Warren Brown as Detective Sergeant Justin Ripley on BBC America's Luther. Photo copyright of the BBC.
This is the fifth and final of five BBC America press interviews with the cast and crew of Luther, the new BBC America six-part psychological crime drama airing Sundays @ 10:00 p.m. EST/PST. In this interview, actor Warren Brown, who plays Detective Sergeant Justin Ripley, talks about being the on-screen sidekick to Detective John Luther (Idris Elba).
Playing young Detective Sergeant Justin Ripley, Luther's new partner is Warren Brown. "He's young, gifted, idealistic – quite in awe of Luther. He's been transferred to work with Luther because his reputation's gone before him, so they're partnered up to crack on with the next lot of cases that come about," says Warren.
His relationship with Luther is one of admiration. "He sort of idealizes Luther, and he's dedicated to him, but he is absolutely 100 percent by the book. I don't think there was ever a point where he doesn't have respect for him. Luther's sort of this figure that everyone's heard about, all the divisions all over the country."
Luther and Ripley are very different characters. "Ripley's character is everything by the book and respect for the rules, and Luther hasn't got that. But, ultimately, they're both after the same goal, they're both trying to nail the bad guys."
The regard isn't all one-sided. "Luther sort of admires some of Justin's qualities, the fact that he doesn't have any biases, and he won't just judge when he first gets to a scene. He is good, and he's got morals and he wants to do the job to the best of his ability and, if he can help someone, he'll help someone, and not let anybody down."
On the series in general, Warren insists: "It's not just a police drama, it's a dark, psychological crime thriller. It doesn't look like anything else that I've seen. Really, really good characters, great stories and twists and turns along the way, it's a bit of a rollercoaster."
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