'The Wire' rebooted in LEGO - watch video

It's The Wire, but as you've never seen it before. "Giving a brick when it's not your turn to give a brick."

The critically-acclaimed cable series, which ran from 2002 to 2008, has been switched from inner-city Baltimore to Bricktamore and drug dealer Avon Barkdale has been renamed Avon Blocksdale.



Numerous classic Wire scenes and references are used in the toy remake and it pokes fun at the work of stars such as Aidan Gillen and Wendell Pierce, who have gone on to work on fellow HBO shows Game of Thrones and Treme respectively.

Previously, Funny or Die released a spoof musical of David Simon's classic drama series, featuring cameos from original cast members.

Simon described the musical clip, which picked up 100,000 views online in hours, as "hilarious".