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Release Date:
15 January 1981 (USA)
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Plot:
The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct. full summary
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Inner City
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Police
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Cult TV
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Gang Warfare
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Policewoman
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Awards:
Won 3 Golden Globes.
Another 51 wins
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95 nominations
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(23 articles)
What is The Wire?
(From The Guardian - TV News. 27 November 2009, 3:56 AM, PST)
Arnold Laven obituary
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(From The Guardian - TV News. 27 November 2009, 3:56 AM, PST)
Arnold Laven obituary
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The greatest show ever
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 16 of 506) | Daniel J. Travanti | ... | Capt. Frank Furillo (115 episodes, 1981-1987) |
| Bruce Weitz | ... | Sgt. Mick Belker (115 episodes, 1981-1987) |
 | Betty Thomas | ... | Sgt. Lucy Bates / ... (115 episodes, 1981-1987) |
| Taurean Blacque | ... | Det. Neal Washington (114 episodes, 1981-1987) |
| Kiel Martin | ... | Officer John 'J.D.' LaRue / ... (114 episodes, 1981-1987) |
| Charles Haid | ... | Officer Andrew Renko (114 episodes, 1981-1987) |
| Veronica Hamel | ... | Joyce Davenport (114 episodes, 1981-1987) |
| Michael Warren | ... | Officer Robert 'Bobby' Hill / ... (113 episodes, 1981-1987) |
| James Sikking | ... | Lt. Howard Hunter (113 episodes, 1981-1987) |
 | Joe Spano | ... | Det. Henry Goldblume (113 episodes, 1981-1987) |
| René Enríquez | ... | Lt. Ray Calletano (98 episodes, 1981-1985) |
| Barbara Bosson | ... | Fay Furillo (96 episodes, 1981-1987) |
 | Ed Marinaro | ... | Officer Joe Coffey (95 episodes, 1981-1986) |
| Robert Hirschfeld | ... | Officer Leo Schnitz / ... (86 episodes, 1981-1985) |
| Michael Conrad | ... | Sgt. Phil Esterhaus / ... (71 episodes, 1981-1984) |
| Jon Cypher | ... | Chief Fletcher Daniels / ... (54 episodes, 1981-1987) |
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60 min (146 episodes)
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The Police Station exterior shots was a real Chicago Police station. Now no longer used by The City, it was once the home of the 7th district, located near the old Maxwell Street Market, and is called the Hill Street Blues Station. It is now used by The UIC police. During Prohibition, this precinct had a reputation as the most corrupt precinct in the US. Its Captain once distributed his personnel list to the Mob bagmen who delivered the payoffs because they handed money to every cop in the place indiscriminately, and cops from other stations were showing up on payoff day.
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Miscellaneous: For being a show that was obviously set in an unnamed northern cold-weather city like Pittsburgh or Chicago, the cops were never shown outdoors patrolling the beat in winter weather like snow and ice.
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Quotes:
[Buntz takes $100 from Sid's wallet and rips it in half]
Lieutenant Norman Buntz: If you want the other half of this $100, you'll do your job.
Sid the Snitch: That man is an inspirational genius.
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Lieutenant Norman Buntz: If you want the other half of this $100, you'll do your job.
Sid the Snitch: That man is an inspirational genius.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Lige min type (1986) (TV)
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In which city did the show take place?Ed Marinao (possible spoiler)
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No one will ever come close to making such a down to earth drama.In any other show, the re-use of actors to play different characters would have never worked. Dennis Franz as both Bennedetto and Norman Buntz is only one of many examples. And for the gentleman who wanted to know the leader of the Shamrocks, it was none other than David Caruso, who was John Kelly in the first season of NYPD Blue. Bochco has many uses for the great actors he comes in contact with, even his own wife!!! Who can forget Faye Furrillo shreiking "Let me tell you something Mister". It is a wonder he slept at night!! I have almost every episode on tape, if someone has them all please contact me Thanks Jacqui