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* MagneticHero: Interactions with him inspire Alice's and Justin's UndyingLoyalty to him. [[spoiler:Also, in the last episode of the first series he manages to convince Mark North, who until their meeting thought he was the one who murdered Zoe, not only of his innocence, but also to help him with his plan to bring down Ian Reed.]]
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* ItsPersonal: He makes it personal with Luther, trying to destroy his relationship with Mary Day just to unsettle him.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: By Tom Marwood.]]
* SoftSpokenSadist: Rarely speaks above a whisper.
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* AttentionWhore: Desperate for the public to love him.
* [[spoiler:CopKiller: Kills Ripley in Series 3's third episode. He then murders George Stark in episode four, and tries to kill both Gray and Luther.]]
* [[spoiler:CruelMercy: Luther saves his life so that he is denied martyrdom and trapped in prison with the very people he loathes.]]
* [[spoiler:CopKiller: Kills Ripley in Series 3's third episode. He then murders George Stark in episode four, and tries to kill both Gray and Luther.]]
* [[spoiler:CruelMercy: Luther saves his life so that he is denied martyrdom and trapped in prison with the very people he loathes.]]
* DeathSeeker: Aims to commit SuicideByCop, becoming a martyr to his cause.
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* GloryHound
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: By the end of the series, Marwood has become a deranged, hateful man, who is willing to threaten to rape and murder a pregnant woman if it gets him his revenge.
* IHaveYourWife: Does this to try and force a prison doctor to help him.
* NeverMyFault: When Marwood does something he himself acknowledges is bad he's quick to try and shift the blame to the police department, or anybodyelse.else he can think of.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: By the end of the series, Marwood has become a deranged, hateful man, who is willing to threaten to rape and murder a pregnant woman if it gets him his revenge.
* IHaveYourWife: Does this to try and force a prison doctor to help him.
* NeverMyFault: When Marwood does something he himself acknowledges is bad he's quick to try and shift the blame to the police department, or anybody
* {{Revenge}}: Aims to have it on the man who raped and murdered his wife.
* SadisticChoice: Tries to force Luther to choose between [[spoiler:Alice]] or Mary being executed.
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Uses a shotgun as his WeaponOfChoice.
* SadisticChoice: Tries to force Luther to choose between [[spoiler:Alice]] or Mary being executed.
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Uses a shotgun as his WeaponOfChoice.
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* DistressedDamsel: Manipulated by Stark and threatened by Marwood.
* GrewASpine: Manages to [[spoiler:stop Marwood from killing Alice]] in the end.
* NiceGirl: Her main character trait.
* GrewASpine: Manages to [[spoiler:stop Marwood from killing Alice]] in the end.
* NiceGirl: Her main character trait.
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* {{BST}}: Has a fair amount with Ripley.
* FakeOutMakeOut: With Ripley in Series 3 when she sees Luther spying on them.
* HeroAntagonist: Erin genuinely does mean well, and wants to see bad coppers brought down. She just also has a serious bone to pick with Luther which clouds her judgement.
* {{Hypocrite}}: For all her problems with Luther's rule-breaking she's very tolerant of Stark's (though in her defence she still does call him out on some of it).
* InspectorJavert: In Series 3.
* HeroAntagonist: Erin genuinely does mean well, and wants to see bad coppers brought down. She just also has a serious bone to pick with Luther which clouds her judgement.
* {{Hypocrite}}: For all her problems with Luther's rule-breaking she's very tolerant of Stark's (though in her defence she still does call him out on some of it).
* InspectorJavert: In Series 3.
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-> Played by David O'Hara
-->''Do you know what your problem is? You've spent your whole life thinking you're the whirlwind. While you're not. I'm the whirlwind, John. I'm the whirlwind.''
An obsessive internal affairs officer who was brought out of retirement in Series 3 for the specific purpose of bringing Luther down.
-> Played by David O'Hara
-->''Do you know what your problem is? You've spent your whole life thinking you're the whirlwind. While you're not. I'm the whirlwind, John. I'm the whirlwind.''
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-->''Do you know what your problem is? You've spent your whole life thinking you're the whirlwind. While you're not. I'm the whirlwind, John. I'm the whirlwind.''
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* ByTheBookCop: Which causes her immense friction, first with Luther, and then with Stark.
* InternalAffairs: Transfers there after Ripley ruins her career in Serious & Serial.
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-> Played by David O'Hara
-->''Do you know what your problem is? You've spent your whole life thinking you're the whirlwind. While you're not. I'm the whirlwind, John. I'm the whirlwind.''
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!!'''DSU (retired) George Stark'''
-> Played by David O'Hara
-->''Do you know what your problem is? You've spent your whole life thinking you're the whirlwind. While you're not. I'm the whirlwind, John. I'm the whirlwind.''
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->Played by Elliot Cowan
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* BaldOfEvil
* ClarkKenting: Wears a wig and glasses in civilian life.
* CopKiller: Kills retired DCI Ronnie Holland, who knew who he and Carney were.
* EnfanteTerrible: Had already started creeping on the neighbours as a child.
* FreudianExcuse: His mother made him watch her with her clients; he then saw the Shoreditch Creeper torture, rape, and murder her. This has left him with a fundamentally broken attitude towards women, sexuality, and the world in general.
* HeManWomanHater: Hates women due to his treatment by his mother.
* SerialKiller: Kills four people and tries for three more.
* SilentAntagonist: Never speaks in either of the episodes he appears in.
* WouldHitAGirl: All his chosen victims are female, though he's willing to attack Luther and murder Craig Lane when they get in the way.
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->Played by Ned Dennehy
An old man in a nursing home, who is later revealed to have been the original Shoreditch Creeper (a serial rapist and murderer active from 1979-1983). Arrested for an unrelated murder, he spent twenty-five years in prison, and is now using his apprentice, Paul Ellis, to kill those he missed back then.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He does seem genuinely angry about Paul's mother forcing him to watch her with her clients.
* EvilCripple: Reduced to being on an oxygen tank in his old age.
* EvilMentor: To Paul Ellis.
* EvilOldFolks: In his seventies.
* TheManBehindTheMan: To Paul Ellis.
* RetiredMonster: He was one, until Paul tracked him down and asked for his advice.
* SerialKiller: A retired one.
* SoftSpokenSadist
* WouldHitAGirl: Only targeted women.
!!'''Tom Marwood'''
->Played by Elliot Cowan
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* ArcVillain: For the first half of Series 3.
* BaldOfEvil
* ClarkKenting: Wears a wig and glasses in civilian life.
* CopKiller: Kills retired DCI Ronnie Holland, who knew who he and Carney were.
* EnfanteTerrible: Had already started creeping on the neighbours as a child.
* FreudianExcuse: His mother made him watch her with her clients; he then saw the Shoreditch Creeper torture, rape, and murder her. This has left him with a fundamentally broken attitude towards women, sexuality, and the world in general.
* HeManWomanHater: Hates women due to his treatment by his mother.
* SerialKiller: Kills four people and tries for three more.
* SilentAntagonist: Never speaks in either of the episodes he appears in.
* WouldHitAGirl: All his chosen victims are female, though he's willing to attack Luther and murder Craig Lane when they get in the way.
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->Played by Ned Dennehy
An old man in a nursing home, who is later revealed to have been the original Shoreditch Creeper (a serial rapist and murderer active from 1979-1983). Arrested for an unrelated murder, he spent twenty-five years in prison, and is now using his apprentice, Paul Ellis, to kill those he missed back then.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He does seem genuinely angry about Paul's mother forcing him to watch her with her clients.
* EvilCripple: Reduced to being on an oxygen tank in his old age.
* EvilMentor: To Paul Ellis.
* EvilOldFolks: In his seventies.
* TheManBehindTheMan: To Paul Ellis.
* RetiredMonster: He was one, until Paul tracked him down and asked for his advice.
* SerialKiller: A retired one.
* SoftSpokenSadist
* WouldHitAGirl: Only targeted women.
!!'''Tom Marwood'''
->Played by Elliot Cowan
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* DirtyCop: Originally. By the time we meet him he's a retired dirty cop, and is working full time for Baba's human trafficking ring.
* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Luther [[spoiler:frames him for Toby's murder.]]
* KarmaHoudini: He has to [[spoiler:leave town, but he's still not punished in any real way for his crimes.]]
* KarmaHoudini: He has to [[spoiler:leave town, but he's still not punished in any real way for his crimes.]]
* DeadManSwitch: The bomb on Nicholas' chest is rigged up to one. If he dies and releases the detonator it goes off, killing everyone within a hundred foot radius. Getting him to [[spoiler:deactivate the switch of his own free will]] is part of Luther's plan to stop him.
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* FinalBoss:Nick Nicholas is one for Series 2.2. He himself views Luther as one, who has to be defeated so that he can ascend to the "next level."
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* SlasherSmile: Nicholas cracks one out during his last confrontation with Luther.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Attack men and women with equal fervour.
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* NeverMyFault: When Marwood does something he himself acknowledges is bad he's quick to try and shift the blame.blame to the police department, or anybody else.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: What he thinks he's doing.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: What he thinks he's doing.
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* TheRival: He and Frank hate each other, and strive to outdo one another in his grandmother's esteem.
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* CoDragons: To Baba, alongside Toby.
* EvilOldFolks
* TheRival: To Toby, whom he loathes but has to protect.
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->Played by Stephen Robertson
A pair of identical twin killers engaged in a game to see who can kill the most people with the most primitive weapons. With each kill, the brothers earn experience points, which they use to upgrade their arsenals, graduating to more lethal weapons and greater massacres. The hunt for them takes up the second half of Series 2.
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* TheRival: To Toby, whom he loathes but has to protect.
!!'''Robert & Nicholas Millberry'''
->Played by Stephen Robertson
A pair of identical twin killers engaged in a game to see who can kill the most people with the most primitive weapons. With each kill, the brothers earn experience points, which they use to upgrade their arsenals, graduating to more lethal weapons and greater massacres. The hunt for them takes up the second half of Series 2.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: '''Robert:''' "When you do catch my brother, tell him I love him."
* {{Hikikomori}}: Luther references the term when describing the total emotional isolation the twins have inflicted on themselves.
* KnifeNut: Robert uses a knife to kill the three motorcycle couriers, and Nicholas uses one during his first attack in a shopping mall, wounding numerous people, and knifing one man to death onscreen.
* KnifeNut: Robert uses a knife to kill the three motorcycle couriers, and Nicholas uses one during his first attack in a shopping mall, wounding numerous people, and knifing one man to death onscreen.
* MadBomber: Nicholas straps a bomb to his chest to force the police to leave him alone.
* TheMentallyDisturbed: Luther describes the twins as suffering from a "shared psychosis", and their total emotional withdrawal from society is indicative of something more than garden variety psychopathy.
* NiceHat: Both brothers favour baseball hats.
* TheMentallyDisturbed: Luther describes the twins as suffering from a "shared psychosis", and their total emotional withdrawal from society is indicative of something more than garden variety psychopathy.
* NiceHat: Both brothers favour baseball hats.
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* VillainOfTheWeek
* VillainOfTheWeek
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* HeroAntagonist: He means well, though one might question whether the lengths he goes to move him out of the "hero" category.
* HeroAntagonist: He means well, though one might question whether the lengths he goes to move him out of the "hero" category.
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->Played by Sienna Guillory
A TemporaryLoveInterest for Luther, introduced in Series 3. She ends up right in the middle of George Stark's investigation, and suffers for it accordingly.
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* AttemptedRape: Of Jenny Jones.
* AxeCrazy
* AxeCrazy
* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: Uses his belt as a set of brass knuckles on Jenny.
* DrugsAreBad: Mixes cocaine and alcohol with predictably bad results.
* EnfanteTerrible: Informs Jenny that when he was eight he cut open a cat to see if there were kittens inside.
* DrugsAreBad: Mixes cocaine and alcohol with predictably bad results.
* EnfanteTerrible: Informs Jenny that when he was eight he cut open a cat to see if there were kittens inside.
* [[spoiler:KarmicDeath: Knifed by a girl he was trying to rape.]]
* KickTheDog: His interactions with, and subsequent attempted rape of, Jenny Jones are one giant KickTheDog.
* KickTheDog: His interactions with, and subsequent attempted rape of, Jenny Jones are one giant KickTheDog.
* SmugSnake
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* BadassBiker: Robert assaults three motorcycle couriers and steals one of their rides.
* BatterUp: Another one of the weapons they can use at the "starting level".
* ChallengeGamer: A very screwed up version.
* ChallengeGamer: A very screwed up version.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Robert is one within their arc, with his arrest serving to set them up for the appearance of Nick.
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* TrueFinalBoss: Nick for their arc and Series 2 as a whole.
* WaterGunsAndBalloons: Use plastic water guns loaded with hydrochloric acid as one of their starting weapons.
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* WaterGunsAndBalloons: Use plastic water guns loaded with hydrochloric acid as one of their starting weapons.
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->Played by Aimee-Ffion Edwards
A teenaged prostitute and porn star, Jenny is rescued from the control of Baba and her family by Luther, who allows her to live at his home. Baba and Toby both attempt to use her as leverage against Luther, forcing Jenny to grow up along the way.
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* TheCynic: She likes to think she is, though contact with Luther and Mark North softens her considerably.
* TheDogBitesBack: When Toby tries to rape her Jenny [[spoiler:drives a knife into the back of his head.]]
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Jenny's not a bad person, just a deeply messed up one with some spectacularly bad choices under her belt.
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* AttentionWhore: Absolutely has to be the centre of attention, mugging for CCTV cameras, putting one of his murders on the internet, and undergoing a FreakOut when he's ignored.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Of Justin Ripley, whom he manages to kidnap.
* CoolMask: Wears a Punchmask.mask and cannot bring himself to kill without it on.
* DirtyCoward: Ultimately revealed as a coward and a weakling who cannot kill without his mask on.
* EvilIsPetty: His ex-wife sums him up well, if ineloquently when she describes him as "a freaky little freak." For all his delusions of grandeur, Cameron is a pathetic, sad little man trying to gain notoriety.
* GloryHound: Looking to be famous, in the same way that his idols were.
* KnifeNut: Makes all of his kills with knives.
* TheMentallyDisturbed: Was at one point seeing a psychiatrist for treatment of his obsession with "legendary" serial killers. He hasn't been fixed, and his obsession remains.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Of Justin Ripley, whom he manages to kidnap.
* CoolMask: Wears a Punch
* DirtyCoward: Ultimately revealed as a coward and a weakling who cannot kill without his mask on.
* EvilIsPetty: His ex-wife sums him up well, if ineloquently when she describes him as "a freaky little freak." For all his delusions of grandeur, Cameron is a pathetic, sad little man trying to gain notoriety.
* GloryHound: Looking to be famous, in the same way that his idols were.
* KnifeNut: Makes all of his kills with knives.
* TheMentallyDisturbed: Was at one point seeing a psychiatrist for treatment of his obsession with "legendary" serial killers. He hasn't been fixed, and his obsession remains.
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* VillainousBreakdown: Loses it when Luther ignores him during their last confrontation. It makes him less dangerous, rather than more, and he's practically sobbing by the time Justin knocks him out.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: If you believe his {{motive rant}}s to Luther and Ripley, Cameron believes that he is going to shock the city of London out of its malaise and fix all of society's problems by giving them something to be really scared of. It's ridiculous, but he's not a mentally well man.
* WouldHitAGirl: His early victims are all women.
* WouldHurtAChild: His master plan revolves around kidnapping fourteen children, [[spoiler:killing them, and dissolving the bodies, creating a mass disappearance that he hopes will become legendary.]]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Does seem to care about her grandson.
* EvilOldFolks: Well into her old age, and still evil.
* KarmaHoudini: Luther's able to force her to leave he and Jenny alone, but she's never punished in any meaningful way.
* LondonGangster
!!'''Toby Kent'''
->Played by David Dawson
Baba's psychopathic grandson, Toby is a gangster, a human trafficker, a murderer, and an attempted rapist. He acts as one of his grandmother's enforcers, and is without a doubt the most repulsive member of her organization.
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* TheDragon: To his grandmother, alongside Frank Hodge.
* {{Ephebophile}}: Tries to rape teenage Jenny.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: Killed by Jenny when he tries to rape her.]]
* LondonGangster
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Always well turned out.
* TheSociopath: One of the more obvious examples on the show.
!!'''Robert & Nicholas Millbury'''
->Played by Stephen Robertson
A pair of identical twin killers engaged in a game to see who can kill the most people with the most primitive weapons. The hunt for them takes up the second half of Series 2.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Does seem to care about her grandson.
* EvilOldFolks: Well into her old age, and still evil.
* KarmaHoudini: Luther's able to force her to leave he and Jenny alone, but she's never punished in any meaningful way.
* LondonGangster
!!'''Toby Kent'''
->Played by David Dawson
Baba's psychopathic grandson, Toby is a gangster, a human trafficker, a murderer, and an attempted rapist. He acts as one of his grandmother's enforcers, and is without a doubt the most repulsive member of her organization.
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* TheDragon: To his grandmother, alongside Frank Hodge.
* {{Ephebophile}}: Tries to rape teenage Jenny.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: Killed by Jenny when he tries to rape her.]]
* LondonGangster
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Always well turned out.
* TheSociopath: One of the more obvious examples on the show.
!!'''Robert & Nicholas Millbury'''
->Played by Stephen Robertson
A pair of identical twin killers engaged in a game to see who can kill the most people with the most primitive weapons. The hunt for them takes up the second half of Series 2.
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* FingerInTheMail: Sends them Jessica's tongue in the mail.
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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Claims all he wants are the diamonds.
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* NeverMyFault: Blames [[spoiler:Luther for his crimes]] rather than accepting responsibility.
* [[spoiler:WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: Blames Luther for making him kill Zoe and for making him attack him at the end.]]
* NeverMyFault: When Marwood does something he himself acknowledges is bad he's quick to try and shift the blame.
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* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: Plays this card after killing [[spoiler:Ripley]], blaming the police for confronting him.
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A Young Detective assigned to work with Luther in the pilot episode. He becomes one of Luther's closest and most loyal allies.
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!!'''Tom Marwood'''
->Played by Elliot Cowan
A vigilante who attempts to gain public support for his campaign by murdering criminals on the internet, giving his audience the chance to vote on whether they should live or die. He is the final antagonist of Series 3, and the show as a whole.
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* CynicismCatalyst: The murder of his wife, and the inability of the justice system to do anything about it.
* EvilCounterpart: His actions echo Luther's own more morally grey choices.
* VigilanteMan
->Played by Elliot Cowan
A vigilante who attempts to gain public support for his campaign by murdering criminals on the internet, giving his audience the chance to vote on whether they should live or die. He is the final antagonist of Series 3, and the show as a whole.
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* CynicismCatalyst: The murder of his wife, and the inability of the justice system to do anything about it.
* EvilCounterpart: His actions echo Luther's own more morally grey choices.
* VigilanteMan
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!!'''Robert & Nicholas Millbury'''
->Played by Stephen Robertson
A pair of identical twin killers engaged in a game to see who can kill the most people with the most primitive weapons. The hunt for them takes up the second half of Series 2.
->Played by Stephen Robertson
A pair of identical twin killers engaged in a game to see who can kill the most people with the most primitive weapons. The hunt for them takes up the second half of Series 2.
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* AxeCrazy: Though quietly so.
* BackUpTwin: The arrest of Robert leads to the reveal that Nicholas exists.
* CreepyMonotone: When they do speak.
* CreepyTwins: Incredibly creepy twins.
* DropTheHammer: One of the weapons they'll allow themselves to use as part of their game.
* LackOfEmpathy: Totally void of any emotional affect.
* {{Serial Killer}}s: Engaged in a twisted game of one upmanship no less.
* SiblingsInCrime
* SilentAntagonist: The twins barely communicate, and never speak while hunting.
* SingleMindedTwins: Robert and Nichoals come off as two halves of the same psychopathic individual.
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[[folder:Civilians]]
!!'''Zoe Luther'''
->Played by Indira Varma
Luther's ex-wife, Zoe works as a human rights lawyer. She is incredibly indecisive, regularly going back and forth between Mark North and Luther.
* BackUpTwin: The arrest of Robert leads to the reveal that Nicholas exists.
* CreepyMonotone: When they do speak.
* CreepyTwins: Incredibly creepy twins.
* DropTheHammer: One of the weapons they'll allow themselves to use as part of their game.
* LackOfEmpathy: Totally void of any emotional affect.
* {{Serial Killer}}s: Engaged in a twisted game of one upmanship no less.
* SiblingsInCrime
* SilentAntagonist: The twins barely communicate, and never speak while hunting.
* SingleMindedTwins: Robert and Nichoals come off as two halves of the same psychopathic individual.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Civilians]]
!!'''Zoe Luther'''
->Played by Indira Varma
Luther's ex-wife, Zoe works as a human rights lawyer. She is incredibly indecisive, regularly going back and forth between Mark North and Luther.
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* BackUpTwin: The arrest of Robert leads to the reveal that Nicholas exists.
* CreepyMonotone: When they do speak.
* CreepyTwins: Incredibly creepy twins.
* EvilIsPetty: Graham is a fundamentally pathetic character, which his wife calls him out on in the end.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: Killed by his wife in the end]]
* LaughingMad: When finally arrested he gives off a series of insane laughs, that then collapse into tears.
* TheMentallyDisturbed: Graham's prone to
* LackOfEmpathy: Totally void of any emotional affect.
* {{Serial Killer}}s: Engaged in a twisted game of one upmanship no less.
* SiblingsInCrime
* SilentAntagonist: The twins barely communicate,
*
* SerialKiller: Has five victims, plus his wife's lover, and
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Civilians]]
!!'''Zoe Luther'''
* WouldHitAGirl: His entire MO revolves around killing women.
!!'''Daniel Sugarman'''
->Played by
Luther's ex-wife, Zoe works as a human rights lawyer. She is incredibly indecisive, regularly going back
A professional criminal from the USA, hired by Tom Meyer to kidnap James and
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* AmicableExes: Ultimately subverted, as her continued relationship with Luther only brings them both down.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: By Ian Reed.]]
* LoveTriangle: The centre of one involving herself, Luther, and Mark North.
* [[spoiler:ReallyGetsAround: If you believe Reed.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: Cheated on Luther with Mark, and then on Mark with Luther. We later learn that [[spoiler:she had an affair with Ian Reed as well, and Reed suspects that there were many, ''many'' others.]]
!!'''Mark North'''
->Played by Paul [=McGann=]
Luther's ex-wife's new boyfriend, Mark is a nice guy who finds himself pulled into Luther's increasingly screwed up world, as his relationship with Zoe draws anger from Luther, and worse from Alice Morgan.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: By Ian Reed.]]
* LoveTriangle: The centre of one involving herself, Luther, and Mark North.
* [[spoiler:ReallyGetsAround: If you believe Reed.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: Cheated on Luther with Mark, and then on Mark with Luther. We later learn that [[spoiler:she had an affair with Ian Reed as well, and Reed suspects that there were many, ''many'' others.]]
!!'''Mark North'''
->Played by Paul [=McGann=]
Luther's ex-wife's new boyfriend, Mark is a nice guy who finds himself pulled into Luther's increasingly screwed up world, as his relationship with Zoe draws anger from Luther, and worse from Alice Morgan.
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* AmicableExes: Ultimately subverted, as her continued relationship with Luther only brings them both down.
ColdBloodedTorture: Of Jessica and later Tom Meyer.
* {{Greed}}: Money is Sugarman's primary motivation.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Why [[spoiler:Reed kills him]].
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: By IanReed.]]
Reed]]
*LoveTriangle: The centre of PsychoForHire
* RuthlessForeignGangsters: He and his wife, Evangeline, are far more ruthless than their British counterparts.
* WouldHitAGirl: Cuts out Jessica's tongue, and subsequently [[spoiler:guts her for the diamonds when he finds out she swallowed them]].
* UnholyMatrimony: Married to oneinvolving herself, Luther, and Mark North.
* [[spoiler:ReallyGetsAround: If you believe Reed.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: Cheated on Luther with Mark, and then on Mark with Luther. We later learn that [[spoiler:she had an affair with Ian Reed as well, and Reed suspects that there were many, ''many'' others.]]
!!'''Mark North'''
of his fellow kidnappers.
!!'''Cameron Pell'''
->Played byPaul [=McGann=]
Luther's ex-wife's new boyfriend, Mark is a nice guy who finds himself pulled into Luther's increasingly screwed up world, as his relationshipLee Ingleby
An art student withZoe draws anger from Luther, and worse from Alice Morgan.a flair for the dramatic, Cameron Pell turns to murder in order to gain the publicity he wants. The hunt for him takes up the first half of Series 2.
* {{Greed}}: Money is Sugarman's primary motivation.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Why [[spoiler:Reed kills him]].
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: By Ian
*
* RuthlessForeignGangsters: He and his wife, Evangeline, are far more ruthless than their British counterparts.
* WouldHitAGirl: Cuts out Jessica's tongue, and subsequently [[spoiler:guts her for the diamonds when he finds out she swallowed them]].
* UnholyMatrimony: Married to one
* [[spoiler:ReallyGetsAround: If you believe Reed.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: Cheated on Luther with Mark, and then on Mark with Luther. We later learn that [[spoiler:she had an affair with Ian Reed as well, and Reed suspects that there were many, ''many'' others.]]
!!'''Mark North'''
!!'''Cameron Pell'''
->Played by
Luther's ex-wife's new boyfriend, Mark is a nice guy who finds himself pulled into Luther's increasingly screwed up world, as his relationship
An art student with
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* SerialKiller
!!'''Robert & Nicholas Millbury'''
->Played by Stephen Robertson
A pair of identical twin killers engaged in a game to see who can kill the most people with the most primitive weapons. The hunt for them takes up the second half of Series 2.
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* AxeCrazy: Though quietly so.
* BackUpTwin: The arrest of Robert leads to the reveal that Nicholas exists.
* CreepyMonotone: When they do speak.
* CreepyTwins: Incredibly creepy twins.
* DropTheHammer: One of the weapons they'll allow themselves to use as part of their game.
* LackOfEmpathy: Totally void of any emotional affect.
* {{Serial Killer}}s: Engaged in a twisted game of one upmanship no less.
* SiblingsInCrime
* SilentAntagonist: The twins barely communicate, and never speak while hunting.
* SingleMindedTwins: Robert and Nichoals come off as two halves of the same psychopathic individual.
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[[folder:Civilians]]
!!'''Zoe Luther'''
->Played by Indira Varma
Luther's ex-wife, Zoe works as a human rights lawyer. She is incredibly indecisive, regularly going back and forth between Mark North and Luther.
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* AmicableExes: Ultimately subverted, as her continued relationship with Luther only brings them both down.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: By Ian Reed.]]
* LoveTriangle: The centre of one involving herself, Luther, and Mark North.
* [[spoiler:ReallyGetsAround: If you believe Reed.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: Cheated on Luther with Mark, and then on Mark with Luther. We later learn that [[spoiler:she had an affair with Ian Reed as well, and Reed suspects that there were many, ''many'' others.]]
!!'''Mark North'''
->Played by Paul [=McGann=]
Luther's ex-wife's new boyfriend, Mark is a nice guy who finds himself pulled into Luther's increasingly screwed up world, as his relationship with Zoe draws anger from Luther, and worse from Alice Morgan.
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* SerialKiller
!!'''Robert & Nicholas Millbury'''
->Played by Stephen Robertson
A pair of identical twin killers engaged in a game to see who can kill the most people with the most primitive weapons. The hunt for them takes up the second half of Series 2.
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* AxeCrazy: Though quietly so.
* BackUpTwin: The arrest of Robert leads to the reveal that Nicholas exists.
* CreepyMonotone: When they do speak.
* CreepyTwins: Incredibly creepy twins.
* DropTheHammer: One of the weapons they'll allow themselves to use as part of their game.
* LackOfEmpathy: Totally void of any emotional affect.
* {{Serial Killer}}s: Engaged in a twisted game of one upmanship no less.
* SiblingsInCrime
* SilentAntagonist: The twins barely communicate, and never speak while hunting.
* SingleMindedTwins: Robert and Nichoals come off as two halves of the same psychopathic individual.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Civilians]]
!!'''Zoe Luther'''
->Played by Indira Varma
Luther's ex-wife, Zoe works as a human rights lawyer. She is incredibly indecisive, regularly going back and forth between Mark North and Luther.
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* AmicableExes: Ultimately subverted, as her continued relationship with Luther only brings them both down.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: By Ian Reed.]]
* LoveTriangle: The centre of one involving herself, Luther, and Mark North.
* [[spoiler:ReallyGetsAround: If you believe Reed.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: Cheated on Luther with Mark, and then on Mark with Luther. We later learn that [[spoiler:she had an affair with Ian Reed as well, and Reed suspects that there were many, ''many'' others.]]
!!'''Mark North'''
->Played by Paul [=McGann=]
Luther's ex-wife's new boyfriend, Mark is a nice guy who finds himself pulled into Luther's increasingly screwed up world, as his relationship with Zoe draws anger from Luther, and worse from Alice Morgan.
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* OnlyFriend: In Series 1 he is Luther's only friend, unless you want to count [[FriendlyEnemy Alice]].
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!!'''George Stark'''
-> Played by David O'Hara
-->''Do you know what your problem is? You've spent your whole life thinking you're the whirlwind. While you're not. I'm the whirlwind, John. I'm the whirlwind.''
An obsessive internal affairs officer who was brought out of retirement in Season 3 for the specific purpose of bringing Luther down.
-> Played by David O'Hara
-->''Do you know what your problem is? You've spent your whole life thinking you're the whirlwind. While you're not. I'm the whirlwind, John. I'm the whirlwind.''
An obsessive internal affairs officer who was brought out of retirement in Season 3 for the specific purpose of bringing Luther down.
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-> Played
->Played by
-->''Do you know what your problem is? You've spent your whole life thinking you're the whirlwind. While you're not. I'm the whirlwind, John. I'm the whirlwind.''
An obsessive internal affairs officer
Luther's boss in Series 1, Rose Teller is a no-nonsense cop who
* BenevolentBoss
* DaChief
!!'''Martin Schenk'''
->Played by Dermot Crowley
An internal affairs officer investigating Luther in Series 1, Detective Superintendent Martin Schenk becomes Luther's boss in Series 2 & 3 as head of the new Serious & Serial Crimes Unit. He is dedicated to ridding the force of corrupt police officers, which to his dismay, may include Luther.
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* BenevolentBoss: In Series 2.
* CoolOldGuy
* InspectorJavert: In Series 1, though of a far more sympathetic variant than many.
* InternalAffairs: A positively portrayed version.
!!'''George Stark'''
-> Played by David O'Hara
-->''Do you know what your problem is? You've spent your whole life thinking you're the whirlwind. While you're not. I'm the whirlwind, John. I'm the whirlwind.''
An obsessive internal affairs officer who was brought out of retirement in Season 3 for the specific purpose of bringing Luther down.
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* DaChief
!!'''Martin Schenk'''
->Played by Dermot Crowley
An internal affairs officer investigating Luther in Series 1, Detective Superintendent Martin Schenk becomes Luther's boss in Series 2 & 3 as head of the new Serious & Serial Crimes Unit. He is dedicated to ridding the force of corrupt police officers, which to his dismay, may include Luther.
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* BenevolentBoss: In Series 2.
* CoolOldGuy
* InspectorJavert: In Series 1, though of a far more sympathetic variant than many.
* InternalAffairs: A positively portrayed version.
!!'''George Stark'''
-> Played by David O'Hara
-->''Do you know what your problem is? You've spent your whole life thinking you're the whirlwind. While you're not. I'm the whirlwind, John. I'm the whirlwind.''
An obsessive internal affairs officer who was brought out of retirement in Season 3 for the specific purpose of bringing Luther down.
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* {{Sadist}}: Comes with being a malignant narcissist. Hers is of a more psychological than physical bent.
* BloodLust: Obsessed with blood, drinking it after draining it from his victims.
* ControlFreak: If Lucien isn't in control it bothers him badly, and he'll do anything to get it back.
* ControlFreak: If Lucien isn't in control it bothers him badly, and he'll do anything to get it back.
* {{Sadist}}: Of both the physical and psychological variety, draining his victims slowly of blood and feeding on their terror, while daring the police to come after him.
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* WoundedGazelleGambit: Loves playing this card for the press.
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A narcissistic astrophysicist who managed to get away with killing her parents, Alice develops a twisted crush on Luther after he works out how she did it. Deciding that the two of them are friends, Alice repeatedly interferes in Luther's life, frequently making things worse in her attempts to "help" him.
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A narcissistic astrophysicist who managed to get away with killing her parents, parents in the first episode of Series 1, Alice develops a twisted crush on Luther after he works out how she did it. Deciding that the two of them are friends, Alice repeatedly interferes in Luther's life, frequently making things worse in her attempts to "help" him.
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* BadassBookworm: She DID make a physics doctorate before her 20s, after all.
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* BadassBookworm: She DID did make a physics doctorate before her 20s, after all.
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* CreepyTwinsCreepyTwins: Incredibly creepy twins.
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* SingleMindedTwins: Robert and Nichoals come off as two halves of the same psychopathic individual.
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An Afghan war veteran whose father was incarcerated for murdering a police officer in a brawl, Owen goes on a killing spree, targetting police men in an attempt at forcing them to free his father.
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An Afghan war veteran whose father was incarcerated for murdering a police officer in a brawl, Owen goes on a killing spree, targetting police men in an attempt at forcing them to free his father.father in the second episode of Series 1.
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* NameRankAndSerialNumber: These are the only pieces of information he will volunteer to the police after his arrest.
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An owner of an occult bookshop who was investigated for murdering a woman ten years before, Lucien Burgess was beaten by the police, and parlayed that beating into a successful autobiography. A decade later, he tries to repeat his success, kidnapping another woman to replicate the pattern.
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An owner of an occult bookshop who was investigated for murdering a woman ten years before, Lucien Burgess was beaten by the police, and parlayed that beating into a successful autobiography. A decade later, he tries to repeat his success, kidnapping another woman to replicate the pattern.pattern in the third episode of Series 1.
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* AxeCrazy: Though quietly so.
* BackUpTwin: The arrest of Robert leads to the reveal that Nicholas exists.
* CreepyMonotone: When they do speak.
* BackUpTwin: The arrest of Robert leads to the reveal that Nicholas exists.
* CreepyMonotone: When they do speak.
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* DropTheHammer: One of the weapons they'll allow themselves to use as part of their game.
* LackOfEmpathy: Totally void of any emotional affect.
* {{Serial Killer}}s: Engaged in a twisted game of one upmanship no less.
* LackOfEmpathy: Totally void of any emotional affect.
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!!'''Robert & Nicholas Millbury'''
->Played by Stephen Robertson
A pair of identical twin killers engaged in a game to see who can kill the most people with the most primitive weapons. The hunt for them takes up the second half of Series 2.
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* CreepyTwins
* SiblingsInCrime
* SilentAntagonist: The twins barely communicate, and never speak while hunting.
->Played by Stephen Robertson
A pair of identical twin killers engaged in a game to see who can kill the most people with the most primitive weapons. The hunt for them takes up the second half of Series 2.
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* CreepyTwins
* SiblingsInCrime
* SilentAntagonist: The twins barely communicate, and never speak while hunting.
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* [[spoiler:BitchInSheepsClothing]][[spoiler:BitchInSheepsClothing: A genuinely awful person hides behind Reed's friendly demeanour.]]
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* [[spoiler:DirtyCop: Was DirtyCop: Pretends to be one in Episode 3 of Series 1 order to lure out Lucien Burgess.[[spoiler: We later learn he was involved in diamond theft]]theft]]
* [[spoiler:FinalBoss: Of Series 1, as revealed in Episode 5.]]
* [[spoiler:FinalBoss: Of Series 1, as revealed in Episode 5.]]
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* CopKiller: Specifically targets the police.
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!Civilians
!!'''Mark North'''
->Played by Paul [=McGann=]
Luther's ex-wife's new boyfriend, Mark is a nice guy who finds himself pulled into Luther's increasingly screwed up world, as his relationship with Zoe draws anger from Luther, and worse from Alice Morgan.
!!'''Mark North'''
->Played by Paul [=McGann=]
Luther's ex-wife's new boyfriend, Mark is a nice guy who finds himself pulled into Luther's increasingly screwed up world, as his relationship with Zoe draws anger from Luther, and worse from Alice Morgan.
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!!'''Mark North'''
->Played by
Luther's ex-wife's new boyfriend, Mark is
An Afghan war veteran whose father was incarcerated for murdering a
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* AbusiveDad: His father, Terry, emotionally and physically abused him, leaving him totally dependent upon his father's approval.
* AxeCrazy
* BerserkButton: Insulting his or his father's military record.
* ColdSniper
* DrivenToSuicide: Tries to kill himself at the end of the Russian Roulette game, but is stopped by Luther.
* FreudianExcuse: He was abused relentlessly by his father. He served in Afghanistan and was discharged due to mental health problems. This caused his father to step up the abuse, leaving him the ruin we meet.
* TheMentallyDisturbed: Was discharged from the army due to mental health issues.
* NameRankAndSerialNumber: These are the only pieces of information he will volunteer to the police after his arrest.
* RussianRoulette: Plays a game with himself and Luther.
* SerialKiller: With a double digit bodycount, all of them police officers.
* ShellShockedVeteran: His experiences in Afghanistan only further unbalanced his already damaged psyche.
* SociopathicSoldier: Sociopathic ex-soldier, anyway.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Owen is utterly dominated by his father, who he desperately needs to impress.
* WesternTerrorists: His case is turned over to the antiterrorism unit.
!!'''Lucien Burgess'''
->Played by Paul Rhys
An owner of an occult bookshop who was investigated for murdering a woman ten years before, Lucien Burgess was beaten by the police, and parlayed that beating into a successful autobiography. A decade later, he tries to repeat his success, kidnapping another woman to replicate the pattern.
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* BerserkButton: Being disrespected.
* FourEyesZeroSoul
* ItsAllAboutMe: Lucien wants to be famous and doesn't care who he hurts to get there.
* SerialKiller: Albeit a very slow one, with three victims spread across thirty years.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Obsessed with getting respect.
* TheSociopath: Hits all of the requirements.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Civilians]]
!!'''Zoe Luther'''
->Played by Indira Varma
Luther's ex-wife, Zoe works as a human rights lawyer. She is incredibly indecisive, regularly going back and forth between Mark North and Luther.
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* AmicableExes: Ultimately subverted, as her continued relationship with Luther only brings them both down.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: By Ian Reed.]]
* LoveTriangle: The centre of one involving herself, Luther, and Mark North.
* [[spoiler:ReallyGetsAround: If you believe Reed.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: Cheated on Luther with Mark, and then on Mark with Luther. We later learn that [[spoiler:she had an affair with Ian Reed as well, and Reed suspects that there were many, ''many'' others.]]
!!'''Mark North'''
->Played by Paul [=McGann=]
Luther's ex-wife's new boyfriend, Mark is a nice guy who finds himself pulled into Luther's increasingly screwed up world, as his relationship with Zoe draws anger from Luther, and worse from Alice Morgan.
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* AxeCrazy
* BerserkButton: Insulting his or his father's military record.
* ColdSniper
* DrivenToSuicide: Tries to kill himself at the end of the Russian Roulette game, but is stopped by Luther.
* FreudianExcuse: He was abused relentlessly by his father. He served in Afghanistan and was discharged due to mental health problems. This caused his father to step up the abuse, leaving him the ruin we meet.
* TheMentallyDisturbed: Was discharged from the army due to mental health issues.
* NameRankAndSerialNumber: These are the only pieces of information he will volunteer to the police after his arrest.
* RussianRoulette: Plays a game with himself and Luther.
* SerialKiller: With a double digit bodycount, all of them police officers.
* ShellShockedVeteran: His experiences in Afghanistan only further unbalanced his already damaged psyche.
* SociopathicSoldier: Sociopathic ex-soldier, anyway.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Owen is utterly dominated by his father, who he desperately needs to impress.
* WesternTerrorists: His case is turned over to the antiterrorism unit.
!!'''Lucien Burgess'''
->Played by Paul Rhys
An owner of an occult bookshop who was investigated for murdering a woman ten years before, Lucien Burgess was beaten by the police, and parlayed that beating into a successful autobiography. A decade later, he tries to repeat his success, kidnapping another woman to replicate the pattern.
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* BerserkButton: Being disrespected.
* FourEyesZeroSoul
* ItsAllAboutMe: Lucien wants to be famous and doesn't care who he hurts to get there.
* SerialKiller: Albeit a very slow one, with three victims spread across thirty years.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Obsessed with getting respect.
* TheSociopath: Hits all of the requirements.
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!!'''Zoe Luther'''
->Played by Indira Varma
Luther's ex-wife, Zoe works as a human rights lawyer. She is incredibly indecisive, regularly going back and forth between Mark North and Luther.
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* AmicableExes: Ultimately subverted, as her continued relationship with Luther only brings them both down.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: By Ian Reed.]]
* LoveTriangle: The centre of one involving herself, Luther, and Mark North.
* [[spoiler:ReallyGetsAround: If you believe Reed.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: Cheated on Luther with Mark, and then on Mark with Luther. We later learn that [[spoiler:she had an affair with Ian Reed as well, and Reed suspects that there were many, ''many'' others.]]
!!'''Mark North'''
->Played by Paul [=McGann=]
Luther's ex-wife's new boyfriend, Mark is a nice guy who finds himself pulled into Luther's increasingly screwed up world, as his relationship with Zoe draws anger from Luther, and worse from Alice Morgan.
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!!'''Alice Morgan'''
->Played by Ruth Wilson
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-->'''Luther:''' I'm coming for you.
-->'''Alice:''' Not if I'm coming for you first.
A narcissistic astrophysicist who managed to get away with killing her parents, Alice develops a twisted crush on Luther after he works out how she did it. Deciding that the two of them are friends, Alice repeatedly interferes in Luther's life, frequently making things worse in her attempts to "help" him.
->Played by Ruth Wilson
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[[caption-width-right:260: The Black Hole to his Burning Sun ]]
-->'''Luther:''' I'm coming for you.
-->'''Alice:''' Not if I'm coming for you first.
A narcissistic astrophysicist who managed to get away with killing her parents, Alice develops a twisted crush on Luther after he works out how she did it. Deciding that the two of them are friends, Alice repeatedly interferes in Luther's life, frequently making things worse in her attempts to "help" him.
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->Played by
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[[caption-width-right:260: The Black Hole
A Young Detective assigned to
-->'''Luther:''' I'm coming for you.
-->'''Alice:''' Not if I'm coming for you first.
A narcissistic astrophysicist who managed to get away
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* TheApprentice: He fills this role for Luther. At one point Luther tells him that soon he'll be ready to do his job, and have his own Little Ripley's.
* TheLancer: To Luther.
* NiceGuy: One of the most friendly and agreeable characters on the show.
* PromotedFanboy: Apparently he was a big fan of Luther's work as a detective, before being assigned to work with him.
* [[spoiler: SacrificialLion: He's tragically killed by the vigilante killer in
* ShipTease: With Erin Grey. [[spoiler: He's killed off before anything can happen though.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Throughout the whole series.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Luther. First shown during Season 1 when [[spoiler: Luther is framed for killing Zoe.]] and later in Season 3 when he refuses to sell him out to Stark and Grey, despite the pressure they force on him.
!!'''Ian Reed'''
->Played by Steven Mackintosh
Luther's oldest and closest friend on the force, Reed has some secrets of his own that he is doing his best to keep covered up.
* [[spoiler:TheBigBad: Of the first season, as revealed in Episode 5.]]
* [[spoiler:BigBadFriend: To John Luther]]
* [[spoiler:BitchInSheepsClothing]]
* BlackBestFriend: Inverted. He spends the early part of the show as Luther's underdeveloped, white best friend, before taking centre stage in Episode 5.
* [[spoiler:DeathSeeker: Does everything he can to force Luther to kill him in the end. Alice and Mark do it for him.]]
* [[spoiler:DirtyCop: Was involved in diamond theft]]
* [[spoiler:ItsPersonal: With Luther, after he kills Zoe]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has this reaction after [[spoiler:killing Zoe to frame Luther]].
* SuicideByCop: Tries to force [[spoiler:Luther]] to kill him. When he refuses [[spoiler:Alice steps in]].
* VigilanteMan: Luther becomes worried about Ian turning into one of these.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Mostly because of his abrupt FaceHeelTurn at the end of the first season.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and [[spoiler:Luther]] were actually friends at some point, but it hasn't been true on [[spoiler:Ian's end]] for a long time.
* [[spoiler:WithFriendsLikeThese: Not only slept with Luther's wife in the backstory, but murdered her in the present, framing Luther for it.]]
!!'''George Stark'''
-> Played by David O'Hara
-->''Do you know what your problem is? You've spent your whole life thinking you're the whirlwind. While you're not. I'm the whirlwind, John. I'm the whirlwind.''
An obsessive internal affairs officer who was brought out of retirement in Season 3 for the specific purpose of bringing Luther down.
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* CowboyCop: Hilariously, Stark breaks just as many rules and plays just as loosely with the law as Luther.
* CreepyMonotone
* InspectorJavert: Pursues Luther relentlessly throughout the final season.
* InternalAffairs
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Luther describes him as "a bit of a prick, but he means well."
* MoralMyopia: When Luther violates procedure, it's bad. When Stark violates procedure, it's necessary.
!Criminals
!!'''Alice Morgan'''
->Played by Ruth Wilson
[[quoteright:260:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tvtropes_3179.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:260: The Black Hole to his Burning Sun ]]
-->'''Luther:''' I'm coming for you.
-->'''Alice:''' Not if I'm coming for you first.
A narcissistic astrophysicist who managed to get away with killing her parents, Alice develops a twisted crush on Luther after he works out how she did it. Deciding that the two of them are friends, Alice repeatedly interferes in Luther's life, frequently making things worse in her attempts to "help" him.
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* [[spoiler:BigBadFriend: To John Luther]]
* [[spoiler:BitchInSheepsClothing]]
* BlackBestFriend: Inverted. He spends the early part of the show as Luther's underdeveloped, white best friend, before taking centre stage in Episode 5.
* [[spoiler:DeathSeeker: Does everything he can to force Luther to kill him in the end. Alice and Mark do it for him.]]
* [[spoiler:DirtyCop: Was involved in diamond theft]]
* [[spoiler:ItsPersonal: With Luther, after he kills Zoe]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has this reaction after [[spoiler:killing Zoe to frame Luther]].
* SuicideByCop: Tries to force [[spoiler:Luther]] to kill him. When he refuses [[spoiler:Alice steps in]].
* VigilanteMan: Luther becomes worried about Ian turning into one of these.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Mostly because of his abrupt FaceHeelTurn at the end of the first season.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and [[spoiler:Luther]] were actually friends at some point, but it hasn't been true on [[spoiler:Ian's end]] for a long time.
* [[spoiler:WithFriendsLikeThese: Not only slept with Luther's wife in the backstory, but murdered her in the present, framing Luther for it.]]
!!'''George Stark'''
-> Played by David O'Hara
-->''Do you know what your problem is? You've spent your whole life thinking you're the whirlwind. While you're not. I'm the whirlwind, John. I'm the whirlwind.''
An obsessive internal affairs officer who was brought out of retirement in Season 3 for the specific purpose of bringing Luther down.
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* CowboyCop: Hilariously, Stark breaks just as many rules and plays just as loosely with the law as Luther.
* CreepyMonotone
* InspectorJavert: Pursues Luther relentlessly throughout the final season.
* InternalAffairs
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Luther describes him as "a bit of a prick, but he means well."
* MoralMyopia: When Luther violates procedure, it's bad. When Stark violates procedure, it's necessary.
!Criminals
!!'''Alice Morgan'''
->Played by Ruth Wilson
[[quoteright:260:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tvtropes_3179.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:260: The Black Hole to his Burning Sun ]]
-->'''Luther:''' I'm coming for you.
-->'''Alice:''' Not if I'm coming for you first.
A narcissistic astrophysicist who managed to get away with killing her parents, Alice develops a twisted crush on Luther after he works out how she did it. Deciding that the two of them are friends, Alice repeatedly interferes in Luther's life, frequently making things worse in her attempts to "help" him.
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* Main/EvilCannotComprehendGood: While more a Nihilist then true evil this is a woman who kills people as easily as one scratches an itch. However as she said she understands the why of Good, she does not approve of it.
to:
* Main/EvilCannotComprehendGood: While more Alice can't empathise with others, and has a Nihilist then true evil this is a woman who kills great deal of trouble understanding why people as easily as one scratches an itch. However as she said she understands do the why of Good, she does not approve of it.things they do.
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* Main/GoodIsDumb: Believes this completely fascinated with Black Holes believing that their existence proves that things like morality and law are pointless in the end.
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* Main/GoodIsDumb: Believes this completely fascinated with Black Holes believing that their existence proves that things like morality and law are pointless in the end.GoodIsDumb: Would argue this.
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!!'''Justin Ripley'''
->Played by Warren Brown
A Young Detective assigned to work with Luther in the pilot episode. He becomes one of Luther's closest and most loyal allies.
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* TheApprentice: He fills this role for Luther. At one point Luther tells him that soon he'll be ready to do his job, and have his own Little Ripley's.
* TheLancer: To Luther.
* NiceGuy: One of the most friendly and agreeable characters on the show.
* PromotedFanboy: Apparently he was a big fan of Luther's work as a detective, before being assigned to work with him.
* [[spoiler: SacrificialLion: He's tragically killed by the vigilante killer in the second to last episode.]]
* ShipTease: With Erin Grey. [[spoiler: He's killed off before anything can happen though.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Throughout the whole series.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Luther. First shown during Season 1 when [[spoiler: Luther is framed for killing Zoe.]] and later in Season 3 when he refuses to sell him out to Stark and Grey, despite the pressure they force on him.
!!'''Ian Reed'''
->Played by Steven Mackintosh
Luther's oldest and closest friend on the force, Reed has some secrets of his own that he is doing his best to keep covered up.
->Played by Warren Brown
A Young Detective assigned to work with Luther in the pilot episode. He becomes one of Luther's closest and most loyal allies.
---
* TheApprentice: He fills this role for Luther. At one point Luther tells him that soon he'll be ready to do his job, and have his own Little Ripley's.
* TheLancer: To Luther.
* NiceGuy: One of the most friendly and agreeable characters on the show.
* PromotedFanboy: Apparently he was a big fan of Luther's work as a detective, before being assigned to work with him.
* [[spoiler: SacrificialLion: He's tragically killed by the vigilante killer in the second to last episode.]]
* ShipTease: With Erin Grey. [[spoiler: He's killed off before anything can happen though.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Throughout the whole series.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Luther. First shown during Season 1 when [[spoiler: Luther is framed for killing Zoe.]] and later in Season 3 when he refuses to sell him out to Stark and Grey, despite the pressure they force on him.
!!'''Ian Reed'''
->Played by Steven Mackintosh
Luther's oldest and closest friend on the force, Reed has some secrets of his own that he is doing his best to keep covered up.
to:
!!'''Mark North'''
->Played by
A Young Detective assigned to work with Luther in the pilot episode. He becomes one of
Luther's
---
* TheApprentice: He fills this role for Luther. At one point Luther tells him that soon he'll be ready to do his job, and have his own Little Ripley's.
* TheLancer: To Luther.
* NiceGuy: One of the most friendly and agreeable characters on the show.
* PromotedFanboy: Apparently he was
* [[spoiler: SacrificialLion: He's tragically killed by the vigilante killer in the second to last episode.]]
* ShipTease: With Erin Grey. [[spoiler: He's killed off before anything can happen though.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Throughout the whole series.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Luther. First shown during Season 1 when [[spoiler: Luther is framed for killing Zoe.]]
!!'''Ian Reed'''
->Played by Steven Mackintosh
Luther's oldest and closest friend on the force, Reed has some secrets of his own that he is doing his best to keep covered up.
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* [[spoiler:TheBigBad: Of the first season, as revealed in Episode 5.]]
* [[spoiler:BigBadFriend: To John Luther]]
* [[spoiler:BitchInSheepsClothing]]
* BlackBestFriend: Inverted. He spends the early part of the show as Luther's underdeveloped, white best friend, before taking centre stage in Episode 5.
* [[spoiler:DeathSeeker: Does everything he can to force Luther to kill him in the end. Alice and Mark do it for him.]]
* [[spoiler:DirtyCop: Was involved in diamond theft]]
* [[spoiler:ItsPersonal: With Luther, after he kills Zoe]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has this reaction after [[spoiler:killing Zoe to frame Luther]].
* SuicideByCop: Tries to force [[spoiler:Luther]] to kill him. When he refuses [[spoiler:Alice steps in]].
* VigilanteMan: Luther becomes worried about Ian turning into one of these.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Mostly because of his abrupt FaceHeelTurn at the end of the first season.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and [[spoiler:Luther]] were actually friends at some point, but it hasn't been true on [[spoiler:Ian's end]] for a long time.
* [[spoiler:WithFriendsLikeThese: Not only slept with Luther's wife in the backstory, but murdered her in the present, framing Luther for it.]]
!!'''Mark North'''
->Played by Paul [=McGann=]
Luther's ex-wife's new boyfriend, Mark is a nice guy who finds himself pulled into Luther's increasingly screwed up world, as his relationship with Zoe draws anger from Luther, and worse from Alice Morgan.
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* [[spoiler:BigBadFriend: To John Luther]]
* [[spoiler:BitchInSheepsClothing]]
* BlackBestFriend: Inverted. He spends the early part of the show as Luther's underdeveloped, white best friend, before taking centre stage in Episode 5.
* [[spoiler:DeathSeeker: Does everything he can to force Luther to kill him in the end. Alice and Mark do it for him.]]
* [[spoiler:DirtyCop: Was involved in diamond theft]]
* [[spoiler:ItsPersonal: With Luther, after he kills Zoe]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has this reaction after [[spoiler:killing Zoe to frame Luther]].
* SuicideByCop: Tries to force [[spoiler:Luther]] to kill him. When he refuses [[spoiler:Alice steps in]].
* VigilanteMan: Luther becomes worried about Ian turning into one of these.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Mostly because of his abrupt FaceHeelTurn at the end of the first season.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and [[spoiler:Luther]] were actually friends at some point, but it hasn't been true on [[spoiler:Ian's end]] for a long time.
* [[spoiler:WithFriendsLikeThese: Not only slept with Luther's wife in the backstory, but murdered her in the present, framing Luther for it.]]
!!'''Mark North'''
->Played by Paul [=McGann=]
Luther's ex-wife's new boyfriend, Mark is a nice guy who finds himself pulled into Luther's increasingly screwed up world, as his relationship with Zoe draws anger from Luther, and worse from Alice Morgan.
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!!'''George Stark'''
-> Played by David O'Hara
-->''Do you know what your problem is? You've spent your whole life thinking you're the whirlwind. While you're not. I'm the whirlwind, John. I'm the whirlwind.''
An obsessive internal affairs officer who was brought out of retirement for the specific purpose of bringing Luther down.
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* CowboyCop: Hilariously, Stark breaks just as many rules and plays just as loosely with the law as Luther.
* CreepyMonotone
* InspectorJavert: Pursues Luther relentlessly throughout the final season.
* InternalAffairs
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Luther describes him as "a bit of a prick, but he means well."
* MoralMyopia: When Luther violates procedure, it's bad. When Stark violates procedure, it's necessary.
