COLLECTION · Series · 2024

Ludwig

Name: Ludwig
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rating: 7.7

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.

Source: TMDB

* 7.7 (115)ComedyCrimeDramaMysteryUnited Kingdom

Creators

Mark Brotherhood

Countries

United Kingdom

Studios

BBC One · That Mitchell & Webb Company · Big Talk Studios

Release

25/09/2024

Score

7.7 / 10 (115)

Where to watch

Streaming

Britbox Apple TV Channel BritBox

BritBox

BritBox Amazon Channel

Seasons and episodes

Series 1

6 episodes · 2024

Episode 1. Episode 1

2024-09-25 · 58 min

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. Episode 2

2024-10-02 · 58 min

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. Episode 3

2024-10-09 · 59 min

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. Episode 4

2024-10-16 · 54 min

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. Episode 5

2024-10-23 · 58 min

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. Episode 6

2024-10-30 · 59 min

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?

Series 2

6 episodes

Episode 1. Episode 1

No synopsis

Episode 2. Episode 2

No synopsis

Episode 3. Episode 3

No synopsis

Episode 4. Episode 4

No synopsis

Episode 5. Episode 5

No synopsis

Episode 6. Episode 6

No synopsis

Cast by season

David Mitchell

John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor

Chief Constable Ziegler

Comments

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User reviews

MovieGuys

★ 7.0 / 10

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 all means watch this series spanning an initial six episodes, for its clever puzzle, sleuthing elements but don't expect the kind of comedic elements you might typically associate with Mitchell. That said, so much else is worthwhile I, for one, don't think it really matters, all that much. Most definitely worth a look.

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Keywords

disappearancetwinsboldcosy crime