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The Wire S1E5 — The Pager

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The Wire•Season 1•Episode 5

The Pager

8.2/10 · 7,820 votesJun 30, 200260 min

Ranked #10 of 13 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

"..a little slow, a little late." - Avon Barksdale. McNulty's detail finally gets 'clone' pagers to track Barksdale and his gang, but nobody can crack the codes used by the callers. Meanwhile, Bell instructs D'Angelo on how to school his lookouts while simultaneously flushing

Directed byPeter Medak, Clark Johnson

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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

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Nina K. Noble

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Peter Medak

Peter Medak

Director

Clark Johnson

Clark Johnson

Director

Robert F. Colesberry

Robert F. Colesberry

Executive Producer

David Simon

David Simon

Executive Producer

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Karen L. Thorson

Co-Producer

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Geraldine Peroni

Editor

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Alonzo Wilson

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William A. Cimino

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Uta Briesewitz

Uta Briesewitz

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Halina Gebarowicz

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David Simon

David Simon

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Episode Summary

"The Pager" is episode 5 of The Wire season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 7,820 votes, ranking #10 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Peter Medak, Clark Johnson, it aired on June 30, 2002.

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