Reunited: Ruth Wilson shares a big kiss with her former Luther co-star Idris Elba on the red carpet at the Harper’s Bazaar Woman of the Year awards in London.

Funny face: Ruth Wilson looked pleased to see her former co-star Idris Elba as he showed off his Man of the Year award

A treat for Luther lovers: Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson reunite on the red carpet seen for the first time together since Luther ended in July

Show stopper: Ruth looked stunning in a boldly colourful Peter Pilotto with a daring sheer panel, worldly prints and soft sculptural lines inspired by science and nature

Fired up: The dresses orange panels set off Ruth’s red hair beautifully and made her stand out from more traditional fashion choices on the red carpet

Pulled it off: Ruth looked stunning in her adventurous choice of outfit

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On for the boys: 41-year-old Idris Elba looked very happy to be representing the boys having won Man of the Year award and the female focused awards ceremony

Thumbs up: Idris looked dapper topping off his look with a three quarter length, double breasted sky blue wool coat with soft velvet collar

Luther to Loafer: Idris looked smart in a sky blue coat and loafers with no socks among an array of celebrities arriving to the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards at London’s Claridge’s Hotel

A star turn: Idris Elba posed on the red carpet with American actress Gillian Anderson before the ceremony

Luther fans will be happy with news that since BBC drama Luther came to an in July it has been confirmed that the hit series will get the big screen treatment.

Big Screen: Luther is set to be made into a prequel movie starring Idris Elba

Writer Neil Cross has revealed that most of the cast will be back for the anticipated film, including leading man Idris Elba and Warren Brown as the detective’s sidekick Justin Ripley.

Viewers saw Ripley shot dead in the TV finale in July but Cross has revealed he was so keen to include the character in the film that he’s penned a prequel script.

Cross has revealed that it didn’t feel right doing a movie without Brown’s character, so it made sense to go back to the beginning for the film.

Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Cross revealed: ‘I’ve written the script and we hope to get the film made next year.

‘Idris is a brilliant leading man and we’ve hoped to turn Luther into a movie for a long time.’

Whilst Luther lovers will no doubt be thrilled by the resurgence of Ripley and other characters including Luther’s wife Zoe (Indira Varma) and colleague Ian Reed (Steve Mackintosh), the prequel leaves no room for the popular character of Alice Morgan (Ruth Wilson) to make an appearance.

However, Ruth could reprise her role as murderous Alice though, with rumours of a spin off series.

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Winny an award: Naomie Harris appeared at Harper’s Bazaar Women Of The Year Awards in a bra-revealing Gucci gown after picking up the coveted award for British Actress of the Year

Strapping gal: Bond girl Naomie Harris plays Winnie Mandela in the hotly anticipated biopic Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom

Happy with her win: Naomie looked stunning in a Gucci gown and much younger than her 37 years

Meanwhile, Idris is set to star in hugely-anticipated Nelson Mandela movie Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom alongisde Naomie Harris who was also in attendance at the Harpers Bazaar event. 

Naomie, 37, appeared at Harper’s Bazaar Women Of The Year Awards in a bra-revealing Gucci gown after picking up the coveted award for British Actress of the Year.

British actor Idris plays the extraordinary South African leader and campaigner and he is heard reading from Mandela’s autobiography A Long Walk To Freedom – in a convincing accent.

The long walk: Idris Elba and Naomie Harris star as Nelson and Winnie in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom out in January 2014

The Luther star’s first words are ‘I have walked the long walk to freedom. It has been a long walk and it is not over yet’.

Bond girl Naomie Harris plays Winnie Mandela in the biopic, and she has her own new poster for the film, which has the tagline ‘the leader you knew, the woman you didn’t’.

The movie, released in the UK in January 2014, tells the extraordinary story of Mandela’s life, from his childhood in a rural village to being imprisoned on Robben Island and then becoming the first democratically elected president of South Africa in 1994.

Freedom: Idris plays the extraordinary South African leader and campaigner and he is heard reading from Mandela¿s autobiography A Long Walk To Freedom ¿ in a convincing accent

Idris, Ruth and Naomie were joined on the red carpet by the great and good of the fashion and showbiz worlds, including Oscar-winning British actor Colin Firth and his wife Livia, who picked up the Green Award and Victoria and Brooklyn Beckham.

Rita Ora certainly commanded attention as she hit the red carpet, showing off newly-dyed platinum locks that were so bright they were almost white.

On the cusp: Naomi is best known for her turn as a Bong Girl in Skyfall, but is set for super stardom thanks to her impressive portrayal of Winnie Mandela