Huge blow to David Mitchell as Ludwig star’s BBC show is axed after three series

The sitcom, which ran for three seasons and three Christmas specials, first premiered in 2016

HE was crowned champion of Last One Laughing and the second series of his cosy crime drama Ludwig is another hit. But I can reveal David Mitchell has also suffered a rare blow — his Bafta-nominated sitcom Upstart Crow has bitten the dust. In it, he played William Shakespeare and Liza Tarbuck the bard’s wife,...