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The Wire S1E12 — Cleaning Up
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The Wire•Season 1•Episode 12

Cleaning Up

9.1/10 · 8,401 votesSep 1, 200257 min

Ranked #2 of 13 in Season 1•+0.6 vs season avg

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"This is me, yo, right here." - Wallace. The low-rise pay phones are out of service, so McNulty and Daniels try to keep pace by tapping Barksdale's office. Bodie gets new responsibilities from Stringer; Freamon gives Shardene a 'new look'; and D'Angelo goes to

Directed byClement Virgo
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Cast11

Dominic West

Dominic West

Jimmy McNulty

Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick

Cedric Daniels

Sonja Sohn

Sonja Sohn

Kima Greggs

Wood Harris

Wood Harris

Avon Barksdale

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Bunk Moreland

Deirdre Lovejoy

Deirdre Lovejoy

Rhonda Pearlman

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Stringer Bell

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Bubbles

John Doman

John Doman

William Rawls

Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Ervin Burrell

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

D'Angelo Barksdale

Crew12

N

Nina K. Noble

Producer

Clement Virgo

Clement Virgo

Director

Robert F. Colesberry

Robert F. Colesberry

Executive Producer

Thom Zimny

Thom Zimny

Editor

David Simon

David Simon

Executive Producer

K

Karen L. Thorson

Co-Producer

A

Alonzo Wilson

Costume Design

W

William A. Cimino

Set Decoration

Uta Briesewitz

Uta Briesewitz

Director of Photography

David Simon

David Simon

Story

Ed Burns

Ed Burns

Story

K

Kurt Parlow

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Episode Summary

"Cleaning Up" is episode 12 of The Wire season 1. It scored 9.1/10 from 8,401 votes, ranking #2 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Clement Virgo, it aired on September 1, 2002.

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