Update on when Ludwig season 2 will be shown on the BBC

While BBC bosses have yet to announce transmission dates, it is understood season two will be shown in the autumn, as filming for the second series has now wrapped.

While the BBC has not yet said which month series two will be launched in, a likely option is September, as that would follow the same pattern as for season one.

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After filming was concluded, the first episode for season one was screened on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

David Mitchell, Anna Maxwell Martin and Dylan Hughes (Image: BBC/BigTalk Studios/Olly Courtney)

The series is set in Cambridge, and comedian David Mitchell will return as John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor, while Anna Maxwell Martin is back as his sister-in-law, Lucy Betts-Taylor.

Best known for his role in the comedy Peep Show, Mr Mitchell grew up in Headington and was a pupil at independent boys’ school Abingdon School.

He also worked for Oxford University Press as a proofreader but was rejected by Merton College, instead studying at Cambridge University.

Series one of the detective drama was a hit in 2024, becoming the channel’s biggest new scripted show since 2022.

It attracted more than 9.5 million viewers across 28 days.

Sian Clifford as Joanne Kemper MP (Image: BBC/Big Talk Studios/Olly Courtney)

Mr Mitchell’s co-star Anna Maxwell Martin said earlier that filming has now concluded for season 2.

She plays Lucy, the wife of a missing detective who enlists his puzzle-loving twin brother (both played by David Mitchell) to solve the mystery.

The actress recently told the Radio Times: “Season two is cracking. It’s really, really good.

“I can’t tell you anything because my mind’s gone blank and I’ll probably be killed and I don’t know what I’m allowed to tell you!

“But what I can say is it’s really, really good, I think it’s even better than season one.”

During the first series John Taylor became surprisingly adept at solving murders, despite his lack of experience.

Mr Mitchell previously spoke about season 2, saying: “When you watch the second series, you realise there’s still quite a lot of obfuscation involved in his role, because not everyone in the police force is entirely on side with his appointment.

“And of course, he’s still got to cover up the fact that for a long time he was solving cases while impersonating a police officer. And if that ever gets out, well, five murderers will walk free, and he won’t walk free himself.”

The comedy-drama series is created and written by screenwriter Mark Brotherhood, whose previous writing credits include shows like Cold Feet, Mount Pleasant, and Father Brown. He also serves as an executive producer on the series.