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Luther Season 2

Luther Season 2

Luther, the crime drama created and written by Neil and starring Idris Elba, returned to BBC One in June 2011 and BBC America in October 2011. The highly-acclaimed crime series full of exhilarating stories, distinctive characters and intense, psychological drama first screened on BBC One in May 2010. Elba again stars as DCI John Luther, the super-intuitive det

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Whistle and I'll Come to You

Whistle and I'll Come to You

John Hurt, one of Britain’s most esteemed and prolific actors starred as James Parkin, in Whistle And I’ll Come To You, the story of a man’s encounter with an apparition on a desolate British beach and how this haunting begins to hound him. Whistle And I’ll Come To You, written by Neil and made by BBC Drama Production, is a modern adaptation of the evocative Edwardian

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Luther Season 1

Luther Season 1

Idris Elba stars in Neil Cross's first, thrilling, six-part series Luther, a dark psychological crime thriller that took a bold new look at the detective genre on BBC One in May 2010. Elba, best known for his performance in the award-winning HBO series The Wire, playing drug kingpin Russell "Stringer" Bell, now finds himself on the other side of the law as John Luther, a near-genius m

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Spooks

Spooks

Neil was lead writer for two acclaimed series of the hit BBC spy drama Spooks.  Joining the writing team for a single episode in Series 5, his major contribution was to Series 6 and 7. He wrote the following episodes: Series 7 Nominated for a BAFTA award and an International Emmy award for Best Drama Series Episode 1

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Luther - Series 1

...the actors' skill - and Cross' admirable ability to explore his characters' boundaries without either calcifying or forsaking them - allows "Luther" to be superhuman in both the ordinary and extraordinary sense.

Los Angeles Times

Luther - Series 2

“Gritty, brooding, emotionally raw . . . whatever you call it, Luther is powerful TV.”

San Francisco Chronicle

Luther - Series 3

It gets darker, scarier and more captivating with each episode as Luther matches wits with killers and cops alike . . . the outstanding Elba broods like no other actor, and adds nuance to the series beyond the excellent writing of series creator Neil Cross and his team

Sunday Mirror