Ludwig

7.7(102)20242 Seasons12 Episodes~57m/epReturning Series

MysteryCrimeDramaComedy

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.

Creator

Mark Brotherhood

Network

BBC One

Where to watch

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Cast

David Mitchell

John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor

Anna Maxwell Martin

Lucy Betts-Taylor

Dipo Ola

DI Russell Carter

Gerran Howell

DC Simon Evans

Izuka Hoyle

DS Alice Finch

Dorothy Atkinson

DCS Carol Shaw

Sophie Willan

Holly Pinder

Dylan Hughes

Henry Betts-Taylor

Ralph Ineson

Chief Constable Ziegler

Reviews

1 review

MovieGuys

1y ago

7.0

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 amusi...