Luther - Season 1
After spending 7 months away from doing his duty, DCI John Luther, returns to work, the thing that inspires his life, but upon his return, he struggles against solving the house invasion that causes the parents to death, leaving no one except their daughter, the thing that leads him to suspect on her.
31 July 1986, Zaria, Nigeria
8 July 1954, London, England, UK
9 August 1980, London, England, UK
September, 1963
24 March 1945, Scotland, UK
8 August 1974, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
22 August 1957, Ghana
21 August 1985, England, UK
9 February 1987, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
6 September 1972, Hackney, London, England, UK
7 September 1982, Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK
19 March 1947, Cork, Ireland
October 17, 2010
The first episode of Luther has plenty to recommend it.
October 17, 2010
Creator and writer Neil Cross explores tricky dramatic territory, with suspense, crackling dialogue and a talented cast.
October 17, 2010
Luther transcends its genre and becomes a remarkable portrait of a singular television character.
October 17, 2010
Cross's series does have some things going for it. One is Idris Elba. Another is the pathological flirtation between Luther and the killer he can't quite nail.
October 17, 2010
It's as if all available resources have been poured into creating a galaxy of quirky, half-cracked characters, leaving the small detail of the story to take care of itself.
April 28, 2014
Come for some slightly above-average murder mysteries, stay for some way above-average central performances. Luther is often good, never clean and always fun.
October 17, 2010
It's beautifully shot, full of slick architectural vistas, and boasts the versatile and saucy Ruth Wilson as its villainess.
October 17, 2010
The line between genius and insanity can be treacherously thin, which makes for electrifying viewing when our TV heroes turn out to be basket cases.
November 30, 2015
When Luther meets Alice, her parents and their dog have just been killed... Their subsequent cat-and-mouse game provides an intriguing, ongoing storyline that gives Luther an edge you don't see on most cop shows.
October 17, 2010
Powerful, challenging, ambiguous, surprising, dark, odd, stunning, grisly, disturbing, raw, sexy, taut, intense, captivating.
