Episode #1.2 (24 Oct. 2010)

Mark claims he threw the first punch,so Luther is released. He blames Alice for setting him up and she rapidly becomes an irritating,patronizing stalker. A sniper is killing police officers... See full summary »

Director:

Brian Kirk

Writers:

Neil Cross (creator), Neil Cross

Stars:

Geoffrey Lumb, Sam Spruell, Idris Elba

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Geoffrey Lumb	...	PC Steve Gorman
Sam Spruell	...	Owen Lynch
Idris Elba	...	DCI John Luther
Steven Mackintosh	...	DCI Ian Reed
Saskia Reeves	...	DSU Rose Teller
Paul McGann	...	Mark North
Indira Varma	...	Zoe Luther
Warren Brown	...	DS Justin Ripley
Louise Rose	...	Corrine Day
Ruth Wilson	...	Alice Morgan
Anton Saunders	...	Henry Madsen
Diveen Henry	...	PC Jenny Hanson
Gary Shelford	...	PC Mardel
Sean Pertwee	...	Terry Lynch

Storyline

Mark claims he threw the first punch,so Luther is released. He blames Alice for setting him up and she rapidly becomes an irritating,patronizing stalker. A sniper is killing police officers and ex-marine Owen Lynch, damaged in Afghanistan, and whose father Terry,another ex-soldier,is in jail for killing a police-man,sends Luther's office a video tape claiming responsibility. Luther believes the father has ordered the son to do it to get his case re-examined but Terry refuses to call his boy off. Luther stages a television interview reviling the Lynches so that the predictable Owen will be forced into a confrontation.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 October 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the two policemen arrive at the tunnel, the blue light of the police car is turned on and then turned off when they stop and get out. Moments later the blue light is on again although the policemen did not enter the car again.

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Quotes

Corrine Day: Any suspects, John? Off the record?
DCI John Luther: [walks past her without answering]
Corrine Day: You got my number...
DCI John Luther: Yeah, memorized: 666.
Corrine Day: Direct line.

User Reviews

Getting better

After a slightly disappointing opening episode this Idris Elba vehicle showed a noticeable improvement. Luther is still getting calls from Alice Morgan who pays visits to his estranged wife and the man in a coma who Luther let fall in the first episode, this however isn't the main story, that concerns a former soldier who has gone to war against the police, gunning down several officers. Once identified Luther believes he is acting on the orders of his father for is in prison for killing a policeman.

This episode was pretty taut and there were a few surprises, there was little or no warning when the police men got shot which made me jump. The scenes between Luther and the killer's father were particularly good, I loved how Luther persuaded him to give him the information needed to find his son. I hope this series manages to provide more quality episodes like this, it is still not perfect but it is certainly a move in the right direction.