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Now playing: Season 2, Episode 1 — Episode 1
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.
1. Episode 1
2026-08-20
An unusual double confession at the theatre sees John take centre stage, where he must prove who didn’t commit the crime.
2. Episode 2
2026-08-27
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.
3. Episode 3
2026-09-03
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.
4. Episode 4
2026-09-10
5. Episode 5
2026-09-17
6. Episode 6
2026-09-24
David Mitchell
John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor
Anna Maxwell Martin
Lucy Betts-Taylor
Dipo Ola
DI Russell Carter
Ben Ashenden
DC Ethan Cole
Rumi Sutton
DC Caitlin Sullivan
Dorothy Atkinson
DCS Carol Shaw
Dylan Hughes
Henry Betts-Taylor
Ralph Ineson
Chief Constable Ziegler
