Luther is a British psychological crime drama television series that began airing in 2010. The second series finished being broadcast in the UK on the 5th July 2011.
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| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series premiere | Series finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | ||
| 1 | 6 | 4 May 2010 | 8 June 2010 | 23 November 2010 | 21 June 2010 | Unknown |
| 2 | 4 | 14 June 2011 | 5 July 2011 | 25 October 2011 | 11 July 2011 | N/A |
The series opens with the character of John Luther, a highly talented murder detective, returning to duty after a suspension. With the assistance of Alice Morgan, Justin Ripley and Rose Teller, he uses his brilliant mind to solve cases.
| # | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1"[2] | Brian Kirk | Neil Cross | 4 May 2010 | 6.54 |
| Luther returns to duty seven months after an incident caused him to be suspended and suffer a nervous breakdown. On his first day back, Luther has to prove a double murder by discovering the killer's motive. | |||||
| 2 | "Episode 2"[3] | Brian Kirk | Neil Cross | 11 May 2010 | 5.93 |
| Luther has to stay ahead of a killer who is trained in using sniper weapons and has been murdering police officers. Luther struggles to discover the shooter's true motivation, which is tied to his war veteran father. | |||||
| 3 | "Episode 3"[4] | Sam Miller | Neil Cross | 18 May 2010 | 4.76 |
| Luther must catch a serial killer who kidnaps mothers every decade and drains them of their blood for satanic purposes. He must use all of his abilities to stop him from killing his latest victim. | |||||
| 4 | "Episode 4"[5] | Sam Miller | Neil Cross | 25 May 2010 | 4.71 |
| Luther deals with a deranged man on a murdering spree, placing his personal problems aside to work out what is driving the murderer to commit the crimes. Unfortunately his past comes back to haunt him at the worst possible time. | |||||
| 5 | "Episode 5"[6] | Stefan Schwartz | Neil Cross | 1 June 2010 | 3.80 |
| A wealthy couple are robbed and the wife is taken hostage for a ransom. But all is not what it seems—corruption, greed and Luther's personal life become fatefully entangled when Ian Reed is exposed as part of the corruption. | |||||
| 6 | "Episode 6"[7] | Stefan Schwartz | Neil Cross | 8 June 2010 | 4.34 |
| Luther, framed for Zoe's murder, chooses to run from the police until he can prove his innocence. He plots to take revenge on Ian Reed with the assistance of Alice and Mark. | |||||
The BBC announced on 28 August 2010 it had recommissioned Luther for a second series for 2011.[8] Filming started for the second series in September/October 2010. The second series of Luther consisted of four episodes which began airing from 14 June 2011 and concluded on 5 July 2011.
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | "Episode 1"[9] | Sam Miller | Neil Cross | 14 June 2011 | 6.48 |
| Luther, still plagued by the death of Zoe faces a serial killer wearing a Punch mask and tries to rescue an old acquaintance's daughter from the dangerous world of drugs and prostitution. | |||||
| 8 | "Episode 2"[10] | Sam Miller | Neil Cross | 21 June 2011 | 6.11 |
| Luther must rescue Ripley before Cameron sets out his final murdering piece; schoolkids that are set to be dumped and gassed. Meanwhile, Jenny's ruthless and vengeful boss is demanding compensation for stealing her protege. | |||||
| 9 | "Episode 3"[11] | Sam Miller | Neil Cross | 28 June 2011 | 6.36 |
| What appears to be a racist killer soon begins killing at random, but there is a larger twist than Luther thinks. | |||||
| 10 | "Episode 4"[12] | Sam Miller | Neil Cross | 5 July 2011 | 6.77 |
| The random killings are being made by two twins, one in jail and one still on the loose. It is up to Luther to capture or kill the twin. | |||||