The Wire: Why it mattered and why it still matters

“You come at the king, you best not miss.”

#TBT: Starsky & Hutch

I’M Starsky. He’s Hutch.

#TBT: HINTERLAND/Y GWYLL

Putting Wales on the crime drama map.

#TBT: CITY OF VICE

Cadaverous buggerantoes!

#TBT: CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

Whooooo are you? Do-do-do-do.

#TBT: RED RIDING TRILOGY

This is the North – and we do what we want!

#TBT: TAGGART

There’s been a murrrrder.

#TBT: PUBLIC EYE

Frank Marker, enquiry agent.

#TBT: CAGNEY & LACEY

NYC’s finest.

#TBT: THE SWEENEY

Get your trousers on, you’re nicked!

#TBT: MOONLIGHTING

Boink, boink, boink, boink.

#TBT: MISS MARPLE

It had to happen sooner or later.