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Ludwig is a big hit on the BBC and about to rack up BritBox - but its runaway success and positive reaction surprise even ace David Mitchell .
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Ludwigis the newest cosy offence murder whodunit hit on the BBC.David Mitchellplays John ' Ludwig ' Taylor , a socially awkward and reclusive designer of puzzles who attempts to find out what materialise to his missing twin brother by impersonating him in his chore as a detective chief inspector for the Cambridge Police . He talked into the artifice by agreeing with the utmost reluctance of his babe - in - constabulary Lucy ( Anna Maxwell Martin ) to uncover the the true of his brother ’s sudden disappearance , with Ludwig ’s passion for mystifier being their secret arm . The only catch is that John keeps solving tangible murders , which keeps him from their main mission . The serial would n’t have been the hit it is without Mitchell as the nervous and jittery John Taylor , but even he was surprised by how full-grown of a bang it was .
Mitchell ’s last major TV serial publication was the long - running Channel 4 sitcomPeep Show , which had to campaign the scourge of cancellation despite raves from fans and critic . Peep Showwas created byJesse Armstongyears before he went on the create the zeitgeist - tappingSuccessionfor HBO . That and his even panellist gig on the comedy lecture showWould I dwell to You?has made Mitchell a family name in the UK . When he assist theRadio Times Covers Partyrecently , he was asked aboutLudwig ,
" You always hope things will go that well , but no , I ’ve never done a thing that has resonated with an consultation so quickly , " He read . " I ’ve done thing that I ’m really proud of , but it felt like what TV must have been like in the ' 80s : It was on , and a workweek later , everyone knew about it . I do n’t know why it was so successful . I ’m not going to say myself . It ’s really well written ; there ’s an appetite for that eccentric of programme . I think the BBC supported it very well , put it on at a fourth dimension of twelvemonth that mass were really up for that show , and hopefully it was a dependable version of that sort of show , it was what people wanted at that point . "
Ludwigwas renewed for a second time of year in October of last year , having originate into the BBC . Director of ComedyJon Petriecredited a " blending of top - tier British amusing talent , a gripping secret , and brilliantly crafted crime storylines . " Mitchell tot , " It ’s in spades a different fanbase toPeep Show . And just really nice enthusiasm , they just had a safe sentence watching – that ’s the dot of making a TV show . "
Ludwig , an original TV serial publication created and write byMark Brotherhood , was not based on a book or previously existing series . It is probably a collision because it is cunning and funny and feels specific , with a hero toy by Mitchell as a specific person or else of just a eccentric . It is unambiguously British in tincture and its sense of humour instead of another generic remaking of a European show like too many others these days .
Ludwigpremieres in the US onBritBoxon March 20th .
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