David Mitchell comedy drama Ludwig begins filming
Production is underway on Ludwig, the new comedy drama series starring David Mitchell.
Announced last year, the six-part BBC One series written by Mark Brotherhood sees Mitchell playing John 'Ludwig' Taylor. When the character's identical twin, James, disappears off the face of the earth, John takes over his brother's identity in a quest to discover his whereabouts.
The synopsis explains: "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'.
"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?"
David Mitchell says: "I'm delighted to be working in a genre of television that I have loved ever since, at the age of 10, I started watching the Miss Marple adaptations, starring Joan Hickson, with my parents. Sometimes the only thing that can bring the whole family together is murder."
Joining Mitchell in the 'case-of-the-week' format is Motherland star Anna Maxwell Martin playing Lucy Betts-Taylor, John's sister-in-law and wife of his missing brother James.
Also joining the cast are Dipo Ola, Gerran Howell, Izuka Hoyle, Dylan Hughes and Dorothy Atkinson.
Scheduling will be announced in due course.