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Luther

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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 4

Idris Elba

Warren Brown

Dermot Crowley

Michael Smiley

Darren Boyd

Rose Leslie

Laura Haddock

Patrick Malahide

Joanna Croll

John Heffernan

Michael Obiora

Simone James

Charlotte Pyke

Sam Miller

Neil Cross

Marcus Wilson

Luther: Series 4: Episode 1

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Episode 1

BBC One - Luther, Series 4, Episode 1

Luther is pulled back to duty to investigate the crimes of a gruesome killer.

Crime drama series. Luther is pulled away from his coastal hideaway to investigate the crimes of a cannibal killer who is roaming London's streets.

On a leave of absence from the police force, Luther is laying low in a rundown cottage on the edge of England. But a visit from his old colleagues at the Met brings a shocking piece of news that draws him back to London in search of the truth.

Meanwhile, a gruesome serial killer has struck the city, eating body parts as he goes. With a trail of clues leading from one crime scene to the next, Schenk and his team must work out the twisted logic that connects each victim. But this murdering mastermind is more than a match for the police, outsmarting them at every step. It's not long before Luther is back in the bullpen, determined to steal a march on the killer before another mutilated body joins the mounting pile.

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Idris Elba stars as DCI John Luther, waging his own passionate and ruthless war on crime.

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