peep show

British polymath David Mitchell, best known here for “Peep Show” and as a hilariously irascible team captain on “Would I Lie to You?,” stars as a crossword puzzle maker whose police detective twin brother disappears; he takes on his identity in order to crack the case — and other cases as the series continues on its episodic-within-a-long-arc path.

The style will be familiar to older audiences who remember a similar concept being used occasionally on films and TV series such as Channel 4's Peep Show.

While in school, he worked part-time jobs in New York City, driving taxis in Manhattan and, on weekends, mopping floors at a peep show on 42nd Street.

Colman is best known for TV shows Broadchurch and Peep Show, and films including The Father, Empire of Light and The Favourite, which won her an Oscar for best actress.

Armstrong, who also co-wrote Channel 4 comedy Peep Show with Sam Bain, previously worked on BBC satirical comedy TV series The Thick of It, which starred Peter Capaldi.