Name: Luther
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery

Luther Episode 1.05 Episode 5

Luther Episode 1.05 Episode 5

Episode Premiere

November 14, 2010

Genre

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Production Company

BBC Drama Productions

Official Site

http://www.bbcamerica.com/luther/

Information

Episode Premiere

November 14, 2010

Genre

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Period

2010 - Now

Production Co

BBC Drama Productions

Distributor

BBC America

Official Site

http://www.bbcamerica.com/luther/

Cast and Crew

Director

Stefan Schwartz

Screenwriter

Neil Cross

Main Cast

Idris Elba as DCI John Luther
Ruth Wilson as Alice Morgan
Warren Brown
Dermot Crowley
Michael Smiley
Paul McGann
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Sienna Guillory
David O'Hara
Indira Varma as Zoe Luther
Steven Mackintosh
Wunmi Mosaku
Patrick Malahide

Synopsis

When an art dealer's wife is taken hostage, Luther leads a tense investigation. The hostage takers want payment in diamonds so, stalling for time, Luther substitutes a bag of replacement diamonds from the evidence safe. Luther and DCI Reed are on hand to arrest the gang members picking up the gems, but when everything starts to unravel Luther begins to suspect that even Reed has double-crossed him.