The wire. The first season, Discs 1-3, Episodes 1-8 [dvd]
2005
DVDs
Follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, where easy distinctions between good and evil are challenged at every turn.
Main title:
The wire. The first season, Discs 1-3, Episodes 1-8 [dvd] / created by David Simon.
Author:
Imprint:
[New York] : HBO Home Video, c2005.
Collation:
3 videodiscs (DVD) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes:
"25394"."Listen carefully"-- Cover.Special features include: scene selection ; audio commentaries on selected episodes with creator/writer David Simon, writer George P. Pelecanos, and director Clark Johnson ; episodic previews and recaps.Originally released as a television series United States : Home Box Office, c2002.In English & French with subtitles in English, French, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, English for the hearing impaired.
Credits:
Creator, David Simon ; producer, Nina Kostroff Noble ; writers, David Simon ... [et al.] ; directors, Clark Johnson ... [et al.].
Performers:
Cast: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie R. Faison.
Audience:
Censorship classification : MA 15 +
System details:
DVD region 4 ; PAL.
Contents:
Disc 1. episode 1. The Target -- episode 2. The Detail -- episode 3. The Buys. Disc 2. episode 4. Old cases -- episode 5. The Pager. Disc 3. episode 6. The Wire -- episode 7. One arrest -- episode 8. Lessons.
Dewey class:
791.4572
Language:
English
Added title:
Subject:
Drug traffic -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- DramaHomicide investigation -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- DramaMurder investigation -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- DramaUndercover operations -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- DramaDetective and mystery television programsGood and evil -- DramaTelevision programs -- United States
BRN:
170071
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southbank Library | DVD | WIRE | Rated MA15+ (Set: 25 Nov 2015)On loan - Due: 14 Jul 2026 |