Series 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
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Series 1
2024 | 6 Episodes
Series 1 of Ludwig premiered on Sep 25 2024
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A review by MovieGuys
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Written by MovieGuys on Sun Jan 26 2025
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 a...
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Facts
Status
Returning Series
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Type
Scripted
Original Language
English
Keywords
- disappearance
- twins