Fans of the BBC's murder mystery series Ludwig have been teased with a short trailer for the second series.
Series one of the detective drama starring David Mitchell was a huge hit in 2024, becoming the channel's biggest new scripted show since 2022. It attracted more than 9.5 million viewers across 28 days.
Now a second series is expected to be shown soon, although a transmission date has yet to be revealed.
David Mitchell will return as John 'Ludwig' Taylor, while Anna Maxwell Martin will also be back as his sister-in-law, Lucy Betts-Taylor.
Best known for his role in the comedy Peep Show, David Mitchell was born in Headington and was a pupil at Abingdon School.
In the BBC trailer the words 'Ludwig is back' feature in a crossword clue, and David Mitchell says: "Hello, I'm John Taylor, puzzle consultant".
The trailer also shows glimpses of Anna Maxwell Martin's return as Lucy.
Last month, the popular actress teased what we can expect from series two, calling it "cracking" and "really, really good".
"I can't tell you anything because my mind's gone blank and I'll probably be killed and I don't know what I'm allowed to tell you!," she added.
"But what I can say is it's really, really good, I think it's even better than season 1. I think we've sort of built on what we had, and we've made it even better."
The synopsis for Ludwig series two says: "Picking up from the end of series one, master puzzle-setter John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor (Mitchell) is now a Crime Scene Consultant, working alongside DCI Russell Carter (Ola), on ‘impossible’ crimes for the Cambridge Police Authority.
"No longer having to masquerade as his brother, he’s openly more ‘Ludwig’ than ever – brilliant at solving puzzles but hopeless at everything else.
"But John’s identical twin brother, James, is still missing, and now that he’s an official employee of the station, John is forbidden from using any police resources to look for his brother or uncover exactly what he was investigating.
"Of course, John won’t stop and neither will Lucy (Martin), John’s sister-in-law and wife of his missing brother James – a puzzle needs solving and a husband and father needs bringing home.
"One masquerade may have ended, but a new one has just begun."
No precise date has been revealed for when series two will be shown but it is expected on screens later this year.
