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Wire, The - Season 2 (2003) Certificate 15

Wire, The - Season 2
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Rated 4.5 stars
Average rating
(89%)
 
Starring: Dominic West | Wendell Pierce
Studio: WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time: 780 mins
Genres: Drama | Television
Languages: English
Hearing-impaired: English
Subtitles: Arabic, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish
Released: October 10, 2005

The most unvarnished, uncompromising and realistic police drama ever returns for another hard hitting season. McNolty has been demoted to harbor patrol, Daniels is in the police archive dungeon, Prez is chafing in the suburbs and Gregs is stuck behind a desk. Meanwhile, on the docks of the Baltimore harbor, the rank and file scrounge for work and the union bosses take illegitimate measures to reinvigorate business, but a horrific discovery is about to blow the whole port inside out. While the detail is on ice, a new case begins...

Episodes comprise:

1. Ebb Tide
2. Collateral Damage
3. Hot Shots
4. Hard Cases
5. Undertow
6. All Prologue
7. Backwash
8. Duck and Cover
9. Stray Rounds
10. Storm Warnings
11. Bad Dreams
12. Port in a Storm

Highest rated reviews

16 out of 17 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5.0 stars
Excellent

terryduckworth from , 12th December, 2005

I found this a lot better than the first series, probably helped by the fact i already knew the characters. Plot lines and acting are fantastic, not a bad actor among them. I cannot recommend this enough. I am not a fan of 'cop' shows, but this and The Shield are the only ones worth watching.

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9 out of 9 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5.0 stars
fantastic

A Customer from Glasgow, 9th July, 2006

brilliant, acting, direction. The story lines are very complex and totaly absorbing. If Shakespear was writing a police series he would struggle to match this one.

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6 out of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5.0 stars
Unequalled

A Customer from Lancaster, England, 15th January, 2007

If anything, better than the superb first series. The second run sees the introduction of a plotline parallel to the cat-and-mouse games familiar to anybody who watched 'The Wire' from the start. Yet again we see incredible writing, acting and storytelling, but if anything, with more depth than the first series. Guest directors and writers, such as Ernest Dickerson and George Pelecanos add further spice. You really cant go wrong with this; I couldn't wait to see the next installment as soon as an episode finished. Perfection.

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6 out of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5.0 stars
Superfluous!!

A Customer from pompe, england, 18th September, 2006

Second season may see a different case being introduced and may be even slower to start than the first but it's so good it hurts. the uncompromising narrative style means you have to listen and pay attention- the shield it aint!! Even if you prefer the season 1 story line- let just say you need to watch this...it just keeps on getting bigger....

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Most recent reviews

Rated 4.0 stars
Heartrending

Rakewell from , 28th January, 2010

Some have said that this is the weakest season but I don't agree. Arguably it is the most moving of the three I've watched so far, mainly because you watch characters driven to corruption to save their dying industry. I strongly urge people to watch this one.

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Rated 5.0 stars
Sensational

HappySomeone from , 16th October, 2009

A second series that just gets better. there is nothing weak about this. It's top notch. Watch it!

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Rated 4.0 stars
For fans - and everyone should be

A Customer from Orpington, 11th October, 2009

If you've seen Season 1 you'll be grabbed immediately. If not , you need to see Season 1 first to have any idea what's going on, but it's worth it. English subtitles strongly recommended. Absolutely stunning in all ways - completely absorbing and makes you challenge your preconceptions - get the DVD and set aside a few evenings to watch the whole set through. ( Good to see a number of excellent British actors appearing in this - apparently with convincing Baltimore accents))

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Rated 5.0 stars
The Wire (Season 2)

A Customer from Swindon, 26th July, 2009

Engrossing, addictive, thought-provoking TV.

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