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The series returns again through many scenes of drama and crime in the fifth season. The season opens with a new wave of nightmare killings bringing DCI John Luther once again to face the depths of human corruption on the streets of London. Luther begins to take on this new experience through many of the challenges he may face again.
9 August 1980, London, England, UK
19 May 1950, Sidcup, Kent, England, UK
12 August 1984, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
15 May 1970, Stepney, London, England, UK
22 August 1957, Ghana
1987, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
13 January 1976, Port Glasgow, Scotland, UK
14 April 1978, Perth, Scotland, UK
27 February 1976, Nigeria
22 May 1988, Tooting, London, England, UK
24 March 1945, Scotland, UK
January 02, 2019
With two superb stars, the emphasis on demonic violence can only damage the drama and turn viewers off.January 02, 2019
A psychotic killer, a sneering shrink, Dermot Crowley and Ruth Wilson - it's like he's never been away.January 02, 2019
It's nice to see Patrick Malahide back, Luther tends to burn through ancillary characters... so it's good to see a familiar face.January 02, 2019
It veered dangerously close to torture porn at times, with lingering shots of stab wounds and severed extremities.January 02, 2019
By the end of the first instalment, this four parter, continuing tonight, looked set to be the Luther that really lets rip. Bring it on.January 02, 2019
Luther was gritty and fresh in 2010. Now it feels flogged out.January 02, 2019
Luther only makes it to air every few years, often doing so without Alice, an enormous part of the show's dynamism. What a relief, then, to see her return in the new seriesDecember 20, 2018
As ever, one of the most loveable elements of Luther is its love affair with the seedy side of contemporary London.