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In pictures: David Mitchell films new crime comedy drama Ludwig in Cambridge




TV star David Mitchell has been filming in Cambridge for a new BBC One series called Ludwig.

The cast of the new show, a “genre-bending crime comedy drama” set in Cambridge, spent last Monday filming around St John’s College before moving to the Millpond and the River Cam on Tuesday.

David Mitchell filming the new BBC comedy Ludwig in Cambridge. Picture: Bav Media
David Mitchell filming the new BBC comedy Ludwig in Cambridge. Picture: Bav Media

The series will tell the story of John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor’s identical twin, DCI James Taylor, who disappears off the face of the Earth. John - played by Cambridge alumnus Mitchell - takes over his brother’s identity in a quest to discover his whereabouts.

David Mitchell filming the new BBC comedy Ludwig in Cambridge with co-star Dipo Ola. Picture: David Mitchell
David Mitchell filming the new BBC comedy Ludwig in Cambridge with co-star Dipo Ola. Picture: David Mitchell

According to the BBC “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’.

The detective series follows full-time luddite, John 'Ludwig' Taylor, as he assumes the identity of his missing twin brother in a bid to track him down and bring him home.

David Mitchell filming the new BBC comedy Ludwig in Cambridge. Picture: Bav Media
David Mitchell filming the new BBC comedy Ludwig in Cambridge. Picture: Bav Media
David Mitchell filming Ludwig in Cambridge. Picture: Bav Media
David Mitchell filming Ludwig in Cambridge. Picture: Bav Media
David Mitchell filming Ludwig in Cambridge. Picture: Bav Media
David Mitchell filming Ludwig in Cambridge. Picture: Bav Media

“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?”

Joining David Mitchell in the ‘case-of-the-week’ crime comedy-drama is Anna Maxwell Martin (Motherland, Line of Duty), as Lucy Betts-Taylor, John’s sister-in-law and wife of his missing brother James.

David Mitchell filming the new BBC comedy Ludwig on the Backs in Cambridge with co-star Dipo Ola, who is known for BBC’s Inside No 9 and the HBO true crime mini series, Landscapers. Picture: Bav Media
David Mitchell filming the new BBC comedy Ludwig on the Backs in Cambridge with co-star Dipo Ola, who is known for BBC’s Inside No 9 and the HBO true crime mini series, Landscapers. Picture: Bav Media
David Mitchell and Dipo Ola filming Ludwig in Cambridge. Picture: Bav Media
David Mitchell and Dipo Ola filming Ludwig in Cambridge. Picture: Bav Media
FIlming of Ludwig on the River Cam in Cambridge. Picture: Keith Heppell
FIlming of Ludwig on the River Cam in Cambridge. Picture: Keith Heppell

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.”

David Mitchell filming Ludwig in Cambridge. Picture: Bav Media
David Mitchell filming Ludwig in Cambridge. Picture: Bav Media
David Mitchell filming Ludwig in Cambridge. Picture: Bav Media
David Mitchell filming Ludwig in Cambridge. Picture: Bav Media
Filming at the Mill Pond for Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy crime drama series. Picture: Keith Heppell
Filming at the Mill Pond for Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy crime drama series. Picture: Keith Heppell
Filming at the Mill Pond for Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy crime drama series. Picture: Keith Heppell
Filming at the Mill Pond for Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy crime drama series. Picture: Keith Heppell

Also joining the cast are Dipo Ola (Landscapers, We Hunt Together), Gerran Howell (Catch-22, Suspicion), Izuka Hoyle (Boiling Point, Big Boys), Dylan Hughes (Malory Towers, Maternal), and Dorothy Atkinson (Mum, The Gold).

Ludwig will have six episodes and is a Big Talk Studios Production in association with That Mitchell and Webb Company for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The writer is Mark Brotherhood.

Filming at the Mill Pond for Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy crime drama series. Picture: Keith Heppell
Filming at the Mill Pond for Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy crime drama series. Picture: Keith Heppell
Filming at the Mill Pond for Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy crime drama series. Picture: Keith Heppell
Filming at the Mill Pond for Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy crime drama series. Picture: Keith Heppell
Filming at the Mill Pond for Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy crime drama series. Picture: Keith Heppell
Filming at the Mill Pond for Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy crime drama series. Picture: Keith Heppell
Filming at the Mill Pond for Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy crime drama series. Picture: Keith Heppell
Filming at the Mill Pond for Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy crime drama series. Picture: Keith Heppell

Comedian and actor Mitchell, who read history at Peterhouse, Cambridge, formed comedy duo Mitchell and Webb, with Robert Webb, after meeting him while performing with Footlights – the University of Cambridge student comedy society.

Filming at the Mill Pond for Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy crime drama series. Picture: Keith Heppell
Filming at the Mill Pond for Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy crime drama series. Picture: Keith Heppell
David Mitchell in Cambridge to film BBC comedy crime series Ludwig. Picture: Colin Hutton
David Mitchell in Cambridge to film BBC comedy crime series Ludwig. Picture: Colin Hutton

Mitchell has gone on to star in shows including The Upstart Crow, Outsiders and Peep Show, and is a regular on panel shows.



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