Top billed cast

1. 

   David Mitchell

   John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor

2. 

   Anna Maxwell Martin

   Lucy Betts-Taylor

3. 

   Dipo Ola

   DI Russell Carter

4. 

   Gerran Howell

   DC Simon Evans

5. 

   Izuka Hoyle

   DS Alice Finch

6. 

   Dorothy Atkinson

   DCS Carol Shaw

7. 

   Sophie Willan

   Holly Pinder

8. 

   Dylan Hughes

   Henry Betts-Taylor

9. 

   Ralph Ineson

   Chief Constable Ziegler

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Current Season

Season 2

| 6 Episodes

Reviews

A review by MovieGuys

Written by MovieGuys on 2025-01-26

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 ...read the rest

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Status
Returning Series

Original Language
English

Original Name
Ludwig

Keywords

• disappearance
• twins
• bold
• cosy crime