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Ludwig (2024)
Popularity 27.6
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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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David MitchellJohn 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor
Anna Maxwell MartinLucy Betts-Taylor
Dipo OlaDI Russell Carter
Ben AshendenDC Ethan Cole
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Rumi SuttonDC Caitlin Sullivan
Dorothy AtkinsonDCS Carol Shaw
Dylan HughesHenry Betts-Taylor
Ralph InesonChief Constable Ziegler
Mark BonnarGerran Howell
Sian CliffordJoanne Kemper MP
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Specials
1 episodes · First aired 2026-12-25
E01
Christmas Special
2026-12-25
John, Lucy and Henry arrive at a remote Christmas-themed hotel for what should have been a much-needed escape, when a sudden blackout turns the festivities into a locked-room murder mystery. Trapped by a blizzard and cut off from the outside world, the guests must spend the night with a killer in their midst. With John reluctantly pulled into one of his strangest puzzles yet, the race is on for the Taylors to solve the crime.
Series 1
6 episodes · First aired 2024-09-25 · ★ 7.8
E01
Episode 1
2024-09-25 · 55 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.
E02
Episode 2
2024-10-02 · 56 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.
E03
Episode 3
2024-10-09 · 57 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.
E04
Episode 4
2024-10-16 · 52 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.
E05
Episode 5
2024-10-23 · 57 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.
E06
Episode 6
2024-10-30 · 57 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?
