Luther season 5: ‘Come on!’ Fans fume after star addresses MAJOR plot twist on Twitter
LUTHER season five has certainly gripped BBC viewers this week but one cast member has left fans raging on Twitter after he seemingly revealed too much after the show aired it’s third instalment last night.
Luther: John left devastated as Benny gets shot dead
Michael Smiley, 56, who plays character Benny Silver in the BBC drama Luther, has been a regular feature on the show since its inception. However, the actor is now under fire from fans on social media after he took to Twitter to retweet articles about his character’s shocking demise. He retweeted an article to his 27,000 followers, which read: “Luther fans devastated as Benny Silver is shot dead after being tortured for days.” However, the TV star seemingly forgot to factor in the fans who did not watch the show live and planned to catch up later.
One disgruntled fan wrote: “What? Nooooooo! I have not seen Luther yet (I have to work all week).
“I was recording the episodes to watch them altogether this Sunday. My heart is broken.”
Another fan fumed: “F***ing spoilers mate. Come on.”
A third fan quipped: “Hmm, never log onto @mrmichaelsmiley Twitter as you’re watching the episode and it happens to be just before that scene! Spoilers!”
Fans certainly appeared devastated after it was revealed beloved Benny had been killed off.
Lat night’s episode saw DCI Luther (played by Idris Elba) continue his pursuit of the killer and surgeon Jeremy Lake (Enzo Cilenti).
Viewers were left distressed as the fan favourite was seemingly shot dead as they took to Twitter to vent their misery.
One fan wrote: "Think we need a national holiday tomorrow to mourn Benny’s death."
Another fan commented: “First Justin, now Benny…I can’t,’" followed by crying face emojis and the hashtags #Luther #RIP.
A third person commented: "Feel like pure s**t, just want Benny back."
Luther: John pours himself a water before interviewing Vivien
Tonight, the season finale will see the conclusion as Luther juggles a tense situation involving Alice Morgan (Ruth Wilson) and gangster George Cornelius (Patrick Malahide) with his day job as he hunts fetishistic killer Jeremy.
In the penultimate episode of the series, fans watched on as Luther came close to catching the murderer before he slipped through his fingers.
However, he managed to get his hands on Lake’s wife Vivien (Hermione Norris) before she could take the life of her husband’s latest victim.
It’s yet to be seen whether she will betray her beau now she’s in custody.
Luther concludes tonight at 9pm on BBC One.