Luther

2013 • BBC
4.8
123 reviews
Eligible
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Season 5 episodes (4)

1 Episode 1
1/1/19
Season-only
While the monstrous and seemingly indiscriminate killings become ever more audacious and public, Luther and new recruit D.S. Catherine Halliday are confounded by a complex tangle of leads and misdirection that seems designed to protect an untouchable corruption.
2 Episode 2
1/2/19
Season-only
The police and Cornelius converge on Luther's home. With Halliday convinced that the body in the morgue isn't their killer, can Luther put his own troubles to one side and find the true murderer before they strike again?
3 Episode 3
1/3/19
Season-only
With his friend in peril and a young woman kidnapped by the relentless serial killer, can Luther protect the innocent while preventing Cornelius' violent revenge from consuming him? Who is Luther willing to save, and who can't he bear to lose?
4 Episode 4
1/4/19
Season-only
With Luther's increasing absence from the case, Halliday leads the hunt for a monster on the loose - a killer determined to complete his final macabre masterpiece...

About this show

Luther is a deeply thrilling crime drama, crackling with energy, distinctive characters and snappy, clever dialogue. On a moral crusade, too often with only his convictions for company, John Luther is a deeply troubled man, a philosophical cop possessed by the insoluble problem of evil and justice in a Godless world. Confronting depravity in its many terrible forms, over a succession of psychological duels between hunter and hunted, perpetrator and prey, Luther reveals his capacity for violence as well as kindness; his sudden vulnerability and dizzying, visionary mind; why his wife left him for another man, and why his colleagues are frequently left open-mouthed in awe. As the stakes get ever higher and more personal, Luther's lonely path pulls him towards the very edge of temptation. Will the relentless pursuit of light tip him into the ultimate darkness?

Ratings and reviews

4.8
123 reviews
Steve Thomas
April 26, 2015
Luther (Idris Elba) is a terrible cop, because he doesn't play by the rules and he doesn't share much with his colleagues. But he's a brilliant detective (of course). Through three series he needs to perform a sometimes desperate balancing act between solving the worst crimes, and fending off those in authority who seek to bring him down, frequently helped by the friendly psychopath Alice (brilliantly portrayed by Ruth Wilson). A thriller from start to end, so just buy the whole series and book a weekend to watch it.
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feeding ear
June 27, 2020
This season was painfully dull, limping towards it's inevitable and unexciting conclusion. Really struggled to get through this - this show has well and truly jumped the shark.
Kate McTaggart
March 2, 2016
It is cheaper to buy the seasons separately than together, so do not pay out $3 more than you have to!