I am there. On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 7:45 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote:
> > > I'd never heard of "Luther" before reading about it in my Comcast guide's > list of upcoming shows for the fall. Sounds like it'll be pretty good. > Elba's quite an actor, and this being a British production, you can count on > it being of high quality and realism, especially with one of the guys behind > the series "MI-5" on board. > > ***************************** > > > http://torforge.wordpress.com/2010/06/08/bbc-america-books-idris-elba-hourlong-series-luther/ > > *BBC AMERICA REINVENTS CRIME THRILLER WITH WIRE STAR IDRIS ELBA > * > > BBC AMERICA today announced its latest U.S. premiere co-production.*Luther > *, starring *Idris Elba <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252961/> *(*The Wire*), > is a smart, six-part, psychological thriller that takes a bold new look at > the crime genre. Elba is also Associate Producer on the project. > > * *Luther* (6 x 60) is a BBC/BBC AMERICA co-production and is distributed > by BBC Worldwide. It will air later this year on BBC AMERICA. > > Idris Elba, best known for his performance as drug kingpin Russell > “Stringer” Bell in HBO’s *The Wire*, now finds himself on the other side > of the law. He plays John Luther, an intellectually brilliant but > emotionally impulsive murder detective. He considers his profession a > vocation rather than a job and it remains to be seen if he’s a force for > good or a man hell bent on self-destruction. His confidante is also his > arch-enemy Alice (*Ruth Wilson*, *Jane Eyre*), a beautiful > multiple-murderess who evades his grasp early on, and with whom he becomes > locked in a lethal battle of wits. > > *Luther *is created and written by acclaimed suspense novelist, and one of > the lead writers on *MI-5*, *Neil Cross* <http://www.neil-cross.com/>. He > says: “I’m delighted that the BBC has brought *Luther *to life. It’s an > intense psychological thriller which examines not only human depravity but > the complex nature of love … and how it’s often this – our finest attribute > – that leads us into darkness.” > > Elba is joined by an all-star cast: Ruth Wilson (*The Prisoner*) is Alice > Morgan, beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent and a key witness in Luther’s > first investigation; Steven Mackintosh (*Criminal Justice*) is Detective > Chief Inspector Ian Reed and Luther’s loyal friend and work colleague; > Indira Varma (*Rome*) is Zoe Luther, who’s had the strength to walk away > from the man she still loves; Paul McGann (*Withnail and I*) is Mark > North, unafraid to compete with Luther for Zoe’s love; Saskia Reeves (* > Bodies*) is Detective Superintendent Rose Teller, Luther’s risk-taking > boss and Warren Brown (*Occupation*) is Detective Sergeant Justin Ripley, > Luther’s loyal, awestruck new partner. > > The deal was brokered by Matt Forde, EVP BBC Worldwide Sales & > Co-Productions with Chris Carr, COO, BBC Worldwide Channels and Richard De > Croce, SVP Programming, BBC AMERICA. > > Chris Carr says: “BBC AMERICA viewers have always loved British crime > thrillers. Luther, puts a whole new spin on the genre and sucks you in with > its intelligent storytelling and gripping plotlines. We’re thrilled to have > Idris Elba on BBC AMERICA and intend to surprise a few people by revealing > that he’s British!” > > *Luther*, airing later this year, adds to BBC AMERICA’S new slate of > co-productions recently announced including sci-fi thriller *Outcasts > *starring > Eric Mabius (*Ugly Betty*) and *Come Dine With Me*, a cooking show which > follows amateur chefs competing for the title of the ultimate dinner party > host. > (via > Variety<http://weblogs.variety.com/on_the_air/2010/06/bbc-america-books-idris-elba-hourlong-series-luther.html>& > TVbytheNum<http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/08/bbc-america-announces-crime-thriller-luther-with-the-wire-star-idris-elba/53471> > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
