The Wire

• Who created the Wire?

  White Baltimore journalist David Simon
• Where is the program set?

  Baltimore, Maryland
• When did the program air?

  2002 - 2008
• How many seasons does the program have?

  5
• What areas do the seasons cover?

  The drug trade, corruption in white unions and the failing school systems
• How were people of colour diversely represented in 'The Wire'?

  They recieved authentic representation being at every level of society
• What representations of black people were there?

  From school chidren, to police officers and politicans
• What did The Wire recieve in from critics?

  206 critics voted in a BBC culture poll and said that the Wire was the greatest TV series of the 21st century
• What did the Wire make clear?

  The characters are trapped in their drug-dominated environment due to their positioning in the ghettos
• What is excluded from the show?

  White supremacy or violence
• What may the exclusion of white violence show?

  A need to not alienate or stop a white audience for the show
• How many views did season 4 average?

  1.6 million per episode
• Whose favourite show was the Wire?

  Obama's