Tapping the Wire

Tapping the Wire

2007 · Documentary · 0h 25m · 8.0

Long-time Wire fan Charlie Brooker takes a journey to the mean streets of Baltimore to meet the cast and crew of the series, and undertakes a mission to explain what makes The Wire the best cop show ever made.

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Cast

Charlie Brooker
Charlie Brooker
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Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby
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Peter Serafinowicz
Peter Serafinowicz
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Alexei Sayle
Alexei Sayle
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Graham Linehan
Graham Linehan
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Dominic West
Dominic West
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Aidan Gillen
Aidan Gillen
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Idris Elba
Idris Elba
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David Simon
David Simon
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Clarke Peters
Clarke Peters
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Lance Reddick
Lance Reddick
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John Doman
John Doman
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