The 'Ludwig' Trailer Introduces Your New Favorite Bumbling Detective

Most Americans probably first encountered That Mitchell & Webb Look in syndication on BBC America in the early 2010s or streaming on Hulu and Netflix in the twenty-teens. Titular stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb were already quite popular in the U.K., first breaking out with The Mitchell and Webb Situation around 2001 and the follow-up hit series Peep Show. While not all of Mitchell's work has been imported, between VPNing and streaming, his comedy shows have a devoted fan base (not unlike Noel Fielding & The Mighty Boosh). His latest series, Ludwig, has been a smash hit in the U.K., and now BritBox has dropped its own trailer in honor of National Puzzle Day.

"National Puzzle Day" may seem odd for a trailer debut, but it fits the series theme. The BBC calls Ludwig a “case-of-the-week mystery-crime-comedy-drama. " Although technically a police procedural, it is a little bit of everything. Mitchell plays the titular character, John "Ludwig" Taylor, whose mental health issues have led him to a quiet life as a puzzle maker. Mitchell also plays Ludwig's twin brother, DCI James Taylor, who disappears when the story starts. Ludwig probably would go to the police, even though his brother is the police and no one has said anything about him disappearing. Instead, his sister-in-law, Lucy Betts-Taylor (Anna Maxwell Martin), bullies him into assuming his brother's identity to investigate.

(Obviously, the most logical solution!)