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Luther Ep 1/6

Tuesday 4 May

9.00-10.00pm Â鶹Éç ONE

Idris Elba stars as DCI John Luther

DCI John Luther returns to work after a spell of leave following the traumatic arrest of serial killer Henry Madsen, in this dark psychological thriller featuring a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.

Luther's first case is to investigate the murder of the parents of child genius Alice Morgan. He quickly deduces that Alice is responsible for the deaths, but the seemingly perfect crime leaves no evidence with which to convict Alice.

Outside of work Luther is trying to win back his wife, Zoe, now he's got his life back on track. She has moved on, however, and has a new man in her life: Mark, who is the antithesis of Luther. Will Luther be able to save his fractured marriage to Zoe?

As the murder case proceeds, Luther realises he has become Alice's next project and that Zoe is in danger – because he dared to question Alice's brilliance. Luther and Alice seem to have a strange connection – both extraordinarily intelligent, they verbally spar with each other and seem to delight in the competition.

Luther's brilliant mind soon works out how Alice managed to kill her parents without leaving a trace, but without the evidence of the gun there is nothing he can do. On this occasion it seems Alice has won – but Luther refuses to give up. In the meantime, unbeknown to Luther, Alice has tracked down Henry Madsen to his hospital bedside where he lies in a coma. But what does she intend to do now that she has found him?

Luther is a crime drama with a twist: in each exciting and fast-moving story, the murderer's identity is known from the start – focusing the drama on the psychological duel between hunter and quarry, who sometimes have more in common than either would like to think.

Creator and writer Neil Cross is an acclaimed suspense novelist and was lead writer for the last two series of Spooks.

Idris Elba is DCI John Luther, Ruth Wilson is Alice Morgan, Indira Varma is Zoe Luther, Paul McGann is Mark North, Warren Brown is Justin Ripley, Steven Mackintosh is DCI Ian Reed, Saskia Reeves is DSU Rose Teller and Anton Saunders is Henry Madsen.

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Alasdair Hooper and James Knight Pachecho cater for officers and cadets at Sandhurst

The Restaurant runners-up James Knight Pacheco and Alasdair Hooper are called up to Sandhurst to cater for the prestigious Commissioning Dinner, as they continue to try out their skills in the real world.

The dinner is for nearly 300 officers and cadets – the biggest group James has ever cooked for – and it soon becomes clear that Ali's going to have to get to grips with Army etiquette to ensure the night runs like a military operation. Can they deliver a regimental dinner to remember?

Please note: This episode was originally billed in Week 17 Â鶹Éç TV Programme Information.

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