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Review: Luther 1×1
In the UK: Tuesdays, 9pm, BBC1/BBC HD
I know, I know. Reviewing a British TV programme that isn’t Doctor Who related. That’s odd for me, isn’t it?
But this one’s got Idris Elba in it! Woo hoo! He was in The Wire and Ultraviolet. Hopes, as they say, were raised, and I watched a British TV show.
All the same, my hopes weren’t that high as – and stop this if you’ve heard this one before – he plays a maverick policeman who doesn’t stick to the rules, has an unhappy personal life and whose bosses want him brought to book.
Suddenly, not quite so promising is it? Hell, let’s just call him Monkfish instead of Luther.
