Luther: Season 1 Episode 5 (S1EP5 BBC One Tues 1 Jun 2010)

Episode 5: When a wealthy couple are taken hostage, Luther must try to avert a disastrous chain of events. However, what he doesn’t know is that it will soon become very personal.

cast
DCI John Luther played by Idris Elba
Alice Morgan played by Ruth Wilson
DCI Ian Reed played by Steven Mackintosh
Zoe Luther played by Indira Varma
Mark North played by Paul McGann
DSU Rose Teller played by Saskia Reeves
DS Justin Ripley played by Warren Brown
DCI Martin Schenk played by Dermot Crowley
Benny Silver played by Michael Smiley
James Carrodus played by Thomas Lockyer
Jessica Carrodus played by Donatienne Dupont
Bill Winingham played by Alexander Morton
Patrick Holguin played by Graham Turner
Daniel Sugarman played by Ross McCall
Evangeline Nixon played by Ania Sowinski
DCSU Russell Cornish played by Matthew Marsh
Henry Madsen played by Anton Saunders

crew
Writer: Neil Cross
Director: Stefan Schwartz

Airdate: Tuesday 1 June 2010 on BBC One.

Season 1, Episode 5

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