Method, ownership, evidence states, corrections and known limits—published together so a polished page cannot quietly outrun its research.
Every confident sentence should survive the same four-stage route.
A public workload view keeps ambition separate from completion.
The illustration makes checking and correction visible while the page below explains the exact standard.
The project is independently edited and unofficial. It does not imply approval by the BBC, producers, cast or rights-holders.
These gates apply to each person independently. A published page is not automatically a completed biography.
Completion is reported as named fields, not a made-up percentage with two decimal places and a tiny lab coat.
Material changes are retained here. Typographic and purely visual adjustments are not individually logged.
Every generated internal credit link was checked for a live destination; the Christmas announcement record was reconciled with the production source; generic performer search links were removed; and image policy, register, commercial firewall, approval and two-working-day takedown controls were published.
The Series 2 check date and homepage status were brought current; RSS gained the latest verified records; images now request asynchronous decoding; and footer navigation identifies the current page for assistive technology.
The continuing Guardian Ludwig byline received a dated 28-item index and learning guide. Primary award records now distinguish wins from nominations, and the international distribution table separates historic licensing announcements from current availability.
A first-person cinematography account was converted into a sourced visual-language feature and glossary. Series 2 locations received confidence labels, while Episodes 4–6 gained fuller preview casts without publishing unaired solutions.
The complete Series 2 soundtrack register, preview-safe Episode 4–6 credits, the Ham filming record, Series 3 production diary, production-design source and primary International Emmy evidence were added with explicit verification boundaries.
The first three Series 2 guest companies were consolidated; Episodes 2 and 3 gained bounded production-geography routes; Japan and New Zealand licensing records were added; and the partnership file now distinguishes publicity access from permission and lists the evidence pack required for an approach.
Site-wide review dates were corrected; Episode 3 received its post-broadcast record; the production-design account gained its three puzzle stations; the partnerships page gained a bounded official-image request; and the research hub now exposes unresolved work.
A dated Series 2 transmission ledger, contrasting critical-reception summary, official-media route, screen-versus-real Cambridge visitor warning and newcomer viewing guide were added. Duplicate claims, fan speculation and solution material were rejected.
The planned making-the-mysteries feature was followed by five applied review cycles covering first-person interviews, production and locations, music, new recurring characters, and accessible viewing. New claims link to their evidence, analytical puzzle labels identify themselves as Casebook classifications, and reported locations remain distinct from production-confirmed places.
The confirmed Christmas special received a dedicated spoiler-light guide; Series 2 availability, Series 3 production status, guest casting and the homepage news desk were updated from the official announcement.
Nine sourced performer files were connected to the character archive. Six Creative Commons portraits were added with creator, source and licence information; profiles without safe images retain an intentional placeholder.
A monitored editorial address and subject-specific routes for corrections, accessibility, rights, fan art, visitor information and partnerships were added across the site.
A task-based research hub, nine principal character files, episode-to-motif records, official visitor routes, accessibility statement and partnership evidence pack were published together.
Official Series 1–3 announcements were rechecked and converted into a role-by-series credit table with claim-level source identifiers.
Related-file labels were mapped to their intended destinations instead of a generic repeating set of pages.
Lucy’s relationship to Henry was corrected from “Mother” phrasing in the wrong direction to “Son: Henry”.
Evidence, identity, geography, music and puzzle diagrams now state whether they are schematic, fan-created or interpretive.
Many episode files remain spoiler-light and do not yet contain detailed clue tables.
Every episode now has a sourced series cast register, but episode-specific guest attendance still requires end-credit checking.
Contribution rules are published, but reports can now be sent to webmaster@theludwigcasebook.co.uk.
Series 2 and 3 preview information remains quarantined until broadcast or formal production confirmation.
The empty structure is public now; episode facts enter it only after a reliable published-source review.
Record the opening scene, entrances, exits, route changes and spatial constraints without inventing off-screen travel.
Use concise dialogue paraphrases. Police procedure is recorded as drama first and compared with an authoritative external source only when one is available.
The earliest fair-play checkpoint is the first verified moment when every essential clue is available. Competing readings must cite evidence for and against.
Cast, production and episode records were checked for internal consistency, source labels and working profile or guide links. The Christmas-special credits were checked against the official Big Talk Studios announcement.