I'm not going to lie, I get a little giddy when I see Brits pick up at American award shows. It's not that I'm un-American, I just want certain actors to get famous and work over here. I was particularly happy after I watched the Golden Globes back in January. For me, the most exciting category was Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. Four of the five nominations were for English actors: Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Billy Nighy (Page Eight), Dominic West (The Hour), and Idris Elba (Luther). I love all of these actors, but I was really rooting for Idris Elba. And he won!
Luther is about the brilliant Detective Chief Inspector John Luther (Elba), a member of the London Metropolitan Police's Serious Crimes Unit. Luther's first case after he returns from a long suspension is an unusual one: a former child prodigy, Alice Morgan (Ruth Wilson), finds her parents dead in their home. They have been shot execution-style, but there is no sign of a struggle, and the Morgans have no enemies. It quickly becomes clear to Luther that the Alice is not all that she seems. However, if Alice has done anything wrong, Luther can't prove it. Alice appears to be the only person who outmatches Luther intellectually, and Luther is usually the prey in their subsequent game of cat and mouse.
Luther and Alice meet.
While Alice is busy wreaking havoc, Luther still has to work on other cases, each one more stressful than the last. After all, he does work in the Serious Crimes Unit. Luther is absolutely married to his job; he's a workaholic with his own moral code. This is reminiscent of the Cowboy Cop trope, but Luther never fails to take it to a whole new level. He is also trying to reconcile with his estranged wife, Zoe (Indira Varma). Unfortunately, Zoe has a new boyfriend (Paul McGann), which obviously does not endear her to Alice.
Alice Morgan obviously did never earned a Master of Disguise degree.
Luther is available to watch instantly on Netflix and Amazon, and on DVD. New episodes are expected to debut in 2013.
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