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Created by British screenwriter Mark Brotherhood, this gentle and enjoyable BAFTA-nominated series runs over six episodes. With skilled ensemble cast that includes the UK’s David Mitchell, Anna Maxwell Martin, Sophie Willan, Ralph Ineson and Nigeria-born Dipo Ola, the series is co-produced by the BBC, That Mitchell & Webb Company and Big Talk Productions.

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Hoping to get to the bottom of his twin brother’s disappearance, puzzle setter John “Ludwig” Taylor (David Mitchell) takes on his brother’s identity, becoming DCI James Taylor. As he gets drawn into a murder case that his brother's team were working on, Ludwig realises that his talent for puzzles makes him very good at solving cases.