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Ludwig

When John ‘Ludwig' Taylor's identical twin, DCI James Taylor, disappears off the face of the earth, John takes over his brother's identity in a quest to discover his whereabouts. John has never married; never had a family and never really ventured further than his own front door. Without a computer, mobile phone or even a television, he lives in quiet solitude, designing puzzles for a living, under the nom-de-plume of ‘Ludwig'.

This genre bending detective series follows full-time luddite, John 'Ludwig' Taylor, as he assumes the identity of his missing twin brother in a bid to track him down and bring him home. However, filling the shoes of your identical twin is one thing - when your twin also happens to be a successful DCI leading Cambridge's busy inner-city major crimes team the stakes are much higher. John may be a master of all things cryptic, but can he crack the biggest puzzle of his life?

Show Info

Web channel: United Kingdom BBC iPlayer (2024 - now)
Average Runtime: 57 minutes
Status: Running
Show Type: Scripted
Genres: DramaComedyCrime
Episodes ordered: 6 episodes
Created by: Mark Brotherhood

Official site: www.bbc.co.uk

7.8 (49 votes)

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Previous Episode

Episode 6

Episode 1x06; Sep 25, 2024

With Lucy embroiled in a murder plot, all eyes are on John. The hunt for James takes a back seat as John desperately battles to prove Lucy's innocence. Angry at James for abandoning his family, John questions whether his brother is worth any of this.

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
1x06: Episode 6Sep 25, 2024
1x05: Episode 5Sep 25, 2024
1x04: Episode 4Sep 25, 2024
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Recent discussions

casper1701e posted 2 months ago

Just started watching this on Britbox and I love it, although there are a lot of very unlikable cop characters that John has to deal with.  

vinajuliette posted 7 months ago

@ras44ecs wrote:
I agree, I hope there is a 2nd series. And, yeah, James hiding out makes no sense. If he is in real danger then John inherited that risk when posing as James. He knows what's been going on so, what... let the family take that risk?

It makes sense: James continues to be in danger bc he DOES know something. James called John's cell phone and left the voice mail with a misdirection for anyone who could listen in that he just left bc he was unhappy with his life. This would (hopefully) keep John and James's wife and son out of risk, BUT he knew John would see through the ruse and continue to pursue the real issue, which we should find out more about in S2!

ras44ecs posted 7 months ago

@tolham wrote:
Overall a good show, and I look forward to season 2.

 

However, I am utterly confused why James needs to remain in hiding.

I agree, I hope there is a 2nd series. And, yeah, James hiding out makes no sense. If he is in real danger then John inherited that risk when posing as James. He knows what's been going on so, what... let the family take that risk?

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