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The Wire S3E1 — Time After Time
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The Wire•Season 3•Episode 1

Time After Time

7.9/10 · 6,077 votesSep 19, 200459 min

Ranked #12 of 12 in Season 3•−0.7 vs season avg

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"Don't matter how many times you get burnt, you just keep doin' the same." -- Bodie A wave of urban reform brings down the notorious Franklin Terrace public housing towers, forcing the Barksdale drug crew to find a new home. Stringer Bell uses a new sales

Directed byEd Bianchi
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Cast18

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

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Omar Little

Deirdre Lovejoy

Deirdre Lovejoy

Rhonda Pearlman

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Stringer Bell

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Bubbles

J.D. Williams

J.D. Williams

Bodie Broadus

John Doman

John Doman

William Rawls

Clarke Peters

Clarke Peters

Lester Freamon

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Ed Bianchi

Ed Bianchi

Director

Thom Zimny

Thom Zimny

Editor

Uta Briesewitz

Uta Briesewitz

Director of Photography

David Simon

David Simon

Story

Ed Burns

Ed Burns

Story

David Simon

David Simon

Teleplay

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Episode Summary

"Time After Time" is episode 1 of The Wire season 3. It scored 7.9/10 from 6,077 votes, ranking #12 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Ed Bianchi, it aired on September 19, 2004.

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