Overview
- The second series premiered on BBC One at 9pm BST on Thursday, August 20, with the first three episodes available on BBC iPlayer and the final three scheduled to air in September.
- The season formally installs David Mitchell’s John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor as a Crime Scene Consultant for the Cambridge force while the central mystery of his missing twin brother continues unresolved.
- Key cast members from series one return, including Anna Maxwell Martin and Dipo Ola, and new regulars such as Sian Clifford and Mark Bonnar join the ensemble.
- Early coverage and viewer reaction praise Mitchell’s performance, the show’s comic tone and cosy-crime appeal but flag issues with plotting clarity and episode pacing.
- Production was filmed around Rickmansworth and Cambridge in 2025, local councils received modest fees, and international windows are staggered with BritBox reported to carry the show in the US later this year.