Luther (TV series) Luther (TV series) Luther is a British crime drama television series starring Idris Elba as the title character DCI John Luther, written by Neil Cross. The first series comprised six episodes which ran in May and June 2010. A second series of four episodes aired on BBC One in June and July 2011. A third series was commissioned in 2012, comprising four episodes which aired in July 2013. A two-episode fourth series was broadcast in December 2015. A fifth series was announced and is scheduled to premiere 1 January 2019. BBC Studios handles the distribution of the series. Elba has
Sarah Moyle the role of Linda Fawcett in Jerusalem at Royal Court Theatre and Apollo Theatre before taking it to Broadway, performing at Music Box Theatre. Moyle's first television role was in cult 1990s' series The Brittas Empire, in which she played Carole Parkinson's double. Moyle has played the regular role of Valerie Pitman in BBC One drama Doctors since 2012, and In 2015 she played Ruth in The Gunman (film) alongside Sean Penn, Idris Elba, Ray Winstone and Mark Rylance. Further credits include Mount Pleasant (TV series), WPC 56, and Extras (TV series). Moyle wrote "The Wager", an episode of Doctors