Luther, season 4 is now available on DVD

I praised this show in a post a bit over two years ago.  At that time, season 3 was complete, and it looked like there might never be a season 4.  Fortunately for me and other fans of the show, star Idris Elba, writer Neil Cross, and the rest of the Luther gang decided they, too, wanted to know what happened next, so they created a fourth season.

A rather brief, two-episode fourth season, but a fourth season nonetheless.

A small group of us watched it tonight and very much enjoyed it.  Idris Elba was, as always, magnificent as detective John Luther, and all of the supporting cast members turned in strong performances.

I don't want to give away any spoilers, so if you are up to date on this show, go watch this new season.  If you don't know Luther, treat yourself and catch every episode from the first season onward.  You'll be glad you did.

In praise of Luther

If you don't already know Luther, it is a BBC show that's aired on BBC America and whose three seasons are now available here in the U.S. on DVD.  I watched the first two seasons some time ago, and I recently completed the third, four-episode season. 

The show is uniformly excellent, with the first season downright superb. Every single cast member delivers the goods in every installment, but the stand-out is its star, Idris Elba.  He storms through the show, a huge, powerful presence who can barely (and not always) contain the flood of emotions that constantly threatens to drown him.  He is mesmerizing on screen. 

I don't want to give away any spoilers, and if you haven't seen the show, I encourage you not to seek them out.  Instead, start at the first episode, sit back, and watch some of the best television available.