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      • Ludwig is a six-part BBC television detective dramedy series starring David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin which premiered on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2024.
      In October 2024, the BBC announced that a second series of Ludwig would be commissioned, with Mitchell and Martin in the starring roles.


      Premise


      John Taylor (David Mitchell) is a reclusive puzzle maker who publishes puzzle books under the pen name "Ludwig". His identical twin brother, James Taylor, is a successful Detective Chief Inspector in the Cambridge police force. James has gone missing, and his wife Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin) enlists John's help to solve the mystery. Pretending to be his brother, John infiltrates the local police station to investigate, and becomes inadvertently embroiled in solving other cases.


      Cast


      David Mitchell as John "Ludwig" Taylor/DCI James Taylor
      Jakub Bednarczyk as Young John/Young James
      Anna Maxwell Martin as Lucy Betts-Taylor
      Dipo Ola as DI Russell Carter
      Izuka Hoyle as DS Alice Finch
      Gerran Howell as DC Simon Evans
      Dorothy Atkinson as DCS Carol Shaw
      Dylan Hughes as Henry Betts-Taylor
      Sophie Willan as Holly Pinder
      Ralph Ineson as Chief Constable Ziegler


      = Guest appearances

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      Karl Pilkington as DI Matt Neville
      Felicity Kendal as Lady Camilla Bryce
      Hammed Animashaun as Ross Barclay
      Ella Bruccoleri as Megan Rowland
      Paul Chahidi as Adrian Tate
      Allan Mustafa as Gary Jennings
      Sam Swainsbury as Mr Bishop
      Rose Ayling-Ellis as Ms Freya Chordwell
      Derek Jacobi as Mr Todd


      Episodes




      = Series 1 (2024)

      =


      Production



      The production company for the series is Big Talk, in association with That Mitchell and Webb Company. Mark Brotherhood has written the script, and the producer is Georgie Fallon. Executive producers include Kenton Allen, Chris Sussman and Kathryn O'Connor. Mitchell is also an executive producer, along with script writer Brotherhood and Saurabh Kakkar. Directors are Robert McKillop and Jill Robertson.
      In January 2024 Anna Maxwell Martin joined the cast, as well as Izuka Hoyle, Gerran Howell, Dipo Ola, Dorothy Atkinson and Dylan Hughes. Guest appearances in the series include Karl Pilkington, Felicity Kendal, Hammed Animashaun, Paul Chahidi, Derek Jacobi, Allan Mustafa, Sam Swainsbury and Rose Ayling-Ellis.
      Filming took place in Richmond upon Thames, London and Cambridge in January 2024.
      Alan Connor was brought in as the series' puzzle consultant, and produced the crosswords used as props in the series. He also worked with John Henderson ("Enigmatist") to set a cryptic crossword for The Guardian in-character as Ludwig.


      Broadcast


      The series was first broadcast in the UK on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 25 September 2024.


      Reception


      Reviews from critics have been generally favourable.
      In a five-star review for The Telegraph, Anita Singh described the "cosy cryptic crime series" as a "comedy triumph". In a three-star review for The Guardian, Lucy Mangan said it was "like watching Peep Show's Mark join the police force". In a three-star review for The Independent, Louis Chilton said, "If you like Thursday Murder Club, you'll love this abject pap".
      On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Ludwig has a 100% rating based on 6 reviews.


      References




      External links


      Ludwig at BBC Online
      Ludwig at IMDb

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