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Television Revision: Luther – Season 1

By Andrew Williams April 23, 2014 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and the rest). Now, this is a story all about how… DCI John Luther (Idris Elba) is […]

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Luther creator plots a big-screen prequel

Neil Cross, creator of the BBC series Luther, has revealed his plans to bring the show to the big screen. Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Cross revealed the film would be a prequel, documenting the rise of Luther (Idris Elba) in the police force. “Idris is a brilliant leading man and we’ve hoped to […]

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Idris Elba cast as Nelson Mandela in Long Walk To Freedom

From Stringer Bell to South African rebel and president Nelson Mandela. Idris Elba (The Wire, Luther, Prometheus) revealed to Hip Hollywood he will soon star as the iconic figure in an upcoming biopic. “My big project this year, I’m gonna go play Nelson Mandela in Long Walk To Freedom, an autobiographical work written by Nelson Mandela himself, which highlights […]

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