The Wire

Effective 'Endgame' depicts the last days of apartheid

source: The Watcher

The most famous character in the film is Nelson Mandela, but “Endgame’s” deft depiction of the political maneuvering regarding his eventual release proves interesting. And it’s a pleasure to watch actor Clarke Peters (“The Wire”) play the former political prisoner (who became presid...

Published Wed, Oct 21

ABC2 screens 'best TV show ever'

source: The Age

from left) Clarke Peters with Wendell Pierce and Dominic West in The Wire. As The Wire starts to air on ABC2, Greg Hassall investigates its ever-growing ... and more »

Published Mon, Aug 31

'Chess' took a complicated road to the stage

source: Philadelphia Inquirer

 PA Clarke Peters, ubiquitous since the end of "The Wire," pops up here in a pivotal role.) Rice doesn't seem to miss the original, much less the Broadway version. "I kept saying to people, it is an opera; it should not have a book; we don't want the chat ...

Published Wed, Jun 17

In Plain Sight, "Duplicate Bridge": Clarke Peters blows up - The Star-Ledger

source: NJ.com

But this week's episode, which I finally finished a few minutes ago, was worth commenting at any time or place, and not just because it guest starred the great Clarke Peters, aka Cool Lester Smooth from "The Wire." Spoilers coming up just as soon as I ...

Published Wed, Jun 10

Hit & Run: MPs and Lords pull together

source: Independent

 UK It's expected to reach screens next year, and will star Wendell Pierce and Clarke Peters of The Wire. Before that comes author Dave Eggers' new book Zeitoun, due in July. The non-fiction story of a Muslim-American family during and after the disaster, ...

Published Wed, Jun 10

The Wire star goes from Baltimore streets to British bedpan

source: EducationGuardian.co.uk

American actor Clarke Peters mesmerised many a box set addict with his cool-as-a-cucumber-cop Lester Freamon in the HBO drama The Wire. You may have seen the show mentioned in passing on this website. Now Peters is swapping the mean streets of ...

Published Wed, May 13

Life on Mars #5 Meets the Wire in New York

source: Paul Levinson's Infinite Regress

When you walk through the garden, you better watch your back ..." Hey, they could almost have played that superb Tom Waits "Way Down in the Hole" theme song from The Wire in last night's episode #5 of Life on Mars, which had two* Wire veterans on hand, Clarke Peters (Lt. Freamon on The Wire) and Chad Coleman ("Cutty" on The Wire). Even Whoopee Goldberg had a cameo. *(And an anonymous commentator just mentioned that Chris Bauer, Frank Sobotka from The Wire, played the priest in this episode of Life on Mars - so that makes three Wire people.) challenging fun" - Entertainment Weekly a Da Vinci-esque thriller" - New York Daily News

Published Tue, Oct 21

Hit TV Show “The Wire” (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 30 ...

source: WNYC

Leonard speaks with 3 actors from the hit HBO show "The Wire": Gbenga Akinnagbe , Jamie Hector , and Clarke Peters . Blake Leyh is the show’s music supervisor. Weigh in: Who's your favorite character on "The Wire"?

Published Tue, Jan 29