The Shield: Series 1

The complete first season of the US cop show set in inner city Los Angeles. In the pilot episode Wagenbach and Wyms are on the trail of a kidnapped girl. 'Our Gang' has Internal Affairs look into the death of Detective Cowley. 'The Spread' sees the detectives uncover a gun-smuggling operation. 'Dawg Days' finds Mackey playing the mediator in a hip-hop feud. In 'Blowback' the team have the tables turned on them in a drug bust. 'Cherrypoppers' has the detectives clamp down on underage prostitution in the area. 'Pay in Pain' finds Dutch and Wyms on the trail of a serial killer. 'Cupid and Psycho' sees the team's operations put on hold when allegations against them make front-page news. 'Throwaway' has relations between Lowe and Sofer grow even more troubled. 'Dragonchasers' finds Connie going cold turkey with Mackey's help. 'Carnivores' sees the team attempt to cool things down when relations between Rondell Robinson and the Nation of Islam get heated. 'Two Days of Blood' has Vendrell and Lemansky pursue a suspect through the cockfighting underworld.

And finally, in 'Circles', in the aftermath of a riot, local cops start falling victim to a series of planned attacks.

Director: Clark Johnson
Director: Gary Fleder
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Director: D.J. Caruso
Director: Guy Ferland
Director: Leslie Libman
Director: Nick Gomez
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Shawn Ryan
Writer: Kurt Sutter
Writer: Scott Rosenbaum
Writer: Kevin Arkadie
Writer: Glen Mazzara
Writer: James Manos Jr
Actor: Michael Chiklis
Actor: Benito Martinez
Actor: Catherine Dent
Actor: C. C. H. Pounder
Actor: Walton Goggins
Actor: Michael Jace
Actor: Kenny Johnson
Actor: Jay Karnes
Actor: Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Actor: Max Perlich
Actor: John Diehl
Actor: Kimberly McCullough
Actor: Roscoe Lee Browne
Actor: Jamie Brown