Luther (2010– )

"Luther" follows the cases of a troubled yet brilliant English police detective, DCI John Luther (Idris Elba)... See full synopsis »

Creator:

Neil Cross

Stars:

Idris Elba, Warren Brown, Paul McGann

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Idris Elba	...	DCI John Luther (12 episodes, 2010-2013)
Warren Brown	...	DS Justin Ripley (11 episodes, 2010-2013)
Paul McGann	...	Mark North (8 episodes, 2010-2011)
Dermot Crowley	...	DCI Martin Schenk (8 episodes, 2010-2011)
Ruth Wilson	...	Alice Morgan (8 episodes, 2010-2011)
Michael Smiley	...	Benny Silver (7 episodes, 2010-2011)
Steven Mackintosh	...	DCI Ian Reed (6 episodes, 2010)
Saskia Reeves	...	DSU Rose Teller (6 episodes, 2010)
Indira Varma	...	Zoe Luther (6 episodes, 2010)

Storyline

"Luther" follows the cases of a troubled yet brilliant English police detective, DCI John Luther (Idris Elba)... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

Murder | Police | Psychopath

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2010 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Southwark Bridge, Southwark, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

360 min 360 min (6 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 26 July 2011 (2011)
Clip shown to introduce today's guest Ruth Wilson.

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Soundtracks

"Paradise Circus"
(Main title)
(uncredited)
Performed by Massive Attack

User Reviews

Interesting, compelling and absorbing

Now I love detective series, and tuned in to Luther expecting something interesting. And did I get that? Yes I did and even more than that. It mayn't be the best programme ever, but over the past six weeks or so it was one of the better programmes airing.

The violence is shocking I agree, I admit I had to look away when a woman was abused in one episode. But it is not exactly happy families, the violence in Luther is gritty and suited the tone of the series well. The stories were well written, unpredictable and quite nail-biting and the writing is intelligent and fairly humorous in spots. The series is also strikingly filmed, with a dark edge to it and the direction is solid.

And the acting is very, very good, as they bring to life interesting characters who have flaws but we get to like them. For example, Luther is fairly unorthodox, but he is also troubled and dedicated so the character grows on you like the series. Idris Elba gives a charismatic lead performance, while Ruth Wilson almost steals the show from under him seamlessly as Alice and Steven Mackintosh is charming as DCI Reed. The villains are outlandish in their motives, but they do maintain interest too. Overall, Luther is a very interesting detective series, and also very compelling and absorbing. 10/10 Bethany Cox