
Luther(2010)
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.


“Seeing is deceiving.”
When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun's life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again.

Holliday Grainger
DI Rachel Carey

Ron Perlman
Frank Napier

Ben Miles
Commander Danny Hart

Lia Williams
DSU Gemma Garland

Ginny Holder
DC / DI Nadia Latif

Paapa Essiedu
Isaac Turner MP

Indira Varma
Khadija Khan

Tessa Wong
DC Chloe Tan

Ben Miles
Danny Hart

Nigel Lindsay
DSI / DSU Tom Kendricks
The Capture is a crime, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of hacking, british spy, surveillance, deepfake, cerebral, political mystery. Created by Ben Chanan, it stars Holliday Grainger, Ron Perlman, Ben Miles. When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun's life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again.
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