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Season 1, Episode 3
The stakes are raised in the search for a woman abducted by a writer of the occult who was suspected of committing a similar crime 10 years previously. Mark is beaten up and, suspecting Luther is responsible, he tries to get him suspended from the police, prompting the DCI to work through the night with Ripley to find evidence not only of the kidnap victim's whereabouts but of her captor's guilt. Guest starring Paul Rhys
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Cast & Crew
Idris Elba
(Actor)
.. DCI John Luther
Ruth Wilson
(Actor)
.. Alice Morgan
Steven Mackintosh
(Actor)
.. DCI Ian Reed
Indira Varma
(Actor)
.. Zoe Luther
Paul McGann
(Actor)
.. Mark North
Saskia Reeves
(Actor)
.. Det Supt Rose Teller
Warren Brown
(Actor)
.. DS Justin Ripley
Dermot Crowley
(Actor)
.. DCI Martin Schenk
Paul Rhys
(Actor)
.. Lucien Burgess
Catherine Hamilton
(Actor)
.. Kirsten Ross
Andrew Tiernan
(Actor)
.. Richard Henley
Michael Smiley
(Actor)
.. Benny `Deadhead" Silver
Mark Redguard
(Actor)
.. Policeman
Neil Cross
(Writer)
Sam Miller
(Director)
Katie Swinden
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Idris Elba
(Actor)
.. DCI John Luther
Born:
September 06, 1972
Best Known For:
The Wire and Luther.
Early-life:
Born Idrissa Akuna Elba on September 6, 1972, in Hackney, London. His father, Winston, is from Sierra Leone and worked in a car factory; his mother, Eve, is Ghanian and held a clerical position. Idris became interested in music at an early age, helping his uncle run his mobile DJ business in the 1980s; shortly afterwards, he and his friends began their own company. He acted with the National Youth Music Theatre before turning professional.
Career:
Elba's earliest roles came in Crimewatch UK reconstructions, 2point4 Children, Absolutely Fabulous and Bramwell. He spent a couple of years in Channel 5 soap Family Affairs and featured in Ultraviolet and Dangerfield before playing a suave, but doomed, urban gangster in the critically acclaimed The Wire on US TV from 2002 to 2004. The role turned him into a star on both sides of the Atlantic. Projects since include 28 Weeks Later, American Gangster, RocknRolla, The Office (US version), Thor, The Big C, Prometheus and the hugely successful Luther. More recently, he has starred in Pacific Rim, Thor: The Dark World, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and No Good Deed.
Quote:
'I get criticized for taking roles in films like Ghost Rider 2, but if you look at my résumé, dude, I've mixed it up as much as I can. I love to play different roles. That's just the kind of actor I am.'
Trivia:
Away from acting, he continues to DJ.
Ruth Wilson
(Actor)
.. Alice Morgan
Born:
January 13, 1982
in
Ashford, Kent
Steven Mackintosh
(Actor)
.. DCI Ian Reed
Born:
April 30, 1967
in
Cambridge
Best Known For:
Playing a drug-dealer in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Early-life:
Steven Mackintosh was born on April 30, 1967, in Cambridge. He caught the drama bug and got his first acting job at 13. When more roles started flooding in, he had to decide between going to drama school or carrying on with his conventional education. He decided to pursue acting.
Career:
Mackintosh made his TV debut in 1983 series Nanny, and went on to appear in Doctor Who, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4,The Bill, Care (for which he won a Royal Television Society Award), London Kills Me, The Buddha of Suburbia, Cadfael, Blue Juice, Prime Suspect, Undercover Heart and The Land Girls. He won Best Actor at the Brussels International Film Festival for his part in gender-bending comedy Different for Girls. Theatre roles have included Brighton Beach Memoirs and My Zinc Bed. His recent work includes Underworld: Evolution (and its second sequel), Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart, Criminal Justice, Mo, and Luther.
Quote:
'I'm not ambitious to be well-known, or for the accolades, but I am to do the stuff I like.'
Indira Varma
(Actor)
.. Zoe Luther
Paul McGann
(Actor)
.. Mark North
Born:
November 14, 1959
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Withnail and I.
Early-life:
Born in Liverpool on November 14, 1959, into a staunchly Catholic family. He was the second of his parents' five surviving children - he had older twin brothers but one died at birth. His mother was a teacher, and his dad was a metallurgist - both parents encouraged all their children to develop their interests as much as possible. His first ambition was to become an astronaut, and didn't decide to be an actor until he was 20. He was persuaded by a teacher to try performing, and went on to study at Rada.
Career:
McGann started out on stage, eventually making his TV debut in the 1983 series Give Us a Break, but it only lasted for one series. He became a household name in 1987, thanks to acclaimed TV drama The Monocled Mutineer and has achieved long-lasting fame thanks to a starring role in cult 1986 film Withnail and I. He went on to appear in Alien 3, Our Mutual Friend, Nature Boy and Queen of the Damned. McGann also became the eighth Time Lord when he appeared in the 1996 Doctor Who film. Another notable appearance came in The Hanging Gale, a drama about the Irish potato famine which co-starred his three brothers. He's cropped up in several Hornblower dramas, plus Poirot, Marple, acclaimed drama True Dare Kiss and the last-ever episode of Waking the Dead.
Quote:
'I don't want to be remembered as the George Lazenby of Doctor Who.'
Trivia:
He reprised his role as Doctor Who in 2013 mini-episode The Night of the Doctor.
Saskia Reeves
(Actor)
.. Det Supt Rose Teller
Warren Brown
(Actor)
.. DS Justin Ripley
Born:
May 11, 1978
in
Warrington
Best Known For:
Hollyoaks and Luther.
Early-life:
Warren was born in Warrington on May 11, 1978. For 10 years, he was involved in the world of Thai boxing. During this time, he won two world titles. He retired from the sport to pursue a career in acting. After appearing in two episodes of Channel 4 drama Shameless, Warren played Andy Holt in teen soap opera Hollyoaks.
Career:
Roles followed for Brown in Grownups, Casualty, Mobile, Casualty, Spooks, The Bill, Occupation, Criminal Justice and Single Father. More recently, he played DS Justin Ripley in BBC drama Luther. His other TV credits include Good Cop, Agatha Christie's Marple, By Any Means and X Company.
Quote:
'I believe in miracles and the power of the individual to make a positive difference in the world.'
Trivia:
Brown was nominated for a number of British Soap Awards for his time in Hollyoaks.
Dermot Crowley
(Actor)
.. DCI Martin Schenk
Born:
March 19, 1947
in
Cork
Best Known For:
A string of roles.
Early-life:
Dermot Joseph Crowley was born in Cork on March 19, 1947. In 1976, he made his TV debut in Victorian Scandals. During the 1980s, he had roles in Return of the Jedi (1983) and Octopussy (1983), and appeared on the small screen in Juliet Bravo, C.A.T.S. Eyes, Call Me Mister, Bulman, Echoes and Hannay.
Career:
A prolific character actor, Crowley's other TV credits include guest appearances in Boon, Casualty, El C.I.D., Minder, Stay Lucky, Pie in the Sky, Soldier Soldier, Father Ted, Dangerfield, Jonathan Creek, A Touch of Frost and Holby City. More recently, he has starred in New Tricks, Raw, Father Figure, Borgia and Luther. On the stage, he has starred in A Christmas Carol, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Great Britain and Everyman.
Quote:
'I had seen neither Star Wars nor The Empire Strikes Back before working on Return of the Jedi. I think I would have been completely overawed if I had.'
Trivia:
Crowley auditioned for the role of Doctor Who that eventually went to Sylvester McCoy.
Paul Rhys
(Actor)
.. Lucien Burgess
Catherine Hamilton
(Actor)
.. Kirsten Ross
Andrew Tiernan
(Actor)
.. Richard Henley
Michael Smiley
(Actor)
.. Benny `Deadhead" Silver
Best Known For:
A string of roles.
Early-life:
Michael was born in Belfast in 1963 to Alice and Frank and grew up in Holywood in Co Down, Northern Ireland. He has a brother, John, and a sister, Collette. Michael worked on various building sites before landing a job as a cycle courier. He began doing stand-up in 1993 after accepting a bet at an open-mic night. He was performing one-man shows in Edinburgh when he got the chance to make his acting debut in the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced.
Career:
Acting roles for Smiley followed in the likes of Time Gentlemen Please, 15 Storeys High, Hustle, Rose and Maloney, Nearly Famous, Law & Order: UK and Doctor Who. On the big screen, he has starred in Shaun of the Dead (2004), Outpost (2007), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Burke and Hare (2010), Kill List (2011), The World's End (2013), The Lobster (2015) and Orthodox (2016). He has had recurring roles in Bleak House, Wire in the Blood, Father Figure and Luther. He indulges his passion for bikes in the travel series Something to Ride Home About.
Quote:
'I spent a long time not knowing what I wanted to do and being fearful of life and worrying about not being able to support my wife and family.'
Trivia:
Smiley shared a flat with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in the 1990s.
Mark Redguard
(Actor)
.. Policeman
Neil Cross
(Writer)
Sam Miller
(Director)
Katie Swinden
(Producer)
