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Ludwig

Name: Ludwig
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama, Comedy
Released: 2024-09-25
Rating: 7.8

★ 7,8 /10 (159 Votes)

2024 EN 2 Seasons

Overview

John Taylor lives in quiet solitude, designing puzzles for a living, under the nom-de-plume of 'Ludwig'. When his identical twin, James, disappears off the face of the earth, John takes over his brother's identity in a quest to discover his whereabouts.

Stream

First air date

25/09/2024

Votes

159

Popularity

28.7

Genres

Mystery Crime Drama Comedy

Status

Returning Series

Type

Scripted

Created by

Mark Brotherhood

Networks

BBC One

Language

Last air date

2026-09-24

Episodes

Website

www.bbc.co.uk

Series 2

6 episodes • 2026 • ⭐ 7,4

Puzzle setter John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor returns under the new title of crime scene consultant.

David Mitchell

John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor

Anna Maxwell Martin

Lucy Betts-Taylor

Dipo Ola

DI Russell Carter

Ben Ashenden

DC Ethan Cole

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Rumi Sutton

DC Caitlin Sullivan

Dorothy Atkinson

DCS Carol Shaw

Dylan Hughes

Henry Betts-Taylor

Ralph Ineson

Chief Constable Ziegler

Mark Bonnar

Gerran Howell

Sian Clifford

Joanne Kemper MP

Original Soundtrack

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David Mitchell was fantastic in the comedy series "Upstart Crow", a light hearted, often insightful and extremely funny, re imagining of the life of William Shakespeare. "Ludwig' offers Mitchell a platform that's eccentric, intriguing and often clever but barely funny. This series hold together extremely well as a crime drama with complex puzzle, sleuthing overtones but I hardly found it amusing.Showing again and again, how Mitchell's character can't park a car but can solve complex crimes, is an interesting contrast, for example, but its not chuckle worthy on any level. In summary, by …

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