Luther

2010

4.5

554 reviews

Eligible

Season 1 episodes (6)

1 Episode 1

5/4/10

DCI John Luther returns to work after a spell of leave following the traumatic arrest of the serial killer Henry Madsen. Luther's first case is investigating the murder of the parents of child genius, Alice Morgan. He quickly deduces that Alice is responsible for the deaths, but the seemingly perfect crime leaves no evidence with which to convict her.

2 Episode 2

5/11/10

Luther must out manoeuvre a trained sniper on a mission to kill police officers. But as the body count rises, he has to uncover the killer's true motives. Meanwhile, Alice has been investigating Luther and to his horror, seems to know what happened to Madsen during his arrest. She baits him further by asking what Zoe would think if she knew the truth.

3 Episode 3

5/18/10

Kirsten Ross, a young mother, has been abducted. Luther realises that this is the work of Lucien Burgess, a collector and writer of the occult, who was suspected of the murder of another woman, Grace Allen, 10 years previously; but Burgess was never charged.

4 Episode 4

5/25/10

When a serial killer goes on the rampage, Luther must put his personal life aside and delve inside the murderer's mind to discover what is driving him to kill so many girls, and why. Meanwhile, serial killer Henry Madsen, the man responsible for Luther's extended leave, has woken up from his coma. Because of Madsen, it's too dangerous for Luther to see Alice any more, but can she ever accept this?

5 Episode 5

6/1/10

When an art dealer's wife is taken hostage at gunpoint, Luther leads a tense investigation. The hostage takers want payment in diamonds so, stalling for time, Luther substitutes a bag of replacement diamonds from the Serious Crime Unit's evidence safe. Luther and DCI Reed are on hand to arrest the gang members picking up the gems, but when everything starts to unravel Luther begins to suspect that even Reed has double-crossed him.

6 Episode 6

6/8/10

Framed for murder, the only person DCI John Luther can turn to for help is Alice. DCI Reed remains at the heart of the police team, quietly shoring up the evidence against Luther from within. Even Rose Teller, Luther's former stalwart supporter, now leans on Reed for emotional support. To have any chance of escaping Reed's web of lies Luther must steal the evidence and discredit him. But can Alice really be trusted?

About this show

Crime drama series starring Idris Elba as Luther, a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him, the innocent and the guilty. On a moral crusade, with only his convictions for company, John Luther is a troubled man, a philosophical cop possessed by the insoluble problem of evil and justice in a Godless world. Confronting depravity in its many terrible forms, over a succession of psychological duels between hunter and hunted, perpetrator and prey, Luther reveals his capacity for violence as well as kindness; his sudden vulnerability and dizzying, visionary mind.

Ratings and reviews

4.5

554 reviews

Karen1Nicola

August 2, 2013

Like others have said, Google is fast becoming a massive rip-off merchant. Almost 2 quid an episode? Are you having a laugh?!!! And to those defending the pricing, you clearly have more money than sense. Its got nothing to do with the license fee or whether it is (currently) on iPlayer, it's about the extortionate price per episode that Google are charging.

25 people found this review helpful

Cheryl-Marie

August 22, 2013

I was so very excited about this show coming back to our screens, and was thoroughly gripped with the first two episodes - what an excellent story. But am completely disappointed by the ending - seriously!!!? What grips you about Luther is the well-written, imaginative, thought-provoking and sometimes @?!* scaring cases (see episodes 4.1 and 4.2). However, Luther remains a generally upbeat character - thus, why can't his personal life reflect the light, instead of the darkness from his work seeping into his private life? Why is he not allowed to maintain a normal relationship? I feel cheated by his personal losses. Also, his career is kind of in the toilet. How does he come back from that?

10 people found this review helpful

Raja Torabb

August 2, 2013

To all those saying BBC iPlayer allows to view for free. That's true. But only the last episode shown is viewable then its removed after a week. That's what your license fee pays for. This is inline with I tunes pricing for the same episode but Google offer standard definition at a cheaper rate. The only thing I find issue with is cost for a whole season. Amazon have season 1-2 dvd for £10! Give us a discount for buying whole seasons Google!

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