David Mitchell has revealed that there will be a Christmas special of Ludwig this December.

It will be set in an isolated hotel and, inevitably, there will be a dead body and Poirot Sir David Suchet will take on the role of a murder suspect. 

Joe Wilkinson will also appear alongside Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin. Also appearing will be Jason Flemyng, Cathy Tyson, Alexandra Roach and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.

Set in Yorkshire, the Christmas episode sees John, Lucy and Henry arrive at a remote Christmas themed hotel for what should have been a much-needed escape, when a sudden blackout turns the festivities into a locked-room murder mystery. Trapped by a blizzard and cut off from the outside world, the guests must spend the night with a killer in their midst. With John reluctantly pulled into one of his strangest puzzles yet, the race is on for the Taylors to solve the crime before Christmas.

On working with the legend that is Sir David Suchet, David Mitchell said: “I have long been a huge admirer of Sir David Suchet’s work and have watched every episode of Poirot several times, so it was a dream come true for me when he agreed to appear in the Ludwig Christmas Special. He was an absolute joy to work and spend time with - funny, interesting and generous - and his performance in the programme is wonderful.”

Sir David Suchet says: “It was an absolute pleasure to work alongside David Mitchell and the wonderful ensemble cast. It made quite the refreshing change to be playing a suspect rather than the detective, and to sit comfortably in my armchair while David delivered the denouement. I had a thoroughly enjoyable time."

The second series of Ludwig is currently airing on BBC One on Thursdays at 9pm and you really don't need to be a detective or crack puzzle solver to work out it's on iPlayer too.

Picture credit: David Mitchell and Sir David Suchet (Image: BBC/Big Talk Studios/Amanda Searle)