The Wire

Have you seen it? It might be the best television show ever. An epic picture of life in the urban street of the United States circa 2000. Wonderful writing by people who know how to write. The show was created by a former police officer and a former journalist for the Baltimore Sun. People have described it as dickensian but I think it deserves its own unique label.

The Wire is about Baltimore. An in depth look, from many different angles at how politics, the police, the street, drugs and the media co-exist.

Season 1

The first season introduces you to the world of Avon Barksdale the king of the Baltimore drug trade. The story follows as a major crimes unit in the city police begins using wire-taps to target Avon's empire.

Season 2

Season two takes the wire in a different direction following the breakup of the Barkdale unit in the city police. The focus is on the Baltimore port and the temptation of drugs to a group of local stevedores.

Season 3

Politics. The rise of a young city councilman who is trying to become mayor.

Season 4

The rise of a new drug kingpin. Marlo Stanfield

Season 5

The press.

Season 5 is the final season and we are approaching the final episodes.