New to BBC One in 2010, created and written by Neil.
Luther is a dark psychological crime drama in which John Luther, a detective struggling with his own terrible demons, might just be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
Idris Elba is joined by an all-star cast as filming continues in London on the BBC One crime thriller: Ruth Wilson, Steven Mackintosh, Indira Varma, Warren Brown, Paul McGann, Saskia Reeves, all star in Neil Cross‘ thrilling, new six-part series, made by BBC Drama Production for BBC One and scheduled for Spring 2010.
Idris Elba stars as John Luther, a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can’t always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.
Ruth Wilson is Alice Morgan, beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent and a key witness in Luther’s first investigation.
Indira Varma is Zoe Luther, who’s had the strength to walk away from the man she still loves.
Paul McGann is Mark North, unafraid to compete with Luther for Zoe’s love.
Steven Mackintosh is DCI Ian Reed, a loyal friend.
Saskia Reeves is DSU Rose Teller, Luther’s risk-taking boss, and Warren Brown is DS Justin Ripley, Luther’s loyal, awestruck new partner.
In each exciting and fast-moving story, the murderer’s identity is known from the start – focussing the drama on the psychic duel between hunter and quarry, who sometimes have more in common than either would like to think.
Creator and writer Neil Cross, in addition to being an acclaimed suspense novelist, was lead writer for the last two series of Spooks.
Luther is a six x 60-minutes series filmed in and around London for transmission this year on BBC One.
Trailer: the trailer of Luther is now screening on BBC television, and can be viewed on YouTube here.
Press pack: a comprehensive range of press pack material and media is available from the BBC’s Luther page.
Facebook: visit the Luther Facebook page
