Press clippings
Ludwig wins Best New Comedy in I Talk Telly Awards 2024
Ludwig, Brassic, Alma's Not Normal actor Siobhan Finneran and Mr. Bigstuff stars Danny Dyer & Ryan Sampson were the winners in the publicly-voted I Talk Telly Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 8th December 2024David Mitchell: Pink fishy goo makes bad news palatable
The shortage of taramasalata because of strike action is a cheery irritation amid a sea of gloom.
David Mitchell, The Observer, 17th November 2024Ludwig Series 2 confirmed
Having attracted nearly 10 million viewers with its opening series, Ludwig - the comedy drama series starring David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin - has been recommissioned.
British Comedy Guide, 31st October 2024Ludwig review
This detective dramedy is the perfect comfort watch.
Eleanor Harvey, Indiependent, 24th October 2024David Mitchell: What went wrong with Starmer's Gray matter?
Appointing the person most associated with Partygate to a partisan Labour role seemed like a mistake from the start.
The Observer, 13th October 2024This new detective show is just the ticket - but not for the reason you think
All the reviews of BBC One's big new Wednesday-night detective drama Ludwig (and there are many; the show trends on social media and some papers have covered it three or four times) say that "David Mitchell plays himself as usual". The series has been widely applauded and garlanded with stars, with reviewers saying how pleased they are to see "David Mitchell being David Mitchell", but they all agree he is "not a transformative actor". What they don't realise is that at home, he walks with a limp and speaks with a pronounced Welsh accent.
Victoria Coren Mitchell, The Telegraph, 5th October 2024Mitchell & Webb sitcom Back to be adapted by HBO
Back, the 2017 to 2021 Channel 4 sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb, is set to be re-made for American audiences by HBO.
British Comedy Guide, 1st October 2024David Mitchell the saviour of TV comedy? I'd have laughed in your face - but it's true
Television has been so serious for too long. Enter the corduroy lifer from Peep Show - Ludwig is a delight.
Camilla Long, The Sunday Times, 29th September 2024The week in TV: Ludwig
The more episodes I watched, the more I liked it.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 29th September 2024David Mitchell reveals Ludwig link to wife's show Only Connect
"Alan Connor, a real puzzle-setter [who also worked as a question editor on Victoria Coren Mitchell's show Only Connect], designed all our devious puzzles and I understood as much as I needed to, in order to look like I understood them!"
Caren Clark, What To Watch, 27th September 2024