Ludwig Trailer Reveals the March BritBox Crime Comedy

Today, in celebration of National Puzzle Day, BritBox debuted the official trailer for its Original detective comedy Ludwig, which will premiere with two episodes on Thursday, March 20 followed by one new episode weekly through the April 17 finale.

The detective show broke viewership records in the UK, with more than 9.5 million viewers and a second season already confirmed.

Ludwig Trailer Reveals the March BritBox Crime Comedy

In the series, puzzle setter John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor sees his life of solitude turned upside down when his identical twin brother, James, disappears without a trace. In a quest to track James down and bring him home, Ludwig assumes his brother’s identity – but by taking over every aspect of James’s life, Ludwig is forced to confront his issues.

Unlike Ludwig, James is no hermit. Far from it, in fact. He’s a family man who also just happens to be the DCI of a busy inner-city major crimes team.

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For Ludwig, these are big shoes to fill, and playing dad to a ready-made family proves every bit as challenging as tackling the grisliest of crime scenes.

But Ludwig has one big advantage: his ability to see the world in puzzle form. Can this master of all things cryptic crack his biggest puzzle yet?

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The cast includes David Mitchell (Peep Show), Anna Maxwell Martin (Line of Duty), Dipo Ola (Landscapers) and Dorothy Atkinson (Stonehouse).

Ludwig is a Big Talk Studios in association with That Mitchell And Webb Company production for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. It was commissioned by Jon Petrie, Director of Comedy Commissioning at the BBC.

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The series was written and created by Mark Brotherhood. The executive producers are Kenton Allen, Mark Brotherhood, Saurabh Kakkar, David Mitchell, Kathryn O’Connor and Chris Sussman.

The producer is Georgie Fallon. The directors are Robert McKillop and Jill Robertson. The BBC commissioning editor is Tanya Qureshi. It is co-produced in association with BritBox International with ITV Studios distributing the series internationally.

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