the state-witness murder investigation before the election, which has direct repercussions for Greggs. Carcetti meets a constituency which he knows has no faith in him, while Proposition Joe faces Mario in a high-stakes heist
• Season 4 Episode 3: Home Room (2006) Royce takes drastic action against his rival to reverse his ailing fortunes in the polls, while Rawls' replacement for Asher begins peddling a new agenda - much to Freamon and Greggs' dismay. Michael makes a strong impression on Bodie, McNulty and Bunk reminisce over dinner, and Colvin contemplates returning to the streets
• Season 4 Episode 2: Soft Eyes (2006) Herc makes a shocking discovery about mayor Royce, and Carcetti drops a bombshell on his rival during a televised political debate. Pearlman and Freamon continue to row about the subpoenas as the election looms. Elsewhere, Bubbles decides it's time to hire an apprentice, and Cutty continues his two jobs
• Season 4 Episode 1: Boys of Summer (2006) New series. The mayoral race heats up as Royce and his closest competitor Tommy Carcetti each launch their campaigns. Freamon, Greggs and Sydnor meet Pearlman to see if she is willing to issue subpoenas. Elsewhere, Prez begins preparing for his new career, and McNulty turns down a promotion. Starring Dominic West and Sonja Sohn

Season 3 - The Wire

• Season 3 Episode 12: Mission Accomplished (2004) Avon readies his troops for a war against Marlo; the detail works toward the top rungs of the Barksdale organization; McNulty reassesses his pursuit of Stringer Bell.
• Season 3 Episode 11: Middle Ground (2004) When he discovers that Stringer betrayed him, Brother Mouzone forms an alliance with Omar and has a meeting with Avon. Royce's continuing delay in closing down the free zones alienates Burrell, who leaks the story to Carcetti. Colvin works to protect his men from possible repercussions and receives information on the location of the Barksdale crew from an unlikely source. Cutty finds a means of funding his boxing gym
• Season 3 Episode 10: Reformation (2004) Colvin manages to put off a newspaper reporter inquiring about the free zones, but realises he has to report his policy to Burrell. When the unit's wiretaps go dead after just a few days, Freamon comes up with an ingenious solution and ropes Bubbles in to help. Avon refuses to accept Stringer's advice to follow the co-op's proposal for a truce with Marlo, while Brother Mouzone returns to Baltimore on a mission of revenge and searches for Omar
• Season 3 Episode 9: Slapstick (2004) Two of the Barksdale crew violate the unspoken Sunday morning truce when they go after Omar, while Brianna seeks answers from Avon and Stringer. A murder threatens to compromise the secrecy of the tolerant zones, and Carver's response causes Herc to call the Press. Pearlman and Daniels confront an unhelpful cellphone company over wiretaps, Cutty tries to get permits for his gym and Prez makes a fatal error
• Season 3 Episode 8: Moral Midgetry (2004) The Major Case Unit tracks the buyer of disposable phones for the Barksdale organization, while Brianna and McNulty sit down for a heart-to-heart about D'Angelo. Avon tries to ensnare Marlo in a trap, but his rival senses something is wrong. Some off the Western District officers express dissatisfaction over the tolerant zones, while a local deacon is horrified when Colvin gives him a tour of 'Hamsterdam'
• Season 3 Episode 7: Backburners (2004) The detail plans an operation to get hold of Bodie's phone, but finds out about 'Hamsterdam' during it and Colvin has to come and explain about the tolerant zones. Bunk receives a present from Omar, Greggs has relationship problems and Carcetti pressures the mayor over witness protection. Stringer is furious when he discovers Brianna knows about McNulty's investigation into her son D'Angelo's death
• Season 3 Episode 6: Homecoming (2004) Dismissing Stringer's objections, Avon initiates a war over territory with Marlo, but is dismayed at the ineptitude of his own people. Colvin gives Carver and his men licence to use any force necessary to make the drug dealers relocate to the free zone, while Carcetti manipulates another councilman into joining the mayoral race to split the black vote. Owing to the lieutenant's anger over their disloyalty to him, McNulty and Greggs go behind Daniels' back to have the unit reassign…
• Season 3 Episode 5: Straight and True (2004) Frustrated in his grassroots reform efforts, Colvin arms himself with intelligence from the Major Case Unit and approaches the mid-level drug dealers instead. Avon is released from prison, and Stringer tries to recruit west-side rival Marlo Stanfield to his citywide co-operative. Carcetti seeks to fix the programme for protecting state witnesses after another one is killed, and tensions run high in Omar's crew
• Season 3 Episode 4: Hamsterdam (2004) Colvin has little success convincing area drug dealers to relocate to his designated free zones. Carcetti reveals his plans to run for mayor, and Avon sails through his parole hearing, while Daniels tells McNulty about his relationship with Pearlman. Freamon and Prez learn that Stringer is working as a property developer and a frustrated Cutty returns to the Barksdale organisation
• Season 3 Episode 3: Dead Soldiers (2004) After Cheese's mistaken arrest, Proposition Joe warns Stringer that the police have been tapping phones. Carcetti continues with his plan to stir up trouble for the mayor, while Major Colvin mulls over a plan to reduce crime in his district after facing the wrath of Burrell and Rawls. A raid by Omar's gang on a stash house has tragic consequences and Marlo sends a forceful message to the Barksdale crew
• Season 3 Episode 2: All Due Respect (2004) Following orders from Stringer, Bodie faces a critical test against rival dealer Marlo Stanfield. Burrell comes under pressure from Carcetti and reaches an uneasy peace with the councilman, while McNulty launches his own investigation into D'Angelo's death. Cheese loses more than a bet at a dog fight, Omar continues his raids on Barksdale stash houses and Cutty seeks legitimate employment
• Season 3 Episode 1: Time After Time (2004) The Barksdale crew is forced to relocate as a programme of urban renewal sees Franklin Terrace razed. Burrell comes under pressure from the mayor to reduce Baltimore's ever-increasing crime statistics, while Daniels' promotion to major is put in doubt. McNulty, Greggs and the detail continue the surveillance of Proposition Joe's people to try to find a link with Stringer, and former Barksdale enforcer Cutty Wise finds the drug world has changed on his release from prison

Season 2 - The Wire

• Season 2 Episode 12: Port in a Storm (2003) After his father persuades him to turn himself in, Nick gives information on anyone he can in the Greek's operation. Daniels talks to Valchek in an attempt to save Prez's career and Agent Fitzhugh suspects a leak within the FBI. Omar decides to take revenge on Stringer after the Brother Mouzone incident and when Bubbles is arrested he alerts Greggs and McNulty to the new relationship between Proposition Joe and the Barksdale crew
• Season 2 Episode 11: Bad Dreams (2003) The detail makes a series of dawn raids on the targets of the investigation, but Nick evades capture. Sobotka is arrested when the FBI storms his office, and Valchek ensures the Press is there to witness it. The union leader agrees to help the police in exchange for leniency for Nick and Ziggy, but Vondas asks him to a meeting with the Greek, who has also promised to help them. Stringer manipulates Omar into pursuing Brother Mouzone
• Season 2 Episode 10: Storm Warnings (2003) Though unhappy that Proposition Joe's nephew Cheese is on his turf, Bodie is pleased with Stringer's new supply of drugs and it all seems to be running smoothly until Brother Mouzone arrives. The detail uses GPS technology to track suspects, but Valchek goes to the FBI in an effort to make more progress with the Sobotka investigation. Ziggy is double-crossed in his deal with Glekas and the situation takes a tragic turn
• Season 2 Episode 9: Stray Rounds (2003) Bodie and his crew fight for their corner, but the resulting shoot-out has tragic consequences. Stringer asks for Brianna's help in persuading her brother to work with Proposition Joe, but Avon rejects the plan and brings in New York hitman Brother Mouzone to drive off rival dealers. Daniels asks McNulty to go to his connection in the FBI for help, and the agency in turn makes a breakthrough on the docks
• Season 2 Episode 8: Duck and Cover (2003) McNulty's failure to reconcile with his wife causes him to return to his old drinking and womanising habits, while falling further into depression. A suspicious Sobotka meets with the Greek and Vondas, and they decide to change their tactics. With business faltering, Bodie moves his crew into new territory. Continues tomorrow
• Season 2 Episode 7: Backwash (2003) Beadie tells Sobotka the investigation at the docks is over, but she and Freamon use a cloned computer to monitor traffic at the port and when a container goes missing the detectives follow and track the shipment back to a warehouse. Proposition Joe discusses a deal with Stringer to revitalise the Barksdale operation, but Avon turns it down, while Rawls tries to persuade Daniels to take on the Jane Doe homicides investigation. Continues tomorrow
• Season 2 Episode 6: All Prologue (2003) Omar emerges from hiding to testify that Bird shot witness William Gant. Greggs tracks down a lead on the 13 murdered girls and the detail begins to monitor container movements at the port. Sobotka tries to play a political game on behalf of his union, while his nephew Nick gets the chemicals that Vondas asked for. With D'Angelo's rejection of the Barksdale organisation, Stringer is forced to deal with the situation without Avon's knowledge. Continues on Monday
• Season 2 Episode 5: Undertow (2003) Ziggy loses his prized car to some drug dealers who dismiss his excuses for not paying up. Daniels sends his detail out to conduct raids as the investigation of the docks is stepped up, while Beadie gets a lead from an ex-boyfriend to find out how cargo disappears from the port. With business in the projects suffering due to weak supplies, Stringer gets some useful advice from his economics professor. Continues tomorrow
• Season 2 Episode 4: Hard Cases (2003) Sobotka reprimands Ziggy and Nick for stealing the cameras and orders them to bring the cargo back. To placate Valchek, Burrell asks Daniels to lead the detail investigating the union leader, and the lieutenant agrees on the promise of his own major crimes unit after the case ends. McNulty begins courting his estranged wife, promising a fresh start and a new Jimmy. Drama, starring Dominic West and Lance Reddick. Continues tomorrow
• Season 2 Episode 3: Hot Shots (2003) Bunk and Freamon try to interview the crew of the Atlantic Light, but fail to find anyone who admits to speaking English. Frank Sobotka tries to court political favour to fulfil his hopes for the regeneration of the docks, while his nephew Nick and son Ziggy conspire to steal a shipment of digital cameras. Omar signs up some new partners in crime and Avon deals with an abusive prison officer. Continues on Monday
• Season 2 Episode 2: Collateral Damage (2003) Russell is assigned the case of the 13 women discovered in the cargo container, and McNulty offers to help and ensures that it goes back to Rawls' department. Valchek strikes a deal with Burrell to investigate Frank Sobotka, while the union leader considers cutting his ties with the Greeks for not telling him the contents of the shipment. In prison, Brianna Barksdale urges Avon to look after her son D'Angelo. Continues tomorrow
• Season 2 Episode 1: Ebb Tide (2003) New series. Having been reassigned to harbour patrol, McNulty discovers a corpse in the bay and pays back Rawls for his demotion by proving City Homicide is responsible for the investigation. Valchek feels slighted by local stevedore union boss Frank Sobotka, while Stringer loses his drug supplier. Back at the dock, Port Authority officer Beadie Russell uncovers a grisly scene in a shipping container. Continues tomorrow

Season 1 - The Wire

• Season 1 Episode 13: Sentencing (2002) Greggs is well enough to name one of her assailants as Little Man, while Freamon and Bunk track down Wee-Bey in Philadelphia and arrest him. Daniels and McNulty talk to the FBI in an effort to continue the case. D'Angelo strikes a deal to testify against his uncle but is later visited by his mother, who urges him to stand by his family. Last in the series
• Season 1 Episode 12: Cleaning Up (2002) With the tapped payphones out of service, the detectives try to keep up by wiring the office at Barksdale's club. Avon and Stringer meet with their attorney Maurice Levy to discuss a potential leak in the wake of the raids and D'Angelo makes a run to New York City for his uncle. Daniels confronts Burrell and his political allies, with the unit's future in the balance. Continues tomorrow
• Season 1 Episode 11: The Hunt (2002) While Greggs' life hangs in the balance, Daniels is ordered by Burrell to target the Barksdale operation in a series of city-wide raids and arrests to appease the deputy commissioner's desire for 'dope on the table'. Bubbles unwittingly implicates himself in the detective's shooting and Freamon decides there is a 'rat' in the precinct
• Season 1 Episode 10: The Cost (2002) With a key witness in custody, McNulty and Daniels debate how to protect him in the months before he testifies. Meanwhile, Sydnor and Carver track down the Barksdale crew's main stash house, and Prez demonstrates his talent for following the paper trail. Proposition Joe brokers a meeting between Omar and Stringer, while an undercover operation has terrible consequences for one of the unit. Continues tomorrow
• Season 1 Episode 9: Game Day (2002) Avon and rival drug traffiicker Proposition Joe hold an Eastside versus Westside basketball game, giving the detectives the first glimpse of their elusive target. Freamon shows Prez and Sydnor how to trace the Barksdale finances and Herc and Carver misplace money they take from Wee-Bey. Omar continues stalking the projects looking for a way to get to Avon and strikes a deal with Joe
• Season 1 Episode 8: Lessons (2002) Herc and Carver arrest a driver after witnessing him picking up a large amount of cash from known gang members, but are forced to return the money when the man's political connections to a Senator are revealed. After his apartment is raided and van torched, Omar takes revenge in a street encounter with Wee-Bey and Stinkum. Continues tomorrow
• Season 1 Episode 7: One Arrest (2002) Tipped off by the wire Greggs, Herc, Carver and Freamon intercept a drugs resupply in the Franklin Terrace low rises. Their success makes Avon and Stringer suspicious, leading them to rip out the payphones and close shop in the Pit. Bunk and McNulty trace another eyewitness in the Gant murder and ask Omar for help in tracking down their suspect Bird. Continues tomorrow
• Season 1 Episode 6: The Wire (2002) Following his lover Brandon's murder, Omar is determined to help the police bring Barksdale to justice and agrees to testify in the Gant killing. Meanwhile, Major Rawls pressures Bunk to make arrests in the three unsolved cases he is investigating, forcing McNulty, Greggs and Freamon to ask Daniels for more time and preserve the wiretap on the Barksdale crew. Continues tomorrow
• Season 1 Episode 5: The Pager (2002) The detail receives cloned pagers to get a lead on the Barksdale gang's plans but has trouble cracking a code used by the dealers until the solution comes from an unlikely source. Stringer warns D'Angelo there might be an informant in his crew, Carver and Herc track down Bodie, and Omar makes McNulty and Greggs an offer. Drama, starring Dominic West, Idris Elba and Larry Gilliard Jr. Continues Monday
• Season 1 Episode 4: Old Cases (2002) Avon puts a bounty on Omar for stealing his drug stash and McNulty and Bunk re-investigate the murder of a young woman that may be linked to Barksdale's crew. Those caught in the police raid on the low-rises refuse to give up their superiors, and dealer Bodie escapes from juvenile detention. Drama, starring Dominic West and Wood Harris. Continues tomorrow
• Season 1 Episode 3: The Boys (2002) The department deals with the fallout of the riot in the tower buildings. D'Angelo impresses Stringer with his efforts at running the business but his crew's drug stash is later taken by a rival operator. Bubbles brings undercover officer Sydnor to the Franklin Terrace low-rises, while McNulty and Greggs receive surveillance gear from an FBI agent, as the detail prepares for a raid on D'Angelo's gang. Detective Freamon unearths a photo of the elusive Avon. Dominic West and So…
• Season 1 Episode 2: The Detail (2002) McNulty and Bunk bring D'Angelo in for questioning about the murder of the witness who testified against him at his trial. Meanwhile, Detective Greggs' informant Bubbles gives the detail the low-down about the Barksdale crew's home turf, before officers Herc, Carver and Prez go there looking for information - but their plan backfires spectacularly. Crime drama, starring Dominic West. Continues tomorrow
• Season 1 Episode 1: The Target (2002) New series. Drama set in Baltimore telling the story of a single drugs-and-murder police investigation from the points of view of the law and their targets. When the nephew of gang leader Avon Barksdale beats a murder charge, homicide detective Jimmy McNulty talks to the judge about a number of murders he links to the defendant's uncle. The information is passed to the officer's superiors and a detail is grudgingly formed, with the lieutenant in command told to wrap the case up quickly…

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