John Taylor lives in quiet solitude, designing puzzles for a living, under the nom-de-plume of 'Ludwig'. When his identical twin, James, disappears off the face of the earth, John takes over his brother's identity in a quest to discover his whereabouts.
2 seasons · 12 episodes
Puzzle setter John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor returns under the new title of crime scene consultant.
S2 E1Episode 1
Aug 20, 202660 min
An unusual double confession at the theatre sees John take centre stage, where he must prove who didn’t commit the crime.
S2 E2Episode 2
Aug 20, 202654 min
When a ceilidh is cut short by an unwelcome guest, John is left in a spin. Ironically, a murder witnessed by an entire wedding party proves to be quite the puzzle.
S2 E3Episode 3
Aug 20, 202655 min
Trying to gather intel for Lucy’s interview, John gets sidetracked by the murder of an influencer in the heart of Cambridge. The Taylors soon spot a sinister pattern in their theory.
Episode 4
Sep 10, 2026
Episode 5
Sep 17, 2026
Episode 6
Sep 24, 2026
David Mitchell
John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor
Anna Maxwell Martin
Lucy Betts-Taylor
Dipo Ola
DI Russell Carter
Dorothy Atkinson
DCS Carol Shaw
Dylan Hughes
Henry Betts-Taylor
Ralph Ineson
Chief Constable Ziegler
Izuka Hoyle
DS Alice Finch
Gerran Howell
DC Simon Evans
Ben Ashenden
DC Ethan Cole
Rumi Sutton
DC Caitlin Sullivan
Sophie Willan
Holly Pinder
Jakub Bednarczyk
Young John
