Crime drama. Luther faces the case of a man who murders wearing a Punch mask. As the body count rises, Luther must stop the killer and rescue the daughter of an old acquaintance.
Still plagued by the death of his ex-wife, Luther returns to work to face a surreal and nightmarish case of a masked murderer determined to enter into folklore. As the body count rises, Luther must use all his skills to stop the killer, at the same time trying to rescue an old acquaintance's daughter from the dangerous world of prostitution.
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The Heavy
Big Bad Wolf
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Dusty Springfield
I Only Want To Be With You
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Massive Attack
Massive Attack - Paradise Circus
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| DCI John Luther | Idris Elba |
| Alice Morgan | Ruth Wilson |
| DSU Martin Schenk | Dermot Crowley |
| DS Justin Ripley | Warren Brown |
| Mark North | Paul McGann |
| DS Erin Gray | Nikki Amuka-Bird |
| Benny 'Deadhead' Silver | Michael Smiley |
| Jenny Jones | Aimee-Ffion Edwards |
| Caroline Jones | Kierston Wareing |
| Producer | Katie Swinden |
| Cameron Pell | Lee Ingleby |
| Candice Calvert | Bryony Afferson |
| Abby | Anna Brewster |
| Baba | Pam Ferris |
| Director | Sam Miller |
| Writer | Neil Cross |
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