The theatre case
An unusual double confession opens John's first investigation as an official Crime Scene Consultant.
- Director
- George Kane
- Reported filming venue
- Theatre Royal Windsor · visitor guide
- Archive state
- Completed episode record
Completed broadcast record
How many episodes are in Ludwig Series 2?
Ludwig Series 2 has six numbered episodes, broadcast on BBC One from 20 August to 24 September 2026. A separate Christmas special follows in December 2026.
Status: all six BBC One broadcasts completeBroadcast run checked 25 September 2026
Reviewed 8 October 2026 · Sources & corrections
Series 2 visual tracker
Broadcast status at a glance
The icons identify the case themes, and the links below open the completed recaps.
The completed Series 2 record
All six BBC One transmissions are complete. Use the episode links below for the individual case, evidence, characters and location record. Source.
Completed casebook
Six completed cases
The completed caseboard connects the six investigations to their recaps, characters and locations.
Series 2 case board
All six episodes
Premises are spoiler-light. Detailed solutions belong behind the controls in the main Case Files archive.
The wedding witnesses
A murder apparently happens before an entire room of witnesses, turning collective testimony into the puzzle.
- Director
- George Kane
- Reported filming venue
- North Mymms Park, Hertfordshire · visitor guide
- Archive state
- Completed episode record
The influencer case
A death in central Cambridge creates a movement-and-CCTV problem suited to a map-and-timeline reconstruction.
- Director
- George Kane
- Method
- Time, movement and camera coverage
- Archive state
- Completed episode record
The snooker puzzle
A snooker-linked murder puts John opposite champion Danny Sloane, played by Stephen Merchant.
- Director
- Stella Corradi
- Archive state
- Completed episode record
- Location leads
- Mildmay Club and Bramble & Moss · visitor guides
The sushi-bar case
An unlikely witness contributes to John's attempt to make the pieces fit.
- Director
- Stella Corradi
- Archive state
- Completed episode record
Close to home
The finale brings the weekly case into the continuing James investigation.
- Director
- Stella Corradi
- Spoiler level
- Finale spoilers behind reveal controls
Completed run: Series 2 aired on BBC One from 20 August to 24 September 2026. Each episode has a recap; plot solutions remain behind spoiler controls.
Production facts
The shape of Series 2
Written by creator Mark Brotherhood. Produced by Big Talk Studios with That Mitchell and Webb Company; co-produced with BritBox and ZDF for the BBC.
Completed run · 24 September
The BBC One run is complete
All six episodes are available on BBC iPlayer. British Comedy Guide records the completed six-week BBC One run, ending on 24 September 2026. Source.
Commission extension
Christmas belongs to this commission
The 60-minute Christmas episode forms part of the Series 2 commission, but is indexed separately from the six numbered cases.
Interview archive
How the returning team describes Series 2
First-person interviews are kept separate from episode fact so readers can distinguish interpretation and intention.
Anna Maxwell Martin
Martin describes Lucy as the energetic counterweight to John and says the new series makes the partnership more active as Lucy works at the local newspaper.
Read the interview →David Mitchell
Mitchell's Series 2 interview discusses John's new official role and the programme's balance between solve-along cases and the continuing James mystery.
Open the interview collection →Kenton Allen
The executive producer explains the programme's mixture of mystery form, comic character and emotional stakes.
Read the interview →Transmission ledger
Six cases, two release batches
Dates describe the BBC One broadcasts; the iPlayer rows record the announced UK batch pattern.
CaseBBC OneBBC iPlayer
Episodes 1–320 August · 27 August · 3 SeptemberAvailable from 20 August
Episodes 4–610 September · 17 September · 24 SeptemberAvailable from 10 September
Schedule information can change. The official player and current BBC listings take precedence over this dated archive record.
Official media desk
Watch before reading speculation
The Production File now embeds the official BBC trailers for Series 1 and Series 2, with direct YouTube links if an embedded player is unavailable.
Media rule
Embedded, not copied
The Casebook uses YouTube's official player in privacy-enhanced mode. It does not download, re-upload or extract stills from the trailers.
Is there a Ludwig Series 2 Episode 7?
No. Series 2 had six numbered episodes. A separate Christmas special follows in December 2026, and Series 3 is expected in 2027. See the Christmas special guide and Series 3 guide for the separate release plans. Big Talk Studios announced the 2026 Christmas special; British Comedy Guide reports Series 3 as expected in 2027.