Ludwig
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 2024
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Comedy drama about a man investigating his identical twin's disappearance. Stars David Mitchell, Anna Maxwell Martin, Dipo Ola, Izuka Hoyle, Gerran Howell and more.
- Due to return for Series 2
Press clippings
"Scream-at-the-screen stupid" - the TV letdowns of the year
Bad Sisters, Ludwig, Sweetpea and Daddy Issues did not please TV critics at The Guardian.
Kate Abbott, Alexi Duggins, Stuart Heritage and Hollie Richardson, The Guardian, 30th December 2024Ludwig 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 2024Broadcast Awards 2025 comedy nominees revealed
Boarders, Changing Ends, G'wed, Inside No. 9, Ludwig and Things You Should Have Done are up for Best Comedy Programme in the Broadcast Awards 2025.
British Comedy Guide, 27th November 2024I Talk Telly Awards 2024 nominations announced
Big Mood, Boarders, Daddy Issues, Ludwig, Mammoth, Mr. Bigstuff, Spent, Such Brave Girls, Things You Should Have Done and We Might Regret This are amongst the nominees in the I Talk Telly Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 9th 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's Anna Maxwell Martin is TV's most underrated actor
It's time she was propelled into the league of Sarah Lancashire, Keeley Hawes and Olivia Colman - where she belongs.
Michael Hogan, i Newspaper, 30th October 2024Ludwig review
This detective dramedy is the perfect comfort watch.
Eleanor Harvey, Indiependent, 24th October 2024Ludwig, the Guardian's genius new crossword setter
The Guardian has recruited a crossword compiler with a difference: he is entirely fictional.
Alan Connor, The Guardian, 7th 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 2024Big Talk's Kenton Allen on BBC comedy Ludwig
Kenton Allen is executive producer on new six-part BBC comedy Ludwig.
Pippa Considine, Televisual, 30th September 2024