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The Wire S3E8 — Moral Midgetry

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The Wire•Season 3•Episode 8

Moral Midgetry

8.9/10 · 6,385 votesNov 14, 200459 min

Ranked #3 of 12 in Season 3•+0.3 vs season avg

"Crawl, walk, and then run." -- Clay Davis With Amsterdam running full-tilt, Carver and Truck discover there really is no honor among thieves. Prez impresses the detail with what he's found out from Bodie's cell phone, information that sends McNulty and Greggs on a road trip.

Directed byAgnieszka Holland

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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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Agnieszka Holland

Agnieszka Holland

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Kate Sanford

Editor

David Simon

David Simon

Story

Richard Price

Richard Price

Story

Richard Price

Richard Price

Teleplay

Eagle Egilsson

Eagle Egilsson

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Moral Midgetry" is episode 8 of The Wire season 3. It scored 8.9/10 from 6,385 votes, ranking #3 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Agnieszka Holland, it aired on November 14, 2004.

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