OFFICIAL TRAILER RELEASED FOR CLEVER CRIME COMEDY "LUDWIG" STARRING DAVID MITCHELL

The BritBox Original, which also stars Anna Maxwell Martin ("Until I Kill You"), will debut on BritBox on March 20

The detective show broke viewership records out of the UK, with more than 9.5 million viewers and a second season already confirmed

· Today, in celebration of National Puzzle Day, BritBox debuted the official trailer for its Original detective comedy Ludwig, which will premiere with two episodes on Thursday, March 20 followed by one new episode weekly through the April 17 finale.

· Puzzle setter John 'Ludwig' Taylor sees his life of solitude turned upside down when his identical twin brother, James, disappears without a trace. In a quest to track James down and bring him home, Ludwig assumes his brother's identity - but by taking over every aspect of James's life, Ludwig is forced to confront his own issues. Unlike Ludwig, James is no hermit. Far from it, in fact. He's a family man who also just happens to be DCI of a busy inner-city major crimes team. For Ludwig, these are big shoes to fill, and playing dad to a ready-made family proves every bit as challenging as tackling the grisliest of crime scenes. But Ludwig has one big advantage: his ability to see the world in puzzle form. Can this master of all things cryptic crack his biggest puzzle yet?

· Ludwig is a Big Talk Studios in association with That Mitchell And Webb Company production for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. It was commissioned by Jon Petrie, Director of Comedy Commissioning at the BBC. The series is written and created by Mark Brotherhood. The Executive Producers are Kenton Allen, Mark Brotherhood, Saurabh Kakkar, David Mitchell, Kathryn O'Connor and Chris Sussman, the Producer is Georgie Fallon. The Directors are Robert McKillop and Jill Robertson. The BBC Commissioning Editor is Tanya Qureshi. It is co-produced in association with BritBox International with ITV Studios distributing the series internationally.

· Cast: David Mitchell (Peep Show), Anna Maxwell Martin (Line of Duty), Dipo Ola (Landscapers), Dorothy Atkinson (Stonehouse)

· Creatives: Mark Brotherhood (writer/creator), Robert McKillop (director), Jill Robertson (director), Georgie Fallon (producer)

· Executive Producers: Kenton Allen, Mark Brotherhood, Saurabh Kakkar, David Mitchell, Kathryn O'Connor, Chris Sussman, Stephen Nye

· Production & Distribution Partners: Big Talk Productions, ITVS, BBC

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