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Ludwig( 2024)

TV-MAMysteryCrimeDramaComedy
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Overview

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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    Creator

Series Cast

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    David Mitchell

    John 'Ludwig' Taylor

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    Anna Maxwell Martin

    Lucy Betts-Taylor

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    Dipo Ola

    DI Russell Carter

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    Gerran Howell

    DC Simon Evans

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    Izuka Hoyle

    DS Alice Finch

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    Dorothy Atkinson

    DCS Carol Shaw

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    Sophie Willan

    Holly Pinder

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    Dylan Hughes

    Henry Betts-Taylor

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    Ralph Ineson

    Chief Constable Ziegler

Current Season

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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