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SOLVED So the tv show was City on a Hill, starred by Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge.

The characters I described were played by Amanda Clayton (Rob A’s wife), Mark O’Brien (Punchable brother) and Jonathan Tucker (Rob A).

PS: I found it just browsing throw IMDB, checking the casts of tv shows similar to The Wire and trying once and again.

ORIGINAL POST:

What I am about to tell may be a “side story” and not the main plot of the series.

There is a robbery of an armored vehicle. During the robbery the robbers kill the vehicle’s guards. One of the robbers (Rob A) has a wife and daughter(s). He also has a brother who is a bit of a loose cannon. The thing is, the loose cannon brother gets in trouble with the police and tries to sign up for the next heist Rob A is planning so he can snitch.

Other info: Rob A is married and has a daughter or two, and when he’s not robbing banks he has a job at a supermarket (or some other sort of retailer job). They lead a middle-class family life. Rob A’s wife owns a hairdresser.

I don’t remember the name of any of the actors, nor any other series or movies they’ve worked on.

EDIT: for example, this could be a side story of The Wire or The Shield, but checking their casts in IMDB doesn’t ring any bell.

EDIT2: Chatgpt and alike weren’t of any help with this one.

EDIT3: Rob A and his wife hide the cash from the robberies behind a mirror in their home. Also, the mood of the series is quite dark: similar to The Wire or The Shield.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The show you’re describing sounds a lot like “Inside Men”.

“Inside Men” is a British television drama series that aired on BBC One. The series follows the story of three employees of a security depot who plan and execute a multimillion-pound cash heist. One of the central characters, John Coniston, is a manager at the security depot who leads a double life. He is involved in the heist and has a family, living what seems to be a normal middle-class life. The show delves into the complexities of their lives, their motivations for the crime, and the consequences of their actions.

[–] pocopene 4 points 4 months ago

I checked it, but neither the title nor the cast says anything to me :/

[–] norimee 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It sounds a lot like Netflix's "Good Girls" if the robbers were women.

[–] pocopene 3 points 4 months ago

Nope. They're all men. And the "mood" of the tv show I'm looking for is way darker than Good Girls.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I know exactly which TV show it is, and I neither can't remember the title! I've been looking in iMDB all afternoon without any luck... 😭

I also remember a very specific detail, the prosecutor was new to town and had an ocular prosthetic because he was missing an eye

[–] pocopene 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I can't remember the prosthetic part, but the tv show was City on a Hill.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

That's the one, thanks! :)