BDB

This has been airing for 3 weeks now, and is pretty great.

Elba is such a great actor, he's playing a troubled detective in this, and It's now one of my favourite new shows.

Pretty amazing seeing the accent he put on in the wire and now his almost normal voice.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s8jk0
And nice use of Massive Attack on the opening credits.

Thrush

Looks good, I'll have to give it a gander.

Geofferson

Too bad this doesn't air on BBC America.

BDB

It might come. But there are ways of course of seeing it early

Cory02

Sounds great and I loved Idris Elba in The Wire so I'll have to check this out.

DJariya

Surprised that Elba is working in the UK again. It's only a 6 episode series.

Here's a trailer:

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Here's the Opening Credits:

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Cory02

Thanks for starting this thread BadlyDrawnBoy. I probably wouldn't have heard about this show otherwise and it is absolutely amazing. Very intense, and it looks beautiful in HD. Idris Elba does a particularly great job. Shame its only 6 episodes though hopefully it will be back for a 2nd season.

Superman07

This looks like it could be good. Thanks for the heads up!

Thrush

I'm up to episode 4. Its very well done and I'm enjoying it. Despite the fact that I'm completely burned out on police procedurals.

Timber

Man, this guy is a real worker.

BDB

He is a quality Actor - No question, and most bbc shows are around the 6 episode mark..
Which is good and bad - Means they can be pretty intense and have to establish a character fast.

Thrush

It also means no filler episodes and generally better quality of television. Its easier to write and produce 6 strong hours than it is 22.

diditagain

I have been enjoying Luther for the past four weeks as well. Very intense, but the writing and acting are great.

This will probably end up as yet another great BBC show that won't appear in the US (with BBC America now airing Star Trek: TNG every weeknight, I'm guessing current quality drama like Luther isn't even on their radar). It's a shame that I'm forced to "go online" and buy Region 1 & 2 DVDs to watch great UK shows.

kitkat

Thanks for the heads up, I'm enjoying this a lot!

Cory02

Got caught up with all 4 episodes of this so I've started rewatching the original Life On Mars. Guess I'm in a British crime drama mood.

nateman

This looks great. Idris is a brilliant actor and he played Stringer Bell brilliantly on The Wire. I'll have to check this show out when it comes out on DVD.

Rex Fenestrarum

Yeah, that and Ruth Wilson is now my secret girlfriend! Pretty and crazy?!? Sign me up!

BDB

So Ruth from MI-5 in Episode 4. She was great!! Loved that episode. Such a dark show, disturbing..

Got to Agree on Ruth Wilson. She's nut's and hot, and even more nuts. I love how she could be a great crime solver, yet she's criminally insane!

and then we have Indira Varma as Zoe I need to rewatch me some Rome. Oh Niobe!!

mwbmis

Became a fan of Elba b/c of the Wire, and I became an instant Ruth Wilson fan when she was the best thing in the Jesus/Gandalf AMC Prisoner remake last fall (she was also the best thing in the Masterpiece Theatre Small Island this Spring) so I'll definitely make it a point to check this out. Besides, six episodes isn't that much of a commitment

BDB

Wow. Episode 5.

Wow.

Cory02

Damn...I've got Ep 5 waiting for me on my media server. Now I might just have to leave work early to see it.

SiberianLlama

For about 90% of episode 5, I thought I knew exactly how the show was going to go.

That last 10% though... wow indeed.

Rex Fenestrarum

Adding my own "Wow" to the crowd. This isn't exactly spoiler material, but

BDB

Thrush

Ep 5 was crazy indeed.