‘Luther’ Series 5 Episode 1 Review: The 8 Burning Questions We Have As Idris Elba’s BBC Drama Returns

What’s going to happen to Erol?

After George caught him wearing a wire, it was clear by what happened next the gangster was not going to let him get away with his betrayal, only surviving thanks to Luther’s ingenuity. While he has offered Erol protection, it is surely a matter of time before George and his mob catch up with him again?

Who was James Hauser?

A patient of Dr Vivian Lake was the prime suspect in the case when she alerted the police to his abnormal behaviour. The police later thought they have their man when he murdered himself during a chase through Hampstead woods. However, the end of the episode revealed that is it Vivian’s husband who is seemingly behind the killings, indicating she had been fitting her patient up to take the fall for her husband’s crimes. But who was James Hauser? Was he the man Vivian had made him out to the police to be, or had she used her position of power to manipulate him into covering for her husband? Or…

Is Vivian’s husband a copycat killer?

Perhaps James was the original masked killer, and Vivian fed her knowledge of his crimes to her husband. He could have then carried out murders in the same way, therefore giving him a certain level of anonymity, especially with James becoming a fall guy with the police. However, if this is the case, will we see Vivian’s husband change his killing style if he is to strike again?