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David Mitchell plays a middle-class dweeb yet again, and it’s great

David Mitchell plays a middle-class dweeb yet again, and it’s great

The “Would I Lie To You” stalwart is hilarious as Ludwig breathes brain-teasing life into the police procedural.

David Mitchell plays a puzzle-setter turned detective in “Ludwig”. 

Ludwig took the UK by storm last September, and BBC One’s cozy crime series finally became available in Australia last month.

Boasting a whip-smart tonal balance between comedy and detective mystery, Ludwig has already been given the green light for a second season – unlikely success for a show you might describe as case-of-the-week meets Revenge of the Nerds.

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