New BBC Series Stars Idris Elba

A brilliant detective tormented by the darker side of humanity, Luther shines a light into the hearts and minds of psychopaths and killers, and the shadowy spaces of his own soul. A BBC AMERICA co-production starring The Wire’s Idris Elba (Russell ‘Stringer’ Bell), Luther is a gripping, psychological thriller driven by a brilliant and emotionally impulsive detective. Luther premieres Sunday, October 17, 2010, 10:00p.m. ET/PT.

Overview
A self-destructive near-genius, Luther might just be as dangerous as the depraved criminals he hunts. In each episode, the murderer’s identity is known from the start, focusing the drama on the psychological duel between predator and prey.
Luther is created and written by Neil Cross, the acclaimed suspense novelist and one of the lead writers on MI-5. He says: "It's an intense psychological thriller which examines not only human depravity but the complex nature of love … and how it's often this – our finest attribute – that leads us into darkness."
Elba, who is also an associate producer on the mini-series, is joined by an all-star cast: Ruth Wilson (The Prisoner, Jane Eyre) is Alice Morgan, beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent and a key witness in Luther's first investigation; Steven Mackintosh (Criminal Justice) is Detective Chief Inspector Ian Reed and Luther's loyal friend and work colleague; Indira Varma (Rome) is Zoe Luther, who's had the strength to walk away from the man she still loves; Paul McGann (Withnail and I) is Mark North, unafraid to compete with Luther for Zoe's love; Saskia Reeves (Bodies) is Detective Superintendent Rose Teller, Luther's risk-taking boss and Warren Brown (Occupation) is Detective Sergeant Justin Ripley, Luther's loyal, awestruck new partner.
Luther follows his own moral code as much as the rules of criminal law. But as he becomes locked in a lethal battle of wits with Alice, his decision process becomes increasingly murky. The strain begins to tell as he’s drawn deeper into a series of horrific murders, and the shadow of a former case threatens to bring him down.
Forced to face his own capacity for violence – he struggles with why his wife left him and what draws him to Alice. As the stakes get higher and more personal, Luther’s lonely path pulls him towards the very edge of temptation. Is he a force for good or a man hell bent on self-destruction?

 

Without even reading it, I already know what it's going to consist of.

 

watched a few episodes on the plane to and from la...wasn't bad

 

It isn't new in the UK, it's been on since spring. I saw it on BBC1 when I was in London in May.

 

LCris,does the character had any IR relationships?

 

^^ This. Its finally making its way over to BBC America but it aired in England earlier in the year.

 

Elba's character is married to an Indian woman athough they are having problems as a couple. And the main bad guy in the series is played by a white actress who seems to have an infatuation with Elba's character. Same actress who had the IR storyline in "Small Island" actually.

 

Idris Elba is such a bad ass. He needs to be in more good films (instead of crap movies with Chris Brown & TI)

 

1) He's becoming overexposed IMO. He's being cast in everything. I would like to see the wealth spread out to guys like Chiwetel Ejiofor.

2)That "crap" movie with TI and Chris Brown is fucking Citizen Kane compared to Obsessed and the Tyler Perry flick Idris starred in. That's another problem I have with Elba: he'll do anything for a buck it seems.

 

lol yeah that can actually be detrimental to a budding career

all it takes is one or two bullshit gigs and the lights go out like a KFC in Asia

 

Not so far. As Jamal has dutifully noted, his character is married, but the villain is a bit of a psycopath who killed her parents and Luther finds out. She's obsessed with him, so we never know where the story may go. It's been picked up for a new season so they might develop into something. It's actually quite a good show, I watched it alot whilst I was in the UK.

 

Good to see ya back LC! It's been a while bro.

 

Well, I watch it anyway,it is different than the usual UK shows.

 

Yeah man, I've been away for a while. A lot has happened in my life in the past 20 odd months, big thangs How you been, playa?

 

Noble it's not like your ass has been a fixture here lately either , good to see you and Chris back as well...

Chris how that London trip playboy, I love to see black men traveling abroad to get or add perspective to life outside to US?

 

I seen a few episodes and the brother does have anger issues. He frightens his fellow police officers with his rage, it's interesting to know that the English is just as scare of black men as the United States.

 

OMG. I saw Idris Elba in the title, and I had to come running in here. He's the only man who can do that to me. His name..me run. To him.

 

Kunoichi, did you know Idris Elba is my long lost twin brother? And he's the ugly one.

 

Ahem, well how u doin' baby....? :smt054





(what I really want to post is...:smt026 :smt110)...

and finally...

 

stop teasin and get em out

:smt110