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The Wire

Series 2

Episode 7: Backwash

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Acclaimed police drama set in Baltimore.

Russell tells Sobotka the investigation is over, but a port computer is cloned, so when a container goes missing the detectives follow. Greggs and Prez tap into a circuit of Russian prostitutes. Rawls cannot persuade Daniels to take the murders, but can new evidence convince him? In the discordant Barksdale Empire, Stringer tries to hold it together in the wake of a recent tragedy. Show less

Contributors

Det. Lester Freamon:
Clarke Peters
Det. Shakima "Kima" Greggs:
Sonja Sohn
Officer Carver:
Seth Gilliam
Frank Sobotka:
Chris Bauer
Lt. Cedric Daniels:
Lance Reddick
Officer Beatrice "Beadie" Russell:
Amy Ryan
Russell "Stringer" Bell:
Idris Elba
Avon Barksdale:
Wood Harris
Col. William A Rawls:
John Doman
Det. James "Jimmy" McNulty:
Dominic West

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