Ludwig

2024 - 2024

Episode 1

25th September 2024

Episode 1

Puzzle setter John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor’s life is upended when his identical twin, DCI James Taylor, disappears. John reluctantly assumes his identity in order to track him down.

Episode 2

2nd October 2024

Episode 2

On a mission to crack the code in his twin’s notebook, John returns to the police station. A frustrated Lucy takes matters into her own hands and plays detective herself.

Episode 3

9th October 2024

Episode 3

A new case takes Ludwig on a walking tour of Cambridge, where he’s faced with an impossible question. Meanwhile, Lucy goes undercover and makes a grim discovery of her own.

Episode 4

16th October 2024

Episode 4

A body falls from the fourth storey of a construction site. Was it just a terrible accident, or a perfectly executed murder? When things don’t add up, John questions his abilities.

Episode 5

23rd October 2024

Episode 5

John and the gang go back to school to investigate the suspicious death of a headmaster. Lucy sneaks off on a covert mission, and a shocking revelation leaves John reeling.

Episode 6

30th October 2024

Episode 6

A cryptic late night call from Holly sees Lucy lured into danger. Back at the station, all eyes are on John as the pressure ramps up. Will his cover finally be blown?

Top Cast

David Mitchell•Anna Maxwell Martin•Dipo Ola

Mystery Crime Drama Comedy

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.

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Full Cast

David Mitchell Image

David Mitchell

John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor

Anna Maxwell Martin Image

Anna Maxwell Martin

Lucy Betts-Taylor

Dipo Ola Image

Dipo Ola

DI Russell Carter

Gerran Howell Image

Gerran Howell

DC Simon Evans

Izuka Hoyle Image

Izuka Hoyle

DS Alice Finch

Dorothy Atkinson Image

Dorothy Atkinson

DCS Carol Shaw

Sophie Willan Image

Sophie Willan

Holly Pinder

Dylan Hughes Image

Dylan Hughes

Henry Betts-Taylor

Ralph Ineson Image

Ralph Ineson

Chief Constable Ziegler

Full Crew

David Mitchell Image

David Mitchell

Executive Producer

Chris Sussman

Executive Producer

Tanya Qureshi

Commissioning Editor

Georgie Fallon

Producer

Kenton Allen

Executive Producer

Mark Brotherhood

Executive Producer

Saurabh Kakkar

Executive Producer

Benjamin Rosenberg

Executive Producer

Chiara Vicini

Costume Assistant

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