- A Christmas special of Ludwig will be broadcast this December, with guest actors including Poirot star Sir David Suchet
- The episode sees John, Lucy and Henry trapped in a Yorkshire hotel. A sudden blackout turns the festivities into a locked-room murder mystery
- Suchet says: “It made quite the refreshing change to be playing a suspect rather than the detective”
BBC One has announced a Ludwig Christmas special, with a cast list including Sir David Suchet.
The producers say: “With Series 2 of the International Emmy Award-winning detective series Ludwig currently airing to great success on BBC iPlayer and BBC One, and with Series 3 now in production, the BBC today announced a Ludwig Christmas special for this coming festive season.
“It will see the actor behind one of television’s most famous detectives, Hercule Poirot, having the tables turned, with Sir David Suchet taking on the role of a murder suspect in this Christmas episode.”
Also joining David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin in the special episode in guest roles will be Jason Flemyng, Joe Wilkinson, Cathy Tyson, Alexandra Roach, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Rebekah Staton, Claire Price, Ariella Glaser and George Rainsford.
Set in Yorkshire, the one-hour episode sees John, Lucy and Henry arrive at a remote Christmas themed hotel for what should have been a much-needed escape, when a sudden blackout turns the festivities into a locked-room murder mystery. Trapped by a blizzard and cut off from the outside world, the guests must spend the night with a killer in their midst. With John reluctantly pulled into one of his strangest puzzles yet, the race is on for the Taylors to solve the crime before Christmas.
David Mitchell says: “I have long been a huge admirer of Sir David Suchet‘s work and have watched every episode of Poirot several times, so it was a dream come true for me when he agreed to appear in the Ludwig Christmas special. He was an absolute joy to work and spend time with – funny, interesting and generous – and his performance in the programme is wonderful.”
Sir David Suchet says: “It was an absolute pleasure to work alongside David Mitchell and the wonderful ensemble cast. It made quite the refreshing change to be playing a suspect rather than the detective, and to sit comfortably in my armchair while David delivered the denouement. I had a thoroughly enjoyable time.”
Series 2 of Ludwig is on Thursday nights at 9pm. The first three episodes from the current series are also on BBC iPlayer, with Episodes 4-6 available from 10th September.
