Rent Luther: Series 1 (2010)
4.0 of 5 from 74 ratings
5h 45min
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- Synopsis:
For Luther (Idris Elba), his profession is a vocation rather than a job. He serves his own idea of a moral order as much as the rules and codes of criminal law. 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. However as the intensity of his convictions combine with the violence of his passions, they provoke the question of whether Luther is a force for good or a man hell bent on self-destruction. Luther's confidante is his arch-enemy Alice, a beautiful multiple-murderess who evades his grasp early on, and with whom he becomes locked in a lethal battle of wits. As the stakes get ever higher and more personal, Luther's lonely path pulls him towards the very edge of temptation. Will his personal demons prove to be as dangerous as any of the criminals he pursues? - Actors:
- Anton Saunders, Idris Elba, Steven Mackintosh, Saskia Reeves, Ruth Wilson, Indira Varma, Paul McGann, Warren Brown, Matthew Marsh, Glen Stanway, Geoffrey Lumb, Sam Spruell, Louise Rose, Diveen Henry, Gary Shelford, Sean Pertwee, Catherine Balavage, Catherine Hamilton, Paul Rhys, Andrew Tiernan
- Directors:
- Brian Kirk, Sam Miller, Stefan Schwartz
- Producers:
- Katie Swinden
- Creators:
- Neil Cross
- Writers:
- Neil Cross
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Crimes, TV Dramas, TV Mysteries, TV Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 08/06/2015
- Run Time:
- 345 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Luther: The World of a True Maverick
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes episodes 1 - 3
- Disc 2:
- This disc includes episodes 4 - 6
- Luther: The World of a True Maverick
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Reviews (1) of Luther: Series 1
Maverick Luther and a bit blood-thirsty - Luther: Series 1 review by BN
Series 1. Discs 1 & 2
Oh man. What is this awful mania currently for filming IN THE DARK? (Well ok, it was back in 2010 but as I haven't watched any TV for @6years with luck maybe it's no longer the trend... and hallelujah to that) Especially if it's all in dreary industrial locations and interiors, giving you the idea the electricity's been cut off? I've got very good vision but how the heck are we to interpret what's going on if we can't even make out faces or locations, nor even what city we're in from the outset???
The first episode started with Luther and some unknown man for some minutes having a standoff but honestly, I could barely make out
who was who, where they were...and crucially, why? Nearly switched off right then & there but persevered as I was sure I'd seen a Luther episode on TV years before and because Idris Elba in tweed has a presence and strength (and a cuteness!) as the character, thought I'd revisit the series. The story consequently got better but I never really got the gist of the backstory as they promptly moved on to the crisis with Alice (Ruth Wilson), a strong-willed manipulator of DCI Luther's character. It then morphed into another gruesome murder story until you finally realise that they are interwined - by episodes 4-6 on Disc 2 even a few of the policemen are implicated.
The costume and set designers in the small Extras feature attached in disc 2 admitted they tried to mute all colours to grey-green, grey-brown, grey-EVERYTHING. Frankly that just produces MUD and even when under slightly more normal lighting in a police station it looked like the place was full of smog!! Again impossible to SEE details and so, so dreary! Why can't they film it naturally, so you could actually SEE the scenery and the clues, it really wouldn't have ruined anything, in fact I might have been more transfixed by the story and the horror of the atrocities (thankfully briefly shown) and you'd have been rooting for the police to catch the perps - but after a while quite frankly I was lost and didn't care so much. They must think they're being incredibly clever but it backfires.
Whether I get the discs to the next series remains to be seen. I just hate peering at my screen shouting WTF's going on ???
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