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Ludwig: in this comic BBC detective drama, puzzles are key to solving a murder – and understanding other people

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par Deborah Klika/Klikova, Academic Portfolio Lead in Film & Television Production, University of Greenwich

“It makes no sense. It’s impossible to solve” – so decries John “Ludwig” Taylor (David Mitchell) when trying to solve a murder using puzzle techniques in the new six-part BBC detective series, Ludwig.

Each week puzzle designer John uses his skill to solve a crime. The show, also starring Anna Maxwell Martin, is guided by the thematic question: “how do we solve life’s puzzles?”

John’s twin brother James (also portrayed by Mitchell) has suddenly gone missing. Enlisted by his sister-in-law…

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