Product Context

• First episode was broadcast in May 2010
• Luther is a procedural crime drama and is an example of an inverted detective story
• It is produced by BBC Drama, distributed by BBC Studios and broadcast on BBC1. It is also available on iPlayer and Amazon Prime.
• The series was created and written by Neil Cross who drew inspiration for Luther from Sherlock Holmes
• It has had 5 series the most recent being in 2019