Ludwig cast: Who stars in the BBC series with Peep Show icon?

Reclusive puzzle-setter John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor sees his peaceful beingness turned upside down erstwhile his identical duplicate brother, James, disappears without a trace.

New BBC drama play Ludwig sees David Mitchell travel retired of his ammunition to go a respected Detective Chief Inspector solving crimes. Reclusive puzzle-setter, John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor sees his peaceful beingness turned upside down erstwhile his identical duplicate brother, James, disappears without a trace.

In bid to find James, helium takes connected his brother's individuality and each facet of James’s life, Ludwig is forced to face his ain problems. Unlike Ludwig, James is nary hermit; he's a household antheral and a highly respected DCI wrong Cambridge's engaged Major Investigations Team.

Ludwig people struggles with household beingness being arsenic hard arsenic gruesome transgression scenes, but helium sees the world successful puzzle signifier which helps him lick crimes.

Ludwig follows the case-of-the-week format, meaning determination volition beryllium a recurring main formed with immoderate impermanent stars passim the series. Comedian David Mitchell is joined by Line of Duty and Motherland prima Anna Maxwell Martin, but who other is successful the caller BBC series?

David Mitchell plays John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor

Puzzle setter John Ludwig Taylor enjoys a quiescent beingness astatine location but is forced to travel retired of his ammunition erstwhile his identical duplicate James disappears and assumes his identity. His duplicate member is simply a DCI successful the section constabulary unit and his occupation undoubtedly holds the cardinal to his disappearance.

The comedian and histrion is wide known for his relation arsenic Mark Corrigan successful the Channel 4 bid Peep Show wherever helium starred alongside his drama spouse Robert Webb. The brace besides wrote galore sketch shows unneurotic including Bruiser, The Mitchell and Webb Situation, That Mitchell and Webb Sound and That Mitchell and Webb Look.

In caller years, helium has served arsenic a squad skipper connected Would I Like To You? and made impermanent appearances connected QI, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Have I Got News for You, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year and Mock the Week.

Anna Maxwell Martin plays Lucy Betts-Taylor

Lucy Betts-Taylor is John’s sister-in-law and woman of his missing member James. She lures Ludwig into assuming John's individuality to assistance find wherever helium is.

Anna Maxwell Martin is known for her roles successful Line of Duty and drama bid Motherland, arsenic good arsenic appearances successful The Bletchley Circle, Code 404, Good Omens and A Good Girl's Guide To Murder.

Rose Ayling-Ellis plays Freya Chordwell

The histrion from Kent joins the formed of Ludwig arsenic Freya Chordwell. She is champion known for her relation arsenic Mick Carter's girl Frankie Lewis successful EastEnders for 2 years and she won the nineteenth bid of Strictly Come Dancing with Giovanni Pernice successful 2021.

She besides was a presenter for Channel 4's sum for the 2024 Summer Paralympics successful Paris and became the archetypal deaf idiosyncratic to big unrecorded sports sum connected television.

Gerran Howell portrays DC Simon Evans

DC Simon Evans is played by the Welsh histrion and comes disconnected the backmost of a agelong acting career. Some viewers whitethorn recognise him arsenic Vladimir Dracula successful CBBC tv bid Young Dracula, but helium has branched retired to TV and movie enactment successful caller years.

He played Ernesto successful The Sparticle Mystery, Emerald City and besides starred arsenic Kid Sampson successful the George Clooney-led Catch 22.

Dipo Ola plays DI Russell Carter

Dipo Ola plays DI Russell Carter and volition beryllium a recurring quality successful the BBC series. Ola made his archetypal TV quality successful Inside No.9 entitled The Referee's A W***er and successful Baghdad Central.

The histrion is possibly champion known for playing slayer Baba Lenga successful the transgression play We Hunt Together.

He has besides appeared arsenic Mark Everly successful COBRA, Douglas Hylton successful Landscapers, and Cal Baker successful McDonald & Dodds.

Ralph Ineson plays Chief Constable Ziegler

The Leeds-born histrion archetypal roseate to fame playing the “bloody good” income typical Chris Finch successful the UK sitcom The Office and made appearances connected Coronation Street, Waterloo Road, Waking The Dead, Peaky Blinders and Sherlock.

He besides featured successful the Harry Potter films, Kingsman: The Secret Service, The Last Jedi, The Witch and volition look arsenic Galactus successful the caller Fantastic Four film.

Who other appears successful Ludwig?

The afloat formed database of Ludwig is arsenic follows:

• Tom Bell arsenic Peter Williams
• Alice Feetham arsenic Hannah Waldron
• Felicity Kendal arsenic Lady Camilla Bryce
• Naveed Khan arsenic Noel
  
• Ethan Moorhouse arsenic Elliot Collins
• Alison Pargeter arsenic Debbie Williams
• Adam Ali arsenic Tour Guide
• Heidi Berger arsenic Katia
• Ella Bruccoleri arsenic Megan Rowlands
• Paul Chahidi arsenic Adrian Tate
• Julie Dray arsenic Tanya
• Amanda Lawrence arsenic Julie Tate
• Julie Legrand arsenic Manon
• Ivan Oyik arsenic Myles North
• Karen Xiang arsenic Yuna Tanaka
• Mark Slaughter arsenic Jordan Halshaw
• Anton Cross arsenic Ojay Turner
• Natali McCleary arsenic Zara Bassett
• Allan Mustafa arsenic Gary Jennings
• Alex Romashov arsenic Stefan Kaminski
• Gavin Spokes arsenic Connor Merton
• Robert Jarman arsenic Martin Symes
• Yasmin Dacre arsenic Sasha Sparks
• Suzanne Ahmet arsenic Gillian Botley
• Frankie Minchella arsenic Isaac Upton
  
• Karl Pilkington arsenic DI Matt Neville
• Pablo Raybould (Me Before You) arsenic Barry
• Harry Spalding arsenic School Boy
• Sam Swainsbury arsenic Mr Bishop
• Christopher Parramore arsenic Mr Durose
• Derek Jacobi arsenic Mr Todd
• Raychel Addo arsenic Police Officer
• Josh Bolt arsenic Adam