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The Wire

Series 2

Episode 8: Duck and Cover

Duration: 1 hour

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

Acclaimed police drama set in Baltimore.

McNulty is back to his old self, on a drunken binge of legendary proportions. Worried, Bunk tries to get Daniels and Rawls to take him on. Urged by fellow stevedores to fight Maui, Ziggy is humiliated again. The wiretap is up just in time to catch another disappearing can. Herc and Carver register an imaginary CI, and with the package still weak, business dries up for Bodie and Poot. Show less

Contributors

Det. James "Jimmy" McNulty:
Dominic West
Det. Shakima "Kima" Greggs:
Sonja Sohn
Frank Sobotka:
Chris Bauer
Lt. Cedric Daniels:
Lance Reddick
Officer Beatrice "Beadie" Russell:
Amy Ryan
Col. William A Rawls:
John Doman
Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos:
Paul Ben-Victor
Officer Ellis "Carv" Carver:
Seth Gilliam
Director:
Daniel Attias
Russell 'Stringer' Bell:
Idris Elba
Avon Barksdale:
Wood Harris

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