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Reviewed 8 October 2026 · Sources & corrections
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17 September 2026 · spoiler-light

The archive’s visual clues are also accessibility clues

Maps, timelines and evidence diagrams now use written labels, borders and ordering—not colour alone—to carry meaning. Increased-contrast and forced-colour settings strengthen those distinctions automatically.

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Latest additions

17 September 2026

No plot outcome is revealed here.

Craft and location audit

A new cross-file audit records composite filming places, architectural clue methods, the location status of all twelve episodes, live venue checks and recurring writing patterns with clear attribution boundaries.

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Character dynamics and Cambridge travel

New ledgers record Lucy and John relationship changes without inventing private attitudes, and connect central Cambridge locations to current official rail, bus, walking and Park and Ride sources.

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Research ledgers

New spoiler-light registers cover James-linked objects, places and communications; theory confidence; fair-play and viewer-solvability labels; specialist knowledge; deduction mistakes; a logic glossary; and John Taylor role changes.

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Director approaches and production-made puzzle props

First-person interviews now identify Robert McKillop’s spatial-puzzle method and Jill Robertson’s three-dimensional planning, while credited production accounts confirm genuine working puzzle content made for on-screen props.

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Series One DVD and Christmas-special forward watch

The UK Series One DVD release is now recorded with format, distributor, region, disc, running-time and subtitle details. A separate dated watchlist preserves six pre-broadcast questions for the Christmas special without presenting them as predictions.

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Reader tools

Every file with reader tools now offers a page-specific correction link. Episode dossiers have a cleaner print layout, including visible link destinations.

Accessible reading

The theory board gains a plain-language explanation. The accessibility record now states the transcript policy for any future original audio or video.

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Backlog position

Reviewed 8 October 2026

Reviewed160 / 160Every numbered request assessed
Complete120Published or implemented in source
under way0Needs further episode-level work
Blocked40Needs evidence, rights or infrastructure
Release gateNot passedNo partial publication from this batch
Next reviewEvidence-ledBlocked claims will not be guessed
How to read thisReviewed does not mean complete.A blocked item remains visible because an honest gap is more useful than invented detail.
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8 October 2026: completed Series 2 and new guides

New character profiles cover Ronan Ziegler, Joanne Kemper, Gareth Fisher, Ethan Cole, Caitlin Sullivan and Clint Radley. The Series 2 record is complete, and the atlas now links the Perrin’s Lane and Liberty Tea Rooms location files.

Making of Ludwig · International titles and broadcasters · Shows to watch next. Ratings, awards, music and travel guides have also been updated.