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Puzzle setter John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor’s life is upended when his identical twin, DCI James Taylor, disappears. John reluctantly assumes his identity in order to track him down.

Puzzle setter John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor’s life of solitude is upended when his identical twin, DCI James Taylor, disappears. Drafted in by his sister-in-law Lucy, John reluctantly assumes his brother's identity as a detective in the Cambridge Police Authority in order to find clues to his brother’s whereabouts.

John is tasked with infiltrating the major investigations team, gathering information and solving a completely unconnected murder, all whilst remaining in character as his brother. A difficult ask for anyone, let alone a reclusive puzzle-setting genius who rarely leaves the house. Can this master of all things cryptic crack his biggest puzzle yet?

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Wed 2 Oct 202403:15
BBC Two

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John TaylorDavid Mitchell
Lucy Betts–TaylorAnna Maxwell Martin
DI Russell CarterDipo Ola
Holly PinderSophie Willan
DC Simon EvansGerran Howell
DS Alice FinchIzuka Hoyle
Henry Betts-TaylorDylan Hughes
Chief Constable ZieglerRalph Ineson
DCS Carol ShawDorothy Atkinson
JaneMia Austen
Young John & James TaylorJakub Bednarczyk
CarlaSteve Binns
Sarah GilmarshScarlett Brookes
Esther TaylorAnnabelle Dowler
BrianIkky Kabir
JamieChristos Lawton
Chris the Taxi DriverTom McCall
BeckaBridgitta Roy
ClaireCatherine Skinner
Alan HowellsKewell Ganas
Executive ProducerKenton Allen
Executive ProducerMark Brotherhood
Executive ProducerSaurabh Kakkar
Executive ProducerDavid Mitchell
Executive ProducerKathryn O'Connor
Executive ProducerChris Sussman
WriterMark Brotherhood
ProducerGeorgie Fallon
DirectorRobert McKillop
Production CompanyBig Talk Studios
Production CompanyThat Mitchell and Webb Company

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