DCI Stringer Bell

This week I dove into the BBC's Luther. It is a solid episodic police procedural with enough power to keep you in the narrative for the hour and with an overarching storyline of romance and intrigue tantalizing enough to keep you wanting the next episode. 

The attempt to make Luther stand apart from other bobbies and killers shows is the ongoing relationship between DCI Luther and the femme fatal who eludes our hero in the season opener. Three episodes in and the relationship continues to evolve. The episode 4 sneak peek alluded to a potential consummation of this sexual tension laced "friendship".

For me though, the most interesting part is still hearing Baltimore's favorite heroin kingpin speak with British-born Idris Elba's native accent. 

I like to imagine a young Stringer took a different path after exposure to the city's Shakespeare in the park summer program. 

If you've got time to fit a new series into your life (And really who doesn't? Priorities, am I right?), three six episode seasons are streaming right now on Netflix. It's definitely worth a look.