BBC bosses 'make decision' over future of murder mystery drama Ludwig

BBC1 drama transgression play Ludwig, starring David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin, is rumoured to beryllium returning for a 2nd tally aft deed ratings and rave reviews

Murder enigma bid Ludwig is acceptable to instrumentality to the BBC for a 2nd season, aft becoming a monolithic deed for transgression play fans. 

Viewers person dubbed the David Mitchell drama thriller arsenic “the champion bid from the BBC successful years”, demanding different run. A root adjacent to the amusement has confirmed that BBC bosses are implicit the satellite with the ratings and reviews and it won’t beryllium agelong earlier bid 2 is officially fixed the greenish light.

The root said: “There person been a batch of noises astir a 2nd bid and I would beryllium perfectly gobsmacked if it didn’t travel back. Everyone progressive astatine the BBC is delighted with however good the amusement has done. It’s fixed them the cleanable detective drama, a caller instrumentality connected a classical genre. The ratings person been done the extortion and each the episodes person been successful the Top 10 connected BBC iPlayer since the amusement launched 2 weeks ago."

The insider added: “And it’s not conscionable the ratings that everyone is thrilled with, it’s the rave reviews arsenic well, successful the property and connected societal media. You lone person to work the comments, with fans demanding much episodes, to cognize that this volition perfectly travel back. Hopefully the BBC volition marque the authoritative announcement earlier the extremity of the archetypal season.”

Ludwig continues contiguous connected BBC1 with occurrence three, but each six episodes are already disposable connected iPlayer, truthful fans cognize that the amusement ends with a monolithic crippled cliffhanger that primes for different run.

In the drama, Peep Show drama histrion David plays awkward puzzle setter John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor, whose solitary beingness is upended erstwhile his identical twin, a constabulary detective, vanishes. John is drafted successful by his sister-in-law Lucy, played by Line Of Duty and Motherland prima Anna Maxwell Martin, to presume his brother’s individuality to assistance find him. The last country of play 1 revealed a large crippled twist astir the whereabouts of John’s brother, conscionable arsenic John and Lucy uncovered a monolithic clue.

David, who enforcement produces Ludwig, besides teased that a 2nd tally was connected the cards. He says: “Yes, that’s surely our anticipation that it volition transportation on. Fingers crossed. Of people you conscionable anticipation that radical bask the archetypal series.” Asked if helium would similar Ludwig to beryllium an inspiration, David laughs: “I'm megalomaniacal capable to accidental yes, possibly we volition spell down successful fable arsenic the top exponent of the genre.”

*Ludwig continues contiguous (Wednesday) connected BBC One astatine 9pm and is disposable connected iPlayer

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