Luther fans, your prayers have been answered -
the husky-voiced detective is returning for a fifth
series.
Idris Elba will once again don his tweed coat for
the four-part season, which has been described
as "utterly heart-stopping and unmissable".
The crime drama was last on screens in
December 2015, although Elba reprised the role
for a Sport Relief sketch last March.
Filming will begin on the new series early next
year.
After the fourth series there had been hopes it
would live on as a big screen version, but a film
never materialised.
Co-creator and writer Neil Cross said: "It's a
question Idris and I get asked a lot. What
happened to John Luther after we last saw him
striding unbowed through the streets of his city,
his blood red London?
"It can't be over, can it? There's so much we
don't know. So much unfinished business. The
thing is, we've been asking ourselves the same
question.
"In the end, we picked up the phone to some old
friends and asked if they'd like to find out what
happens next. It turns out, they would. So that's
what we're going to do. We're going to find out
what happens next."
Elba added: "Neil, the BBC and I have been
talking about a further season and I am thrilled
that we have been able to bring it all together.
"I look forward to putting the coat back on."
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