Seven years after it ended, is The Wire still the greatest of all time?
Mos def, as our old friend Stringer Bell might say.
To celebrate The Wire being released on Blu-ray for the first time ever, here’s a reminder of 20 times it was the best thing on the box.
1. In the very first episode, when Detective Jimmy McNulty bucked the chain of command to blag himself an investigation into the Barksdale organization. Ten minutes in and we were already gripped.
2. Every time from that point Dominic West’s accent slipped back into his native English, and you knew it didn’t matter because he’s still brilliant as the eternally flawed McNulty.
3. When it dawned on you Lester… Read the full story