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Here’s a trailer for the new comedy drama Ludwig, starring David Mitchell as an accidental detective.
The show, which launches on BBC One on September 25, revolves around John Taylor, a loner who does not own a computer, mobile phone or even a television, but lives in quiet solitude, designing puzzles for a living, under the nom-de-plume of Ludwig.
But when his brother James – a successful DCI leading Cambridge’s busy major crimes team – goes missing, John takes over his brother’s identity in a quest to discover his whereabouts.
Motherland and Line of Duty star Anna Maxwell Martin plays Lucy, James’s wife, in the 'case-of-the-week’ crime show.
The cast also includes Dipo Ola, Gerran Howell, Izuka Hoyle, Dylan Hughes and Dorothy Atkinson and the show has been weitten and created byMark Brotherhood
Trailer for Ludwig, starring David Mitchell
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