Episode #2.3 (13 Oct. 2011)

Luther leaves Jenny in his flat to investigate an incident at a service station where a man with a baseball bat killed one motorist,maimed another and destroyed their cars. From CCTV ... See full summary »

Director:

Sam Miller

Writers:

Neil Cross (creator), Neil Cross

Stars:

Steven Robertson, Golda Rosheuvel, Babou Ceesay

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Steven Robertson	...	Robert Millberry / Nicholas Millberry
Golda Rosheuvel	...	Sally Thomas
Babou Ceesay	...	Adewale Omotoso
James Puddephatt	...	Steve Kimble
Hamza Jeetooa	...	Depak Chandrapal
Aimee-Ffion Edwards	...	Jenny Jones
Idris Elba	...	DCI John Luther
Warren Brown	...	DS Justin Ripley
Nikki Amuka-Bird	...	DS Erin Gray
David Dawson	...	Toby Kent
Alan Williams	...	Frank Hodge
Michael Smiley	...	Benny Silver
Dermot Crowley	...	DSU Martin Schenk
Kierston Wareing	...	Caroline Jones

Storyline

Luther leaves Jenny in his flat to investigate an incident at a service station where a man with a baseball bat killed one motorist,maimed another and destroyed their cars. From CCTV footage it appears that he was rolling dice to select victims. The same man later enters an office disguised as a motor-cycle courier and kills five more people before Luther arrests him though in custody he refuses to speak. As Luther returns home to find that Jenny has killed Toby Kent after his attempted rape of her the dice man's exact double prepares another outrage.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jenny Jones: A job. Like flipping burgers?
DCI John Luther: Well, them burgers are not going to flip themselves, are they?
Jenny Jones: It's, like, 2p an hour. Who am I, SpongeBob?
DCI John Luther: I don't know what that is.
Jenny Jones: He's a sponge. He flips burgers.

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Soundtracks

"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
(uncredited)
Performed by Marilyn Manson

User Reviews

Murder at the roll of the dice

This episode opens with a new murderer appearing on the streets of London; this one is rather strange; he started of straying graffiti on a car at a petrol station then moved on to vandalising another car. When the owners confronted him one of them ended up blind the other was killed. Luther was meant to be having a day off so he could help Jenny find a job but is soon on the case. It doesn't take the team all that long to come to the belief that the killer is deciding what actions to take based off the roll of a die. They also realise that now his twisted game has started it won't end till he is dead or caught. As if this wasn't enough for Luther, criminal Toby Kent is pressuring Luther to help him again saying he will harm Jenny if he fails to do as he is told.

This was another exciting episode; the crime involving the dice-roller was both disturbing and bizarre and Luther's dealings with Toby lead to some particularly tense moments when it looks as if he might get caught. As always Idris Elba does a good job as Luther and Aimee-Ffion Edwards is good as relatively new character Jenny. The end of the episode provided a nice twist that I hadn't seen coming meaning this won't be the one part story I thought it was going to be. The only real disappointment in an otherwise gripping episode was the lack of Alice; I do hope we haven't seen the last of her.