Questions tagged [luther]
Luther is a British psychological crime drama television series starring Idris Elba.
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What was the murderer's long-term plan?
The murderer's plan near the end of Luther: The Fallen Sun was supposed to culminate in him debuting a website where would-be murderers could vicariously participate in his killing of random people ...
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Why was Burgess not arrested 10 years ago before killing the last victim?
As said, 10 years before the current events in Luther S01E03, Burgess (the killer) has been spotted by the police thanks to an anonymous tip and an undercover cop was sent to him.
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Why does Luther warn Ken Baranby in S03E01?
In episode 1 of season 3, why does Luther not want to arrest Ken. Would it not be more beneficial so that he can work on the other murder case?
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Why does Luther make an obvious lie to Alice about George being dead?
In S05E04, after Luther and Alice have just dropped off Mark and are still parked outside, they have this conversation:
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Is Luther a property mogul?
In the BBC crime drama Luther, does DCI John Luther flip houses or does he have a property portfolio? We only ever see him living in houses that need a little bit of decorating in various styles (...
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What does Alice say to Luther?
Towards the end of S2:E2 of Luther, Alice Morgan has snuck into Luther's apartment. She has asked Luther to run away with her to all the "M" places in the world. He unfortunately has to tell her no ...
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Why did Luther drop his coat at the end of Season 3?
At the end of the episode, Alice Morgan tells him to lose the jacket. Luther, who is always seen wearing his jacket around town, takes it off and throws it into the river. I'm confused as to why he ...
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How was DCI Ian Reed involved in the kidnapping?
It's clear that DCI Reed is somehow involved in the kidnapping of the married couple at the beginning of Luther Season 1 Episode 5, however it's never clearly stated what role he partook in what was ...
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What type of criminal is Alice Morgan?
One of the big things that Luther explores in Season 1 are motivations and the different types of criminals. However, we never get a full explanation of what type of criminal Alice Morgan is, or I ...
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What happened to Jenny Jones?
In Luther season 2 Jenny is living with Luther in his apartment.
Luther and Jenny both are able to handle that situation and in the end of season 2 it looks like Jenny will continue to live in ...
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Why can't they track Luther's phone?
In the final episode of the first series of the brilliant British police drama Luther, there are several points where people are found using phone tracking. Mark North is tracked, for example, by Ian ...
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Why does Alice lie to Zoe?
In Luther S01E01, Alice Morgan attacks Zoe Luther. During the attack, Alice lies to Zoe that John had assaulted her and had said that Zoe was dead amongst other things. Alice is shown to be methodical,...
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How does the escaping criminal move the fridge back?
In season 4 of Luther, there is a scene where the police track the serial killer to his base. The killer escapes, apparently via some industrial air ducting.
Luther finds his escape route but only ...
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What did Ripley tell Schenk in S01E06?
In the season finale of Season 1 of Luther, there's a pivotal scene near the end. Previously, Ian Reed murdered Zoe Luther and framed John Luther for it. Justin Ripley is under arrest after ...
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Why would damage to Ken Barnaby's right hand be enough to exonerate him?
Background: In Luther, Series 3, episode 1, Ken Barnaby is a suspect in the case of a murdered internet troll, Jared Cass. Cass had tormented Barnaby and his wife over social media after their ...
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What crime is Alice Morgan charged with?
In series 2 of Luther Alice Morgan is in a mental hospital after the events of the last episode of series 1. How come she is not in prison and has she also admitted the murder of her parents?
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In Luther Series 1 Episode 3 how does he build the case?
I can't find a name for the episode so I'm going with S1E3.
Luther arrests his suspect for returning to the scene of the crime and attempting to disinfect it. However he has no cameras, no finger ...
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Why does Luther not pursue his suspect?
I'm watching the first series of Luther and I can't understand why he has dropped the investigation into Alice Morgan. He knows she's the murderer, every other suspect he's relentless with (even ...
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