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Luther

Drama: Crime

Drama: Thriller

Crime drama series starring Idris Elba as DCI John Luther.

A brilliant, troubled detective crosses the line between personal and professional as he investigates the darkest crimes in London. Starring Idris Elba.

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Luther: Series 2

Idris Elba

Ruth Wilson

Dermot Crowley

Warren Brown

Paul McGann

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Michael Smiley

Aimee-Ffion Edwards

Kierston Wareing

Katie Swinden

Lee Ingleby

Bryony Afferson

Anna Brewster

Pam Ferris

Sam Miller

Neil Cross

Luther: Series 2: Episode 1

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Episode 1

Series 2

BBC One - Luther, Series 2, Episode 1

Luther faces a surreal and nightmarish case of a man who murders wearing a Punch mask.

Crime drama. Luther faces the case of a man who murders wearing a Punch mask. As the body count rises, Luther must stop the killer and rescue the daughter of an old acquaintance.

Still plagued by the death of his ex-wife, Luther returns to work to face a surreal and nightmarish case of a masked murderer determined to enter into folklore. As the body count rises, Luther must use all his skills to stop the killer, at the same time trying to rescue an old acquaintance's daughter from the dangerous world of prostitution.

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DCI John Luther fights for his job and his freedom in two distinctive two-parters

Afflicted by the brutal murder of his wife, DCI Luther has to continue policing in a very different world, fighting for his job and his freedom in two distinctive two-part stories

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