“Ludwig” stars David Mitchell as a pair of theoretically identical twins One is a socially awkward loner who likes puzzles, and the other is a do-gooder detective who has mysteriously disappeared from the Cambridge police force All six episodes are now available in the UK

You can watch “Ludwig” online from anywhere with a VPN, and for free

The drama follows John “Ludwig” Taylor, whose quest to find his brother James somehow leads him into a series of murders that require his unique skills

Is he impersonating a police officer? In a manner of speaking, yes, but he looks exactly like one As he lives his brother's life for an extended period of time, hilarious confusion and personality are revealed

If you like David Mitchell, you'll love it (see Q&A with the actor below) If not, you might want to watch The Great British Bake Off instead

Ready to crack the case? Read on to find out how to watch “Ludwig” online, on TV, and from anywhere

Thanks to a VPN (Virtual Private Network), Britons can watch “Ludwig” from anywhere With this software, no matter where you are in the world, your device will appear to be in your home country Our favorite is NordVPN

Using VPN is incredibly easy

1 Install the VPN of your choice As we have mentioned, NordVPN is our favorite

2 select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app For example, if you are away from the UK and want to see UK services, select UK from the list

3 Sit down and watch the show Watch episodes of “Ludwig” online and on demand on BBC iPlayer

There are currently no plans to broadcast “Ludwig” in the US

but if you are a British citizen in the US on business or vacation, you can watch the show for free by using a VPN such as NordVPN, selecting the UK from the list and selecting BBC iPlayer

If you live in the UK, you can watch “Ludwig” on BBC One every Wednesday at 9:00 pm (4:00 pm CST/1:00 pm PST) All six episodes are available for free on BBC iPlayer A valid TV license is, of course, required

If you are not in the UK, you can still watch the show using the best VPN services, such as NordVPN

As in the US, there are currently no plans to broadcast “Ludwig” in Canada, but Brits who are in the Great White North for work or vacation can watch the show using a VPN such as NordVPN

There are currently no plans to broadcast “Ludwig” in Australia, but if you are British and in the Great White Under on business or vacation, you can watch the show using a VPN such as NordVPN

There are currently no plans to broadcast “Ludwig” in New Zealand, but if you are a Briton in New Zealand on business or vacation, you can watch the show using a VPN such as NordVPN

Episode 1: The disappearance of identical twin Captain James Taylor changes the lonely life of puzzle-setter John “Ludwig” Taylor Drawn in by his sister-in-law Lucy, John reluctantly accepts his brother's identity as a detective with the Cambridge Police Department in order to find clues to his brother's whereabouts John is tasked with infiltrating the main investigative team, gathering information, and solving a completely unrelated murder case It is a difficult assignment for anyone, let alone a reclusive genius puzzle solver who rarely leaves his home Can this master puzzle solver solve the biggest puzzle ever?

Episode 2: After discovering an encrypted notebook, John decides to return to the police station to gather information about his missing brother's last case Meanwhile, John's thirst for solving mysteries draws him back to the grisly crime scene at the grand mansion What seems to be a disappearance turns out to be something more sinister as John works his way through the puzzle head Back at home, Lucy is frustrated and goes to the home of her husband's former co-worker to find out the facts

Episode 3: With new information about Police Commissioner Ziegler, John is sent back to the police station to approach his brother's new partner, Lieutenant Russell Carter, who mysteriously arrived around the same time James disappeared The new case sends John and Russell on a walking tour of Cambridge, where they are confronted with an impossible question: why would anyone kill a tour guide they just met? Lucy goes undercover to get to the bottom of what happened to conspiracy blogger Roger Sinclair and makes a shocking discovery

Episode 4: A body falls from the fourth floor of a construction site Is it just a terrible accident or a perfectly orchestrated murder? John's team thinks he is losing his touch as he begins to stick to his outlandish hypothesis and point fingers When things don't add up, John begins to question his abilities at work and at home, while Lucy grows frustrated with the lack of progress in finding a husband

Episode 5: John and his friends return to school to investigate the suspicious death of the principal While there, John is confronted with bad memories of school, but is pleasantly surprised when he is reunited with his old teacher, who taught him all about puzzles While John is distracted by the case, Lucy follows a new lead that brings her closer to finding James Lucy heads to Wales on a top-secret mission, but she is not the loner she thinks she is and is shaken by her discovery; when Holly, an IT consultant, tells him a shocking revelation, John is forced to question everything

Episode 6: All eyes are on John when Lucy is implicated in a murder plot The search for James is put on the back burner as John fights desperately to prove Lucy's innocence John is angry with James for abandoning his family and wonders if his brother is worth it As the pressure mounts, Lucy admits that what she needs now is not James or John, but Ludwig Is it time for John to reveal himself and prove his innocence to the team?