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Season 2, Episode 1
No longer having to impersonate his twin brother and following his successful closure rate for the major investigation team, puzzle setter John 'Ludwig' Taylor returns under his new job title of crime scene consultant. An unusual double confession at a theatre sees John taking centre stage as he must prove who didn't commit the crime. Return of the drama, starring David Mitchell
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David Mitchell
(Actor)
.. John `Ludwig" Taylor
Anna Maxwell Martin
(Actor)
.. Lucy Betts-Taylor
Dipo Ola
(Actor)
.. DCI Russell Carter
Mark Bonnar
(Actor)
.. Gareth Fisher
Sian Clifford
(Actor)
.. Joanne Kemper
Ralph Ineson
(Actor)
.. Chief Constable Ziegler
Dorothy Atkinson
(Actor)
.. DCS Carol Shaw
Ben Ashenden
(Actor)
.. DC Ethan Cole
Rumi Sutton
(Actor)
.. DC Caitlin Sullivan
Dylan Hughes
(Actor)
.. Henry Betts-Taylor
Michael Wildman
(Actor)
.. DCC Clint Radley
Rebecca Front
(Actor)
.. Patricia Lowery
Doon Mackichan
(Actor)
.. Portia Lowery
Gillian Royale
(Actor)
.. Lilibeth Lowery
Josh Bolt
(Actor)
.. Adam Newsum
Bairavi Manoharan
(Actor)
.. Hannah Foster
Mark Brotherhood
(Writer)
Kenton Allen
(Executive producer)
Kathryn O'Connor
(Executive producer)
Chris Sussman
(Executive producer)
Toby Welch
(Executive producer)
Georgie Fallon
(Producer)
George Kane
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
David Mitchell
(Actor)
.. John `Ludwig" Taylor
Born:
July 14, 1974
in
Salisbury
Best Known For:
Being one half of hysterical duo Mitchell and Webb.
Early-life:
Born David James Stuart Mitchell in Salisbury on July 14, 1974. He has a younger brother called Daniel. His parents were hotel managers who later moved to Oxford, where they became lecturers in hotel management. He claims he always wanted to be an actor or comedian, but told people he planned to become a barrister to please his parents. In 1993 David went to Peterhouse College, Cambridge, to study history. He performed with the famous Cambridge Footlights, eventually becoming the society president. It was in his first year at university that he met Robert Webb at an audition for a student pantomime production of Cinderella.
Career:
After graduating, Mitchell worked an usher at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. He and Webb took a number of shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before being asked to write for Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller and for surreal comedy series Big Train. In 2001, they made their first sketch show, The Mitchell and Webb Situation, which ran for six episodes on the now-defunct cable channel Play UK. Their next project came in 2003, with the award-winning Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show. They've also worked together on That Mitchell and Webb Sound, That Mitchell and Webb Look and the film Magicians. Solo, Mitchell has appeared on 10 O'Clock Live and numerous panel shows, including Would I Lie to You?, where he's a regular team captain. His autobiography, Back Story: A Memoir, was published in 2012.
Quote:
'I think, fundamentally, the people I want to make laugh are British. I can't ever imagine living abroad.'
Trivia:
He writes columns for The Observer and The Guardian.
Anna Maxwell Martin
(Actor)
.. Lucy Betts-Taylor
Best Known For:
Bleak House.
Early-life:
Born Anna Charlotte Martin in Beverley, East Yorkshire, on May 10, 1977. She has an older brother called Adam, and their mother gave up her job as a research scientist to raise them. Their father was the managing director of a pharmaceutical company; he died after a battle with cancer when Anna was 24. After leaving school, she studied history at Liverpool University, then enrolled at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Career:
Martin's TV debut came in an episode of Midsomer Murders, but she first made a mark on the acting world on stage, thanks to an acclaimed performance in the National Theatre's epic, six-hour adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials during the winter of 2003 and 2004. A year later she won a Bafta for her performance in the BBC's Bleak House; she picked up her second Bafta for Poppy Shakespeare in 2008. In fact, everything Martin touches seems to turn to gold - she's suffered very few flops or misfires in her career so far. On stage she's impressed in the likes of The Entertainer, Cabaret and Measure for Measure, while other TV projects include Freefall, Moonshot, South Riding, The Bletchley Circle and Death Comes to Pemberley (which was partly shot in her home town). Martin has been less active on film, with Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013) and Philomena (2013) the highlights.
Quote:
On period dramas: 'I just don't like it: the hair, the make-up, the corsets, the hours in costume. I'd rather have no make-up on and wear an anorak.'
Trivia:
When she was a child, Martin wanted to be Whitney Houston.
Dipo Ola
(Actor)
.. DCI Russell Carter
Mark Bonnar
(Actor)
.. Gareth Fisher
Sian Clifford
(Actor)
.. Joanne Kemper
Ralph Ineson
(Actor)
.. Chief Constable Ziegler
Born:
December 15, 1969
in
Leeds
Best Known For:
Playing Chris Finch in the sitcom The Office.
Early-life:
Ralph Michael Ineson was born in Leeds on December 15, 1969. He took Theatre Studies at Lancaster University and spent time as a teacher at York Sixth Form College.
Career:
Probably best known for his recurring role as Chris Finch in the sitcom The Office, Ineson has also starred in Playing the Field, Between the Sheets, Coronation Street, Suburban Shootout and Waterloo Road. More recently, he has starred in the miniseries Titanic, Game of Thrones, Case Sensitive, Prey and Peaky Blinders. A prolific character actor, he has more than 100 TV and film acting credits to his name.
Quote:
On his role in The Office: 'Finch was such a tiny role - not much more than a week's work in the end. But he did amazing things for my career.'
Trivia:
Ineson supports Leeds United.
Dorothy Atkinson
(Actor)
.. DCS Carol Shaw
Ben Ashenden
(Actor)
.. DC Ethan Cole
Rumi Sutton
(Actor)
.. DC Caitlin Sullivan
Dylan Hughes
(Actor)
.. Henry Betts-Taylor
Michael Wildman
(Actor)
.. DCC Clint Radley
Rebecca Front
(Actor)
.. Patricia Lowery
Born:
May 16, 1964
in
Stoke Newington
Best Known For:
The Thick of It.
Early-life:
Rebecca Louise Front was born in Stoke Newington on May 16, 1964. She comes from an artistic family - her father is an artist, her mother writes children's stories and her brother Jeremy writes (he and Rebecca often write together, most notably Radio 4's Incredible Women). Rebecca knew she wanted to act from the age of six or seven. After leaving school, she studied at St Hugh's College, Oxford, where she began performing with the Oxford Theatre Group.
Career:
Front's comedy career took off with the Radio 4 show The Bobo Girls, the second series of which was produced by Armando Iannucci, with whom she's worked with numerous times since, most notably on The Thick of It. Other comedy projects include On the Hour, The Day Today, Absolute Power, The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, The Spa and various Alan Partridge projects. Front has also dabbled in drama, with roles in The Rotters' Club, Kavanagh QC, Lewis, Jonathan Creek, and Humans.
Quote:
'I'd love a role in Sherlock. Or maybe I could play a Doctor Who monster or something. That'd be brilliant.'
Trivia:
Front's father, Charles Front, designed the title logo for The Beatles album Rubber Soul.
Doon Mackichan
(Actor)
.. Portia Lowery
Best Known For:
Smack the Pony.
Early-life:
Born Sarah-Doon Mackichan in London in August 1962. She went on to study at Manchester University's Department of Drama. She made her TV debut in the 1986 sketch comedy Five Alive.
Career:
Specialising in comedy roles, Mackichan has appeared in Brass Eye, Knowing Me, Knowing You… with Alan Partridge, The Comic Strip Presents…, and Nathan Barley. She is best known for starring in Channel 4 sketch series Smack the Pony alongside Fiona Allen and Sally Phillips. On the stage, she has appeared in Joe Orton's farce Loot, Boeing Boeing, and Jumpy. She has also featured in a number of shows on Radio 4, including Doon Your Way, and The Nick Revell Show. More recently, she has starred in Plebs, Toast of London, and Psychobitches.
Quote:
'I don't have a fear of appearing ugly or stupid if it serves the piece.'
Trivia:
In 2003, Mackichan came fourth in the charity singing contest Comic Relief Does Fame Academy.
Gillian Royale
(Actor)
.. Lilibeth Lowery
Josh Bolt
(Actor)
.. Adam Newsum
Bairavi Manoharan
(Actor)
.. Hannah Foster
Mark Brotherhood
(Writer)
Kenton Allen
(Executive producer)
Kathryn O'Connor
(Executive producer)
Chris Sussman
(Executive producer)
Toby Welch
(Executive producer)
Georgie Fallon
(Producer)
George Kane
(Director)
