‘Ludwig’ Christmas Special Set at BBC, BritBox With Guest Star and Famed ‘Poirot’ Actor David Suchet

David Suchet will go from hunter to hunted in Ludwig ‘s newly announced Christmas special, with the famed Poirot actor set to play a murder suspect.

David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin, who lead the cosy crime series for the BBC and BritBox , will return, alongside co-stars Jason Flemyng, Joe Wilkinson, Cathy Tyson, Alexandra Roach and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.

With series two of the Emmy-winning Ludwig currently airing to great success on BBC iPlayer and BBC One — and with series three now in production — the Christmas special comes as welcome news to fans of Mark Brotherhood’s show. Related Stories Movies From Murdoch to Musk: This Year's Venice Lineup Is Its "Most Political Ever" Movies Meryl Streep, Laura Poitras Join 'My Undesirable Friends: Part II' as Exec Producers (Exclusive)

Suchet, the English star behind one of television’s most famous detectives in Agatha Christie’s Poirot (1989-2013), joined Mitchell for a festive photo op, released on Wednesday to celebrate the announcement.

Set in Yorkshire, the hour-long 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.