LUDWIG S2 - Thur 20/8 bbc 1 9pm - TV PACE NO SPOILERS

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Yah. Finally s2 is on - 6 new episodes

yes it will be on iPlayer - no I don’t want any spoilers for those who binge all 6 😘😛

We all loved this

S1 here - don’t read anymore if haven’t seen

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5170731-ludwig-wed-bbc-1-9pm-tv-pace-no-spoilers

David Mitchell reprises his role as John 'Ludwig' Taylor, the reclusive puzzle-setter thrown into the world of policing after his identical twin brother James, a detective chief inspector, vanished without explanation.

The detective dramedy series (https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a71857231/bbc-ludwig-renewed-season-three/), which stars David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin, will drop its second season on BBC One on 20 August,

Season one saw James go missing, which led to his twin brother pretending to be him as he infiltrated the local police station to investigate, and he ended up helping to solve other cases

The synopsis for the second season (https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a71744111/ludwig-season-2-must-watch-mystery/) reads: "Now that he's an official employee of the station, John is forbidden from using any police resources to look for his brother or uncover exactly what he was investigating.

Of course, John won't stop, and neither will Lucy, John's sister-in-law and wife of his missing brother James - a puzzle needs solving and a husband and father needs bringing home. One masquerade may have ended, but a new one has just begun."

😁😁😬

we stayed in the same hotel as he and Victoria one year.

i wouldn’t allow my dcs to go up to them to disturb them on their holidays.

James or John?

Actual David Mitchell. But with a beard I hasten to add. I’m not totally crazy.

I think I should report this post

shameful behaviour !

Thank you @fairislecable I’ve had a search of other things he’s been in and none of them are what I’m thinking of. It’s one of those slightly annoying things where I know there’s someone specific he’s reminding me of. Never mind! It will probably pop into my head in the middle of the night!

🙈🤣 sorry

He reminds me of that generic Northern actor they generally get to play police in gritty dramas like Sherwood. David Morrisey.

They look quite similar and I know exactly what you mean! But he will always be that bloke from the office for me. Was he in Hustle too?

Harry Potter films x 3 maybe ?

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Yes that’s him.

He’s not in Hustle. Though the actor looks similar to him I think - Tom Mannion

@RomanMum the cameras drove me mad .everyone to the side of the main shot were in an out of focus it was weird.

@Blondeshavemorefun dh and I agreed to watch “ludwig again”. He then went to play the second episode! I said no we’re watching episode 1 again! He put up some dissatisfaction but then we did watch episode 1 again. One of my favourite things about watching series 1 tv pace was the seasons changing from summer to a clear autumn by the end of the 6 episodes.

Well done @BakeOffRewatchsure dh will appreciate weekly 😂

Have we had a proper explanation as to why James and John's father disappeared? I wonder if his disappearance will be linked into why James is now in hiding i.e. Lucy & John think they're investigating James' disappearance but they actually end up solving why the father went missing too?

The whole vibe harks back to that time period - they are still living in the same house, they appear to have the same furniture, they are still driving the same car and Lucy's clothes are certainly "vintage" too.

I assume J and Js mother is no longer alive. Its strange that James has no other family and friends who have queried where he is.

Good point!
Not to mention friends/neighbours…Also Lucy’s wider family and friends.

All this has escaped me… I really must concentrate more.

I loved series 1 but this second series I am not enjoying much at all. I agree with other posters about Lucy. Could she be any more annoying? As to the ridiculous clothes she wears, what is that all about? DH, who rarely comments about anyone's clothes, commented about the short skirt and the silly silly socks

Bloody hell, give it a chance! We've only had one ep of S2 so far.

Why would anyone be bothered about clothes a quirky character would wear in an enjoyable and quirky TV show?

We have watched more than 1 episode so have given it a chance

Most famously, he’s Finchy from The Office.

However, his voice is all over the adverts. He’s just been replaced by Vernon Kaye in the Dacia ads.

Well I am not the only one to have commented about her clothes. Is she meant to be quirky? She just looks ridiculous and I am pretty sure she didn't wear such strange clothes in the first series.

A bug of mine is socks with dresses or skirts as I think it looks awful and ridiculous unless you are a school girl. I may be sad but for me it distracts from the storyline especially as she is very annoying even without the silly clothes

Because it's not the clothes. For me, anyway.
It's partly the clothes. And the hair - just imo.
But mainly it's the annoying yakking on, cutting across John and her son when their trying to say something when it's been shown over and over again how bright they are.
The ridiculous Girls' Own Annual charging off to become a journalist.
And the lack of insight into how useless she is compared to the others and how she can spoil things.
Quirky is fine if there are redeeming features: Cf John.
Quirky for the sake of it is just weird with no useful features.

Good point about family guessing dad may pop up

it is tv