THE WIRE · CHARACTER
played by Seth Gilliam · Western District Executive Officer, BPD (2008-Present)
Ellis Carver
59 episodes · drives 6 scenes
01

Character DNA

genes over the scenes they drive
tense 23%chaotic 17%violence 13%pursuit 12%angry 10%betrayal 8%scheme 4%double standard 4%absurd 3%social rule violation 3%humiliation 2%confession 2%
02

Defining scenes

highest-gene scenes they drive
Know Your Place · street cornerCarver catches Namond's crew dealing

Carver catches Namond's crew unprepared and lets Kenard go after destroying stash.

Know Your Place · boxing gymCarver warns Namond at Cutty's gym

Carver warns Namond and his crew that next time he catches them dealing, they go to Cheltenham.

S01E07 · 5 ▸ 08:55
One Arrest · Druid Hill AvenueArrest of the package carrier

Detectives make a labored arrest of the young runner while Stinkum escapes.

Hamsterdam · Street cornerCarver enforces free zones

Sergeant Carver's squad cracks down on dealers and explains the free zone.

A New Day · Police stationCarver confronts Daniels

Carver confronts Daniels about Randy being outed as a snitch, and Daniels promises protection.

Moral Midgetry · Hamsterdam streetsDealers sell drugs in Hamsterdam

Drug dealers hawk their wares in Hamsterdam. A man lures a dealer into a vacant building with jewelry, where he is assaulted and robbed with other victims. The dealers escape and alert police Carver and Herc.

Game Day · The Police OfficeHerc and Carver on Wiretap Risk

Herc and Carver talk about the wiretap

Sentencing · Police detail officeCarver complains about brutality complaints

Carver complains to McNulty about brutality complaints affecting his promotion.

Time After Time · Western District streetsWestern District sting fails

Carver leads a sting on a corner but loses the runner and fails to make a drug bust.

Straight and True · Vincent Street tolerant zoneDealers set up in Hamsterdam

Drug dealers arrive at the tolerant zone but complain about lack of customers.

Back Burners · HamsterdamHamsterdam Fight and Carver's Rule

A brawl breaks out in Hamsterdam, and officers break it up while the sergeant lays down the zone's one rule.

03

Episodes

59 appearances
S01E013.7M viewers
The Target
36 scenesJun 2002
S01E022.8M viewers
The Detail
24 scenesJun 2002
S01E03
The Buys
24 scenesJun 2002
04
S01E042.91M viewers
Old Cases
23 scenesJun 2002
05
S01E052.97M viewers
The Pager
22 scenesJun 2002
06
S01E062.98M viewers
The Wire
24 scenesJul 2002
07
S01E074.12M viewers
One Arrest
23 scenesJul 2002
08
S01E083.31M viewers
Lessons
21 scenesJul 2002
09
S01E093.42M viewers
Game Day
31 scenesAug 2002
S01E104.15M viewers
The Cost
24 scenesAug 2002
11
S01E113.43M viewers
The Hunt
24 scenesAug 2002
12
S01E123.66M viewers
Cleaning Up
35 scenesSep 2002
13
S01E133.77M viewers
Sentencing
23 scenesSep 2002
02
S02E023.5M viewers
Collateral Damage
23 scenesJun 2003
03
S02E032.64M viewers
Hot Shots
24 scenesJun 2003
S02E044.33M viewers
Hard Cases
24 scenesJun 2003
S02E053.62M viewers
Undertow
35 scenesJun 2003
06
S02E064.11M viewers
All Prologue
24 scenesJul 2003
S02E07
Backwash
23 scenesJul 2003
08
S02E083.64M viewers
Duck and Cover
22 scenesJul 2003
S02E093.04M viewers
Stray Rounds
38 scenesAug 2003
S02E103.51M viewers
Storm Warnings
28 scenesAug 2003
11
S02E113.7M viewers
Bad Dreams
21 scenesAug 2003
S02E124.48M viewers
Port in a Storm
44 scenesAug 2003
S03E011.83M viewers
Time After Time
29 scenesSep 2004
02
S03E02
All Due Respect
21 scenesSep 2004
03
S03E031.54M viewers
Dead Soldiers
24 scenesOct 2004
04
S03E041.45M viewers
Hamsterdam
32 scenesOct 2004
05
S03E051.34M viewers
Straight and True
42 scenesOct 2004
06
S03E061.42M viewers
Homecoming
41 scenesOct 2004
S03E07
Back Burners
39 scenesNov 2004
S03E081.47M viewers
Moral Midgetry
36 scenesNov 2004
S03E09
Slapstick
37 scenesNov 2004
S03E101.67M viewers
Reformation
39 scenesNov 2004
11
S03E112.04M viewers
Middle Ground
24 scenesDec 2004
12
S03E122.04M viewers
Mission Accomplished
17 scenesDec 2004
01
S04E01
Boys of Summer
23 scenesSep 2006
S04E02
Soft Eyes
24 scenesSep 2006
S04E03
Home Rooms
24 scenesSep 2006
04
S04E04
Refugees
40 scenesOct 2006
S04E05
Alliances
21 scenesOct 2006
S04E06
Margin of Error
22 scenesOct 2006
S04E07
Unto Others
24 scenesOct 2006
08
S04E08
Corner Boys
21 scenesNov 2006
S04E09
Know Your Place
43 scenesNov 2006
10
S04E10
Misgivings
22 scenesNov 2006
11
S04E11
A New Day
38 scenesNov 2006
12
S04E12
That's Got His Own
24 scenesDec 2006
13
S04E13
Final Grades
24 scenesDec 2006
01
S05E011.23M viewers
More with Less
23 scenesJan 2008
S05E021.19M viewers
Unconfirmed Reports
32 scenesJan 2008
S05E030.85M viewers
Not for Attribution
22 scenesJan 2008
04
S05E041.28M viewers
Transitions
44 scenesJan 2008
05
S05E050.53M viewers
React Quotes
23 scenesFeb 2008
S05E060.74M viewers
The Dickensian Aspect
24 scenesFeb 2008
07
S05E070.57M viewers
Took
37 scenesFeb 2008
S05E08
Clarifications
23 scenesFeb 2008
09
S05E090.71M viewers
Late Editions
37 scenesMar 2008
S05E101.1M viewers
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38 scenesMar 2008

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