BBC's Ludwig is coming to Yorkshire for Christmas special starring David Mitchell and Sir David Suchet

David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin are joined by an all-star cast in a Ludwig Christmas special, including Sir David Suchet, Jason Flemyng, Joe Wilkinson, Cathy Tyson, Alexandra Roach and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.

The episode will see the actor behind one of television’s most famous detectives, Hercule Poirot, having the tables turned, with Sir David Suchet taking on the role of a murder suspect in this Christmas episode.

Set in Yorkshire, the Christmas episode sees John (David Mitchell), Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin) and Henry (Dylan Hughes) 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 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 said: “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.”