What if your worst enemy was your own conscience?
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
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Contemporary, earnest, grave and classical in form.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Idris ElbaJohn Luther
- Dermot CrowleyMartin Schenk
- Hermione NorrisVivien Lake
- Michael SmileyBenny Silver
- Ruth WilsonAlice Morgan
- Patrick MalahideGeorge Cornelius
- Wunmi MosakuCatherine Halliday
- Enzo CilentiJeremy Lake
Crew
- Neil CrossCreator
- Paul EnglishbyOriginal Music Composer
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Seasons
- Series 16 eps · 2010
- Series 24 eps · 2011
- Series 34 eps · 2013
- Series 42 eps · 2015
- Series 54 eps · 2019
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