Episode 1

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Crime drama series. Luther, back from suspension, must solve a seemingly perfect double murder and work out how, and by whom, it was committed.

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Wed 25 Sep 202422:00

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Role	Contributor
DCI John Luther	Idris Elba
Alice Morgan	Ruth Wilson
DS Justin Ripley	Warren Brown
Zoe Luther	Indira Varma
DCI Alan Reed	Steven Mackintosh
Mark North	Paul McGann
Harry Madsen	Anton Saunders
DSU Rose Teller	Saskia Reeves
DCSU Russell Cornish	Matthew Marsh
Writer	Neil Cross
Producer	Katie Swinden
Director	Brian Kirk

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Wed 5 May 201023:05
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Tue 11 May 201001:40
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