The Wire

-Drama The Wire is a sprawling urban police drama, set in the mean streets of a drug-riddled Baltimore where the cycle of misery and poverty is hopeless and detectives do their best to stay ahead and grapple with the situation they're given. The Wire has the benefit of being on HBO and can, as a result, be as graphic in nature as it wants to be.

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British actor Dominic West was born in Sheffield, England on October 15, 1969. After taking odd jobs such as cattle herding, he enrolled in Trinity College in Dublin and earned a Literature degree. Dominic then proceeded to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1995. After several minor film roles, he got his first major feature film break when he starred in 28 Days opposite Sandra Bullock. After that, he starred in many other big films such as Rock Star and Chicago. He is currently the lead star in HBO's police drama The Wire.

Jimmy McNulty is a Baltimore detective plagued with personal problems. His skills as a police officer with great ability to solve cases is sometimes overshadowed by his shady past. Off duty, he battles with alimony, child support and alcoholism, the result of his unfaithfulness to his wife. Because of his tendency for insubordination, he was delegated to the Baltimore Harbor Patrol.