Posted on May 3, 2010 by neil
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Subscribe to NewsNeil Cross’s Luther starts on BBC One this week
The first episode of Neil’s much anticipated new crime drama Luther, starring Idris Elba, screens on Tuesday night (BBC One, 9pm).
From the previews:
“This is quite simply a captivating British crime drama that equals anything coming out of the US and should not be missed. *****”
TV Times
“This one is really special . . . one of [...]
Luther trailer released
Posted on April 17, 2010 by neil
The trailer of Neil’’s new psychological crime drama, Luther, is now screening on BBC television. You can watch it on YouTube here:
Idris Elba on Jonathan Ross show tonight
Posted on April 16, 2010 by neil
Idris Elba will be appearing on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross tonight on BBC One, where he will be talking about his starring role in Neil’s much-anticipated new drama series, Luther. The Jonathan Ross show screens at 10:45pm UK time.
Neil’s events at Sydney Writers’ Festival announced
Posted on April 13, 2010 by neil
Neil will appear at the Sydney Writers’ Festival in May, speaking about both his crimewriting and his television work. Neil will take part in five events during the festival week. They are:
Not Everyone’s a Cop (Event 26)
You think crime fiction, you think cops or at least PIs. Right? Wrong. Lenny Bartulin’s crime solver is a [...]
Neil Cross’s BBC drama Luther to screen UK Winter/Spring
Posted on January 14, 2010 by neil
The BBC today unveiled highlights of its Winter/Spring drama offering for 2010. The line-up will provide a huge range of styles and themes with something for all audiences to enjoy.
On BBC One, Billie Piper stars in A Passionate Woman and Idris Elba stars as Luther in the eponymous new take on police drama.
Neil joins the line-up at the New Zealand International Arts Festival
Posted on January 12, 2010 by neil
Neil will be appearing at a number events at the New Zealand Post Writers and Readers Week at the New Zealand International Arts Festival in Wellington in March. Those events, from the festival programme, are: Gala Opening – March 9; Once Upon a Deadline – March 8; Writers Up Front – March 14
Captured now available
Posted on January 7, 2010 by neil
Neil Cross’s new novel Captured has been published in the UK. From the reviews so far: ‘Cross is a wonderful writer . . . Britain’s own Stephen King’ – Guardian; ‘Once again, Neil Cross proves that he’s not just a master of suspense, but horror too. Reading his ultra-crisp prose and expertly structured tales, it’s not hard to see why he’s also an uber-successful screenwriter’ – Daily Mirror, Book of the Week.
Best of British line up for Luther
Posted on November 6, 2009 by neil
Idris Elba (The Wire) is joined by an all-star cast as filming begins in London on BBC One crime thriller Luther: Ruth Wilson (Small Island, Jane Eyre), Steven Mackintosh (Criminal Justice), Indira Varma (Rome), Warren Brown (Occupation), Paul McGann (Withnail and I), Saskia Reeves (Bodies), all star in Neil Cross’ thrilling, new six-part series, made by BBC Drama Production for BBC One.
The Wire’s Idris Elba to star in new BBC One crime thriller Luther
Posted on September 4, 2009 by neil
Idris Elba is to star in Neil Cross’s first thrilling six-part series Luther, it was announced today, made by BBC Drama Production for BBC One. Elba notably played Russell “Stringer” Bell in the ground-breaking American series The Wire, currently screening on BBC Two.
