British Comedy Guide
Ludwig. John (David Mitchell)
Ludwig

Ludwig

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC One
  • 2024
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Comedy drama about a man investigating his identical twin's disappearance. Stars David Mitchell, Anna Maxwell Martin, Dipo Ola, Izuka Hoyle, Gerran Howell and more.

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Ludwig. Image shows left to right: DS Alice Finch (Izuka Hoyle), DI Russell Carter (Dipo Ola), John 'Ludwig' Taylor (David Mitchell), DCS Carol Shaw (Dorothy Atkinson), DC Simon Evans (Gerran Howell)

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2024
Channel
BBC One
Episodes
6 (1 series)
Stars
David Mitchell, Anna Maxwell Martin, Dipo Ola, Izuka Hoyle, Gerran Howell, Sophie Willan, Dorothy Atkinson, Ralph Ineson and Dylan Hughes
Writer
Mark Brotherhood
Directors
Robert McKillop and Jill Robertson
Producers
Georgie Fallon, Kenton Allen, Chris Sussman, Kathryn O'Connor, Mark Brotherhood, Saurabh Kakkar, David Mitchell, Tanya Qureshi and more
Companies

When John 'Ludwig' Taylor's identical twin, DCI James Taylor, disappears off the face of the earth, John takes over his brother's identity in a quest to discover his whereabouts. John has never married; never had a family and never really ventured further than his own front door. Without a computer, mobile phone or even a television, he lives in quiet solitude, designing puzzles for a living, under the nom-de-plume of 'Ludwig'.

This genre bending detective series follows full-time luddite, John 'Ludwig' Taylor, as he assumes the identity of his missing twin brother in a bid to track him down and bring him home. However, filling the shoes of your identical twin is one thing - when your twin also happens to be a successful DCI leading Cambridge's busy inner-city major crimes team the stakes are much higher. John may be a master of all things cryptic, but can he crack the biggest puzzle of his life?

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Additional details

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 25th September 2024 at 9pm on BBC One
Next repeats
  1. Episode 3: Wednesday at 1:40am on BBC2
  2. Episode 4: Wednesday 23rd October at 1:40am on BBC2
All previous repeats
  • Wednesday 9th October 2024 at 1:50am on BBC2 - Episode 2
  • Wednesday 2nd October 2024 at 2:35am on BBC2 - Episode 1

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