How to watch Ludwig season 2 from anywhere - stream the BBC’s new cosy crime classic
David Mitchell returns as the master puzzle maker who solves crimes - while dealing with a mystery closer to home
As summer enters its final weeks, the season of cosy nights in front of the TV beckons - which makes the return of the BBC’s Ludwig even more exciting.
The series stars David Mitchell (Peep Show) as John Taylor, a reclusive puzzle expert who goes by the pen name of Ludwig. His twin brother, James, is a police detective who has gone into hiding.
John ends up impersonating his twin brother to help the police solve crimes, all while joining forces with his brother’s wife, played by Anna Maxwell Martin (Motherland), to work out the mystery of his disappearance - and he realises there’s much more to it than meets the eye.
While trying to solve the overarching mystery of his brother’s disappearance, each weekly episode will see a different crime being solved by John and the police. Guest stars this season will include Stephen Merchant (The Office).
How to watch Ludwig in the UK
If you're in the UK, it's very simple to watch Ludwig, as it's free to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Providing you have a TV licence, you can watch the new episodes when they begin airing on Thursday, August 20. The episode airs on BBC One from 9pm, and will be available to watch on iPlayer.
New episodes are expected to air weekly in the same time slot. The first series had a total of six episodes and the second series is expected to have the same.
You can also catch up on all episodes from series one now.
How to watch Ludwig from anywhere in the world
If you’re going to be away from your usual TV set-up when Ludwig starts airing, but can't wait to see what cases he cracks, there's still a way.
You can still enjoy all episodes when they become available with the use of a Virtual Private Network - a VPN.
A VPN allows you to change your IP address to that of the area of what you want to watch, meaning you can tune in to the show, even if you're not there.
Our sister site, TechRadar, has tested all of the major VPN services and they rate Nord to be the absolute best.
They say, "It’s compatible with all of your devices, supports most streaming services, and ranks among the fastest. You can even install it on devices like an Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Xbox, and PlayStation. So for a one-stop-shop, you can’t go wrong with Nord."
If you've never installed a VPN before, don't worry, it's quick and easy. Just follow these three steps:
- Download and install the VPN following NordVPN's easy-to-follow instructions.
- Once you've installed your VPN, open the app and select your server location as anywhere in the UK.
- With your VPN installed and server location set to UK, you can now watch Ludwig on BBC iPlayer.
How did Ludwig season 1 end?
If you haven’t caught up with the first series on iPlayer yet, there could be spoilers ahead.
In the final episode of the first series, John - still impersonating his missing brother - helped clear his sister-in-law, Anna Maxwell Martin, of a murder for which she was almost set up.
Elsewhere, John’s brother’s disappearance was set up to be connected to former journalist, blogger and conspiracy theorist Roger Sinclair. After Sinclair was murdered, John’s brother James was one of the first cops on the scene.
James suspects something is wrong with the handling of the death scene, after the contents of Sinclair’s home go missing and his boss, DCS Carol Shaw, tells him to stop investigating. Both James and his police partner, Matt, went missing shortly after being told to drop the investigation.
James, who has been watching John from the shadows throughout the season, ends up leaving him an unusual voicemail in which he seemingly tells John to drop the investigation, too. However, using his puzzle solving brain, he realises his brother was hiding the truth in his cryptic message.
After solving the clue, John and James’s wife, Lucy, are led to a storage unit where the contents of the murdered Sinclair’s home are hidden away. What had Sinclair worked out, and who is trying to keep it hidden?
That’s what season two will explore…
