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{{short description|British crime drama television series}} |
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{{short description|British crime drama series}} |
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| genre = [[Crime drama]] |
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| creator = Robert Murphy |
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* [[Tala Gouveia]] |
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* [[Jason Watkins]] |
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* [[James Murray (English actor)|James Murray]] |
* [[James Murray (English actor)|James Murray]] |
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* [[Claire Skinner]] |
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* [[Pearl Chanda]] |
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* [[Lily Sacofsky]] |
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*Jack Riddiford |
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*Danyal Ismail |
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*Charlie Chambers |
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*Bhavik C. Pankhania |
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| composer = Blair Mowat |
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* Preethi Mavahalli |
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| producer = Amy Thurgood |
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| location = [[Bath, Somerset]], England |
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| company = Mammoth Screen |
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'''''McDonald & Dodds''''' is a British [[crime drama]] |
'''''McDonald & Dodds''''' is a British television [[crime drama]] series created and principally written by screenwriter Robert Murphy. It stars [[Tala Gouveia]] as DCI Lauren McDonald, a streetwise former [[Metropolitan Police]] investigator who arrives in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] to head up the [[Avon and Somerset Police]] [[Criminal Investigation Department]]; and [[Jason Watkins]] as DS Dodds, a shy and modest investigator who has not seen street action in over ten years.<ref>{{cite web |last=Slater |first=Jack |date=1 March 2020 |title=McDonald and Dodds – who is in the cast of new ITV drama and when is it on? |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/01/mcdonald-dodds-cast-new-itv-drama-12328229/ |access-date=2 March 2020 |website=Metro |language=en |archive-date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301213409/https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/01/mcdonald-dodds-cast-new-itv-drama-12328229/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Originally commissioned under the working title ''Invisible'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Sutton |first=Megan |date=15 August 2019 |title=Everything you need to know about ITV's crime drama Invisible |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a28503604/invisible-itv-cast-plot-air-date-spoilers/ |access-date=16 April 2021 |website=[[Good Housekeeping]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=18 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618054809/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a28503604/invisible-itv-cast-plot-air-date-spoilers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> a pair of films were shot during the summer of 2019, which make up the basis of the first series, broadcast in March 2020. Strong viewing figures saw a second series commissioned for 2021 and shown in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=McDonald & Dodds |date=17 February 2021 |url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week9/mcdonald-dodds |website=ITV |access-date=17 February 2021 |archive-date=22 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222102510/https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week9/mcdonald-dodds |url-status=live }}</ref> A third series was confirmed later and broadcast in June 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/mcdonald-dodds-season-3-release-date/ | title=McDonald & Dodds season 3: Release date, cast and latest news | access-date=13 June 2022 | archive-date=13 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613051905/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/mcdonald-dodds-season-3-release-date/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2023, [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] announced that the show was renewed for a fourth series, which was scheduled to air in the UK in April 2024 but it has been delayed due to scheduling conflicts. Series 4 began airing in the UK on 21 July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TVZone |date=2022-12-16 |title=McDONALD AND DODDS RENEWED FOR FOURTH SERIES ON ITV |url=https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/mcdondodds-s4rep1 |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=TV Zone UK |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401161706/https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/mcdondodds-s4rep1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Series 4 began airing in Denmark on 20 March 2024 and in the United States on 23 May 2024. |
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Season 2 began airing on 28 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=McDonald & Dodds |date=17 Feb 2021 |url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week9/mcdonald-dodds |website=ITV}}</ref> ITV renewed it for a third series. Filming began of 4 more episodes in October 2021, due for broadcast in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Craig |first=David |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/mcdonalds-and-dodds-renewed-season-three/ |title=McDonald & Dodds renewed for a third series on ITV |publisher=[[Radio Times]] |date=2021-04-08 |access-date=2022-02-13}}</ref> |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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The first series featured an ensemble line-up of guest stars including actors [[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]],<ref>{{cite web |last=McCreesh |first=Louise |date=1 March 2020 |title=McDonald and Dodds premiere praised by viewers |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a31178312/mcdonald-and-dodds-itv-premiere-reactions/ |access-date=2 March 2020 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB |archive-date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301230336/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a31178312/mcdonald-and-dodds-itv-premiere-reactions/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Hugh Dennis]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Cumming |first=Ed |date=1 March 2020 |title=McDonald & Dodds, review: New police drama is ITV murder by numbers – soothing and pointless |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/mcdonald-dodds-review-itv-jason-watkins-robert-lindsay-tala-gouveia-a9365226.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/mcdonald-dodds-review-itv-jason-watkins-robert-lindsay-tala-gouveia-a9365226.html |archive-date=12 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2 March 2020 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Freddie Fox (actor)|Freddie Fox]], and [[Joanna Scanlan]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jeffries |first=Stuart |date=1 March 2020 |title=McDonald and Dodds review – mismatched cops are the perfect partners in crime |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/mar/01/mcdonald-and-dodds-review-mismatched-cops-are-the-perfect-partners-in |access-date=2 March 2020 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302010226/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/mar/01/mcdonald-and-dodds-review-mismatched-cops-are-the-perfect-partners-in |url-status=live }}</ref> The second series, which began in February 2021, was again headed by an all-star guest cast, led by [[Rob Brydon]], whose role was used to heavily promote the series in the run-up to its broadcast. |
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The series was primarily filmed in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]. The working title during production was ''Invisible''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sutton |first=Megan |date=2019-08-15 |title=Everything you need to know about ITV's crime drama Invisible |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a28503604/invisible-itv-cast-plot-air-date-spoilers/ |access-date=2021-04-16 |website=[[Good Housekeeping]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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The final episode of the second series, ''The War of the Rose'', was made available to watch on [[BritBox]] services outside of the UK. By June 2022, the episode had still not been broadcast in the UK, despite having been released on DVD in Germany, Australia, and the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.filmbesprechungen.de/allgemein/mcdonald-dodds-staffel-2-2-dvds-alterseinstufung-freigegeben-ab-12-jahren-format-dvd-bei-uns-zweimal-im-preisraetsel/ | title=Mcdonald & Dodds-Staffel 2 [2 DVDS] Alterseinstufung: Freigegeben ab 12 Jahren Format: DVD – BEI UNS ZWEIMAL IM PREISRÄTSEL! – Filmbesprechungen.de | access-date=12 June 2022 | archive-date=28 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528020916/https://www.filmbesprechungen.de/allgemein/mcdonald-dodds-staffel-2-2-dvds-alterseinstufung-freigegeben-ab-12-jahren-format-dvd-bei-uns-zweimal-im-preisraetsel/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Subsequently, it was announced that the episode would instead air as if it were the third episode of Series 3 in the UK. Due to the casting changes between series, running this episode third in Series 3 would have created a continuity problem, so it was decided to reshoot [[James Murray (English actor)|James Murray]]'s scenes with [[Claire Skinner]] instead. This means there are two versions of the episode in circulation: the international version with Murray as the Chief Super, and the UK version with Skinner as the Chief Super.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/mcdonald-dodds-episode-3-preview-influencer-death-exclusive-newsupdate/ | title=McDonald & Dodds tackle mystery of influencer's death in episode 3 | access-date=1 July 2022 | archive-date=1 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701154454/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/mcdonald-dodds-episode-3-preview-influencer-death-exclusive-newsupdate/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Filming on the third series took place in late 2021, with Skinner joining the cast as Chief Superintendent Mary Ormond, following the departure of Murray.<ref>{{cite web |last=Craig |first=David |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/mcdonalds-and-dodds-renewed-season-three/ |title=McDonald & Dodds renewed for a third series on ITV |publisher=[[Radio Times]] |date=8 April 2021 |access-date=13 February 2022 |archive-date=29 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529063248/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/mcdonalds-and-dodds-renewed-season-three/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Guest stars announced for this series include [[Alan Davies]], [[Sian Phillips]], [[Paul McGann]], and [[Kelvin Fletcher]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week25/mcdonald-dodds | title=McDonald & Dodds Episode 1 | access-date=10 June 2022 | archive-date=10 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610165546/https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week25/mcdonald-dodds | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The fourth series began filming at the end of June 2023 with Bhavik C. Pankhania joining the cast as DC Lee and guest stars announced for this series include [[Lydia Leonard]], [[Daniel Lapaine]], [[Ace Bhatti]], [[John Gordon Sinclair]], Dipo Ola, [[Toby Stephens]] and [[Pixie Lott]]. |
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The [[title sequence]] for the show features a question mark (which transforms into the title's [[ampersand]]), referencing the iconic overhead view of [[Royal Crescent]] and [[The Circus, Bath|The Circus]], two [[listed building|listed structures]] in Bath that are frequently shown on screen.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://creativepool.com/LiquidTV/projects/mcdonald-and-dodds-for-itv- | title=McDonald & Dodds by LIQUID TV for ITV }}</ref> |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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* [[Tala Gouveia]] as DCI Lauren McDonald |
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===Main=== |
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* [[Jason Watkins]] as DS Dodds |
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*[[Tala Gouveia]] as DCI Lauren McDonald (series 1–present) |
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* [[James Murray (English actor)|James Murray]] as Chief Superintendent John Houseman |
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*[[Jason Watkins]] as DS Dodds (series 1–present) |
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* Jack Riddiford as DC Darren Craig |
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*[[James Murray (English actor)|James Murray]] as Chief Superintendent John Houseman (series 1–2) |
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* Pearl Chanda as DC Laura Simpson (Series 1) |
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*[[Claire Skinner]] as Chief Superintendent Mary Ormond (series 3–present) |
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* [[Lily Sacofsky]] as DC Milena Paciorkowski (Series 2)<ref>{{cite web |last=Slater |first=Jack |date=1 Mar 2020 |title=McDonald and Dodds – who is in the cast of new ITV drama and when is it on? |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/01/mcdonald-dodds-cast-new-itv-drama-12328229/ |access-date=2020-03-02 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref> |
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*Jack Riddiford as DC Darren Craig (series 1–2) |
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*[[Pearl Chanda]] as DC Laura Simpson (series 1) |
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*Danyal Ismail as DC Martin Malik (series 3) |
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*[[Lily Sacofsky]] as DC Milena Paciorkowski (series 2–3) |
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*Charlie Chambers as DC Samuel Goldie (series 3–present) |
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*Bhavik C. Pankhania as DC Lee (series 4) |
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===Guest=== |
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====Series 1==== |
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*[[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]] |
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*[[Caroline Catz]] |
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*[[Joanna Scanlan]] |
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*[[Hugh Dennis]] |
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====Series 2==== |
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*[[Rob Brydon]] |
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*[[Cathy Tyson]] |
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*[[Martin Kemp]] |
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*[[Patsy Kensit]] |
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*[[Rupert Graves]] |
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*[[Sharon Rooney]] |
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*[[John Thomson (comedian)|John Thomson]] |
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====Series 3==== |
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*[[Alan Davies]] |
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*[[Sian Phillips]] |
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*[[Catherine Tyldesley]] |
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*[[Kelvin Fletcher]] |
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*[[Paul McGann]] |
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*[[Rosie Day]] |
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*[[Rhashan Stone]] |
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*[[Emily Joyce]] |
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*[[Saira Choudhry]] |
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*[[Nitin Ganatra]] |
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*[[Sarah Parish]] |
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====Series 4==== |
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*[[Pixie Lott]] |
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*[[Ace Bhatti]] |
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*Dipo Ola |
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*[[Lydia Leonard]] |
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*[[Toby Stephens]] |
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*[[John Gordon Sinclair]] |
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*[[Daniel Lapaine]] |
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*Jared Garfield |
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*[[Hugh Quarshie]] |
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*[[Will Young]] |
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*[[Sophia Myles]] |
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*[[Charley Webb]] |
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*[[Jason Hughes (actor)|Jason Hughes]] |
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*[[Lucinda Dryzek]] |
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*[[Holli Dempsey]] |
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*[[Bill Bailey]] |
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*Joy Richardson |
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==Episodes== |
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=== Series overview === |
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===Series 1 (2020)=== |
===Series 1 (2020)=== |
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{{Episode table |background=#FFD24B |overall= |series= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |airdateR=<ref name="NE">{{cite web |title=McDonald & Dodds – Listings |url=https://next-episode.net/mcdonald-and-dodds/season-1 |access-date=9 March 2020 |website=[[Next Episode]]}}</ref> |
{{Episode table |background=#FFD24B |overall= |series= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |airdateR=<ref name="NE">{{cite web |title=McDonald & Dodds – Listings |url=https://next-episode.net/mcdonald-and-dodds/season-1 |access-date=9 March 2020 |website=[[Next Episode]] |archive-date=8 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208043227/https://next-episode.net/mcdonald-and-dodds/season-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> |country=UK |viewers= |episodes= |
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|DirectedBy = Richard Senior |
|DirectedBy = Richard Senior |
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|WrittenBy = Robert Murphy |
|WrittenBy = Robert Murphy |
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020| |
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|ShortSummary = Wealthy entrepreneur Max Crockett ([[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]]) arrives home from a weekend away to find a dead body in his hallway, and a statue worth £200,000 missing. It seems an open and shut case, with evidence pointing to a robbery gone wrong, until the victim is discovered to have a link to the Crockett family. The arrival of DCI McDonald ruffles some feathers amongst the rather sleepy team of Bath detectives. |
|ShortSummary = Wealthy entrepreneur Max Crockett ([[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]]) arrives home from a weekend away to find a dead body in his hallway, and a statue worth £200,000 missing. It seems an open and shut case, with evidence pointing to a robbery gone wrong, until the victim is discovered to have a link to the Crockett family. The arrival of DCI McDonald ruffles some feathers amongst the rather sleepy team of Bath detectives. |
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|DirectedBy = Laura Scrivano |
|DirectedBy = Laura Scrivano |
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|WrittenBy = Robert Murphy |
|WrittenBy = Robert Murphy |
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020| |
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|03|8|df=y}} |
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|Viewers = 5.81 |
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|ShortSummary = When a recent absconder from a local rehab clinic is found dead, all the events |
|ShortSummary = When a recent absconder from a local rehab clinic is found dead, all the events point to suicide, but DS Dodds isn't convinced. Setting out to prove his theory, he bumps heads with counsellor Kelly Mulcreevy ([[Joanna Scanlan]]). But as the web begins to unweave, the troubled inmates, a corrupt cop working on the inside and Chief Supt. Houseman all prove to be thorns in the detectives' side. |
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[[Caroline Catz]] and [[Hugh Dennis]] are guest stars. |
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===Series 2 (2021)=== |
===Series 2 (2021)=== |
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|DirectedBy = Alex Pillai |
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|WrittenBy = Robert Murphy |
|WrittenBy = Robert Murphy |
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|02|28|df=y}} |
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|ShortSummary = Five friends embark on a [[hot-air balloon]] ride over Bath – but only four land together. The other, Frankie Marsh, is found dead having fallen from the balloon some 100 ft. Was it murder, or did the victim jump? McDonald and Dodds delve deep into the history of the former 80s high-flyers and discover more than meets the eye, while Dodds is assisted by Roy Gilbert ([[Rob Brydon]]), an [[aviation accident]] investigator somehow seemingly connected to the case. |
|ShortSummary = Five friends embark on a [[hot-air balloon]] ride over Bath – but only four land together. The other, Frankie Marsh, is found dead having fallen from the balloon some 100 ft. Was it murder, or did the victim jump? McDonald and Dodds delve deep into the history of the former 80s high-flyers and discover more than meets the eye, while Dodds is assisted by Roy Gilbert ([[Rob Brydon]]), an [[aviation accident]] investigator somehow seemingly connected to the case. |
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Guest stars include [[Rupert Graves]], [[Cathy Tyson]], [[Martin Kemp]] and [[Patsy Kensit]]. |
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|DirectedBy = Rebecca Rycroft |
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|WrittenBy = Robert Murphy |
|WrittenBy = Robert Murphy |
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021| |
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|03|7|df=y}} |
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|Viewers = 5. |
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|ShortSummary = A girls' weekend in Bath is interrupted by the discovery of a body in the [[Box Tunnel|Box railway tunnel]] – a guest of the party which the female clan attended the previous night. Evidence points towards Angela, the somewhat leader of the group, a forty-something self-proclaimed celebrity who was having an affair with the victim. Dodds thinks he has the case wrapped up, unaware that the dark horse of the group, Doreen ([[Sharon Rooney]]), is leading him a merry dance. |
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|ShortSummary = When a young Irishwoman, Elodie Docherty, is found dead in Parade Gardens in the middle of a sunny summer's day, McDonald and Dodds are called in to figure out how and why this seemingly innocent young woman died. Their investigations lead them to a crumbling mansion on the outskirts of Bath, where they try to ascertain how linguistic anthropologist Professor George Gillan ([[Alan Davies]]) and his eccentric elderly mother Agnes ([[Sian Phillips]]) are involved with the victim. As the investigation progresses, the team discover that their prime suspect, Kate Porter ([[Catherine Tyldesley]]), is an NCA mole living under witness protection, and that the mansion may hold some personal tragedy for Dodds. |
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|ShortSummary = McDonald and Dodds are sucked into the fast and furious world of [[Formula 1]], after Bath’s famous motorsport dynasty, the Addingtons, report that their up-and-coming driver has died during a 3.14-second pit stop. As an F1 fan herself, McDonald won’t let patriarch and Team Principal Archie Addington ([[Paul McGann]]) run rings around her, but when a significant someone from her past gets dragged into the investigation, she’s thrown off course. But it’s one of Dodds’ specialisms that leads them to uncover the darker side of success and finally unravel the truth. |
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|ShortSummary = Social media influencer Rose Boleyn ([[Rosie Day]]) elects to have plastic surgery at a clinic run by soon to be divorced couple Al ([[Rhashan Stone]]) and Mariel ([[Sarah Parish]]). After tragedy strikes, McDonald and Dodds are brought in to investigate the clinic and its staff. |
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|ShortSummary = On the dawn of All Soul's Day, the body of a successful Bath businessman is found in a shallow grave in the shadow of Glastonbury Tor. The detective duo's first suspect is local artist Hector Ingham, although McDonald can't help but be suspicious of the man who found the body, the mysterious Martin Silver - IT consultant by day, medium by night - who claims to be able to speak to the dead. As increasingly cryptic clues come to light, one name keeps reoccurring in paper trails, credit card statement and on the lips of witnesses…that of Dodds himself. |
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|ShortSummary = Investigative journalist Susie Green is murdered during a family party. A witness claims that her stepdaughter, Lola Baker ([[Pixie Lott]]), was responsible for the death. Meanwhile, a middle-aged woman is found shot dead in an apartment in central Bath. It is later discovered that the victim, Anne Hegarty, is in fact Anne Holgate, a missing person who disappeared more than thirty eight-years ago whilst out playing with her older brother ([[Toby Stephens]]). Dropped into the shady world of organized crime, McDonald and Dodds are shocked to discover a link between Anne's death and the murder of Susie Green, while the case takes a personal turn for Chief Supt. Ormond. |
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|ShortSummary = Local man Ian Andrews (Jared Garfield) boards the local bus heading towards Bath station. Everything appears as usual, a normal day, but when the bus rolls into Bath station, Ian is dead. To solve the mystery of Ian's fate, McDonald and Dodds delve into the early history of blues music and the shady world of art auctions. |
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|ShortSummary = It's wedding season in Bath, but a string of suspicious deaths is affecting celebrations across the city. Is there a serial killer on the loose who goes after weddings? In a series of cryptic calls to the local radio station, an anonymous person threatens that there is a plan for more murders. It's a case that pushes McDonald and Dodds to the limit. |
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McDonald & Dodds | |
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Genre | Crime drama Mystery |
Created by | Robert Murphy |
Starring |
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Composer | Blair Mowat |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 11 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Amy Thurgood |
Production locations | Bath, Somerset, England |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production companies | Mammoth Screen ITV Studios BritBox |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 1 March 2020 present | –
McDonald & Dodds is a British television crime drama series created and principally written by screenwriter Robert Murphy. It stars Tala Gouveia as DCI Lauren McDonald, a streetwise former Metropolitan Police investigator who arrives in Bath to head up the Avon and Somerset Police Criminal Investigation Department; and Jason Watkins as DS Dodds, a shy and modest investigator who has not seen street action in over ten years.[1]
Originally commissioned under the working title Invisible,[2] a pair of films were shot during the summer of 2019, which make up the basis of the first series, broadcast in March 2020. Strong viewing figures saw a second series commissioned for 2021 and shown in February 2021.[3] A third series was confirmed later and broadcast in June 2022.[4] In March 2023, ITV announced that the show was renewed for a fourth series, which was scheduled to air in the UK in April 2024 but it has been delayed due to scheduling conflicts. Series 4 began airing in the UK on 21 July 2024.[5] Series 4 began airing in Denmark on 20 March 2024 and in the United States on 23 May 2024.
Production
[edit]The first series featured an ensemble line-up of guest stars including actors Robert Lindsay,[6] Hugh Dennis,[7] Freddie Fox, and Joanna Scanlan.[8] The second series, which began in February 2021, was again headed by an all-star guest cast, led by Rob Brydon, whose role was used to heavily promote the series in the run-up to its broadcast.
The final episode of the second series, The War of the Rose, was made available to watch on BritBox services outside of the UK. By June 2022, the episode had still not been broadcast in the UK, despite having been released on DVD in Germany, Australia, and the United States.[9] Subsequently, it was announced that the episode would instead air as if it were the third episode of Series 3 in the UK. Due to the casting changes between series, running this episode third in Series 3 would have created a continuity problem, so it was decided to reshoot James Murray's scenes with Claire Skinner instead. This means there are two versions of the episode in circulation: the international version with Murray as the Chief Super, and the UK version with Skinner as the Chief Super.[10]
Filming on the third series took place in late 2021, with Skinner joining the cast as Chief Superintendent Mary Ormond, following the departure of Murray.[11] Guest stars announced for this series include Alan Davies, Sian Phillips, Paul McGann, and Kelvin Fletcher.[12]
The fourth series began filming at the end of June 2023 with Bhavik C. Pankhania joining the cast as DC Lee and guest stars announced for this series include Lydia Leonard, Daniel Lapaine, Ace Bhatti, John Gordon Sinclair, Dipo Ola, Toby Stephens and Pixie Lott.
The title sequence for the show features a question mark (which transforms into the title's ampersand), referencing the iconic overhead view of Royal Crescent and The Circus, two listed structures in Bath that are frequently shown on screen.[13]
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Tala Gouveia as DCI Lauren McDonald (series 1–present)
- Jason Watkins as DS Dodds (series 1–present)
- James Murray as Chief Superintendent John Houseman (series 1–2)
- Claire Skinner as Chief Superintendent Mary Ormond (series 3–present)
- Jack Riddiford as DC Darren Craig (series 1–2)
- Pearl Chanda as DC Laura Simpson (series 1)
- Danyal Ismail as DC Martin Malik (series 3)
- Lily Sacofsky as DC Milena Paciorkowski (series 2–3)
- Charlie Chambers as DC Samuel Goldie (series 3–present)
- Bhavik C. Pankhania as DC Lee (series 4)
Guest
[edit]Series 1
[edit]Series 2
[edit]Series 3
[edit]- Alan Davies
- Sian Phillips
- Catherine Tyldesley
- Kelvin Fletcher
- Paul McGann
- Rosie Day
- Rhashan Stone
- Emily Joyce
- Saira Choudhry
- Nitin Ganatra
- Sarah Parish
Series 4
[edit]- Pixie Lott
- Ace Bhatti
- Dipo Ola
- Lydia Leonard
- Toby Stephens
- John Gordon Sinclair
- Daniel Lapaine
- Jared Garfield
- Hugh Quarshie
- Will Young
- Sophia Myles
- Charley Webb
- Jason Hughes
- Lucinda Dryzek
- Holli Dempsey
- Bill Bailey
- Joy Richardson
Episodes
[edit]Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Average viewers (millions) | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 2 | 1 March 2020 | 8 March 2020 | 6.09 | |
2 | 2 | 28 February 2021 | 7 March 2021 | 5.63 | |
3 | 4 | 19 June 2022 | 10 July 2022 | 4.49 | |
4 | 3 | 21 July 2024 | 4 August 2024 | 3.50 |
Series 1 (2020)
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [14] | UK viewers (millions) | |
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1 | 1 | "The Fall of the House of Crockett" | Richard Senior | Robert Murphy | 1 March 2020 | 6.37 | |
Wealthy entrepreneur Max Crockett (Robert Lindsay) arrives home from a weekend away to find a dead body in his hallway, and a statue worth £200,000 missing. It seems an open and shut case, with evidence pointing to a robbery gone wrong, until the victim is discovered to have a link to the Crockett family. The arrival of DCI McDonald ruffles some feathers amongst the rather sleepy team of Bath detectives. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "A Wilderness of Mirrors" | Laura Scrivano | Robert Murphy | 8 March 2020 | 5.81 | |
When a recent absconder from a local rehab clinic is found dead, all the events point to suicide, but DS Dodds isn't convinced. Setting out to prove his theory, he bumps heads with counsellor Kelly Mulcreevy (Joanna Scanlan). But as the web begins to unweave, the troubled inmates, a corrupt cop working on the inside and Chief Supt. Houseman all prove to be thorns in the detectives' side. Caroline Catz and Hugh Dennis are guest stars. |
Series 2 (2021)
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [15] | UK viewers (millions) | |
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3 | 1 | "The Man Who Wasn't There" | Alex Pillai | Robert Murphy | 28 February 2021 | 5.93 | |
Five friends embark on a hot-air balloon ride over Bath – but only four land together. The other, Frankie Marsh, is found dead having fallen from the balloon some 100 ft. Was it murder, or did the victim jump? McDonald and Dodds delve deep into the history of the former 80s high-flyers and discover more than meets the eye, while Dodds is assisted by Roy Gilbert (Rob Brydon), an aviation accident investigator somehow seemingly connected to the case. Guest stars include Rupert Graves, Cathy Tyson, Martin Kemp and Patsy Kensit. | |||||||
4 | 2 | "We Need To Talk About Doreen" | Rebecca Rycroft | Robert Murphy | 7 March 2021 | 5.32 | |
A girls' weekend in Bath is interrupted by the discovery of a body in the Box railway tunnel – a guest of the party which the female clan attended the previous night. Evidence points towards Angela, the somewhat leader of the group, a forty-something self-proclaimed celebrity who was having an affair with the victim. Dodds thinks he has the case wrapped up, unaware that the dark horse of the group, Doreen (Sharon Rooney), is leading him a merry dance. John Thomson is a guest star. |
Series 3 (2022)
[edit]- The War of the Rose was originally intended to be Series 2's finale, featuring the final appearances of James Murray as Ch. Supt. Houseman and Jack Riddiford as DC Darren Craig. Due to a scheduling conflict in the UK, the episode was moved to late on in Series 3, meaning some scenes had to be re-shot with the new characters for the purposes of continuity. However, on the streaming service Britbox, the original filming of this episode is shown as the Series 2's finale with the original cast including James Murray as Ch. Supt. Houseman.
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [16] | UK viewers (millions) | |
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5 | 1 | "Belvedere" | Robert Quinn | Robert Murphy | 19 June 2022 | 4.38 | |
When a young Irishwoman, Elodie Docherty, is found dead in Parade Gardens in the middle of a sunny summer's day, McDonald and Dodds are called in to figure out how and why this seemingly innocent young woman died. Their investigations lead them to a crumbling mansion on the outskirts of Bath, where they try to ascertain how linguistic anthropologist Professor George Gillan (Alan Davies) and his eccentric elderly mother Agnes (Sian Phillips) are involved with the victim. As the investigation progresses, the team discover that their prime suspect, Kate Porter (Catherine Tyldesley), is an NCA mole living under witness protection, and that the mansion may hold some personal tragedy for Dodds. | |||||||
6 | 2 | "A Billion Beats" | Isher Sahota | Rob Drummond | 26 June 2022 | 4.38 | |
McDonald and Dodds are sucked into the fast and furious world of Formula 1, after Bath’s famous motorsport dynasty, the Addingtons, report that their up-and-coming driver has died during a 3.14-second pit stop. As an F1 fan herself, McDonald won’t let patriarch and Team Principal Archie Addington (Paul McGann) run rings around her, but when a significant someone from her past gets dragged into the investigation, she’s thrown off course. But it’s one of Dodds’ specialisms that leads them to uncover the darker side of success and finally unravel the truth. | |||||||
7 | 3 | "The War of Rose" / "The War of the Rose" | Ian Aryeh | Kam Odedra | 3 July 2022 | 4.63 | |
Social media influencer Rose Boleyn (Rosie Day) elects to have plastic surgery at a clinic run by soon to be divorced couple Al (Rhashan Stone) and Mariel (Sarah Parish). After tragedy strikes, McDonald and Dodds are brought in to investigate the clinic and its staff. | |||||||
8 | 4 | "Clouds Across the Moon" | Sasha Ransome | Robert Murphy | 10 July 2022 | 4.57 | |
On the dawn of All Soul's Day, the body of a successful Bath businessman is found in a shallow grave in the shadow of Glastonbury Tor. The detective duo's first suspect is local artist Hector Ingham, although McDonald can't help but be suspicious of the man who found the body, the mysterious Martin Silver - IT consultant by day, medium by night - who claims to be able to speak to the dead. As increasingly cryptic clues come to light, one name keeps reoccurring in paper trails, credit card statement and on the lips of witnesses…that of Dodds himself. |
Series 4 (2024)
[edit]- Series 4 was scheduled to air on ITV1 in April 2024 but it has been delayed due to scheduling conflicts. Series 4 was broadcast on ITV1 from 21 July 2024 to 4 August 2024.
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
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9 | 1 | "The Rule of Three" | Khurrum M. Sultan | Robert Murphy | 21 July 2024 | 4.01 | |
Investigative journalist Susie Green is murdered during a family party. A witness claims that her stepdaughter, Lola Baker (Pixie Lott), was responsible for the death. Meanwhile, a middle-aged woman is found shot dead in an apartment in central Bath. It is later discovered that the victim, Anne Hegarty, is in fact Anne Holgate, a missing person who disappeared more than thirty eight-years ago whilst out playing with her older brother (Toby Stephens). Dropped into the shady world of organized crime, McDonald and Dodds are shocked to discover a link between Anne's death and the murder of Susie Green, while the case takes a personal turn for Chief Supt. Ormond. | |||||||
10 | 2 | "Jinxy Sings the Blues" | Samantha Harrie | Robert Murphy | 28 July 2024 | 3.22 | |
Local man Ian Andrews (Jared Garfield) boards the local bus heading towards Bath station. Everything appears as usual, a normal day, but when the bus rolls into Bath station, Ian is dead. To solve the mystery of Ian's fate, McDonald and Dodds delve into the early history of blues music and the shady world of art auctions. Guest stars include Hugh Quarshie, Charley Webb, Will Young and Sophia Myles. | |||||||
11 | 3 | "Wedding Fever" | Stephen Gallacher | Rob Drummond & Robert Murphy | 4 August 2024 | 3.26 | |
It's wedding season in Bath, but a string of suspicious deaths is affecting celebrations across the city. Is there a serial killer on the loose who goes after weddings? In a series of cryptic calls to the local radio station, an anonymous person threatens that there is a plan for more murders. It's a case that pushes McDonald and Dodds to the limit. Guest stars include Jason Hughes (actor), Holli Dempsey and Lucinda Dryzek. |
Home media and streaming
[edit]The first three series have been released onto Region 2 DVD in the UK. Further releases have taken place of the first, second and third series in France and Germany.
Streaming
[edit]The first three series are available for streaming in the US and Australia through the BritBox service. The fourth series started streaming weekly in Australia and the US on 23 May 2024.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Slater, Jack (1 March 2020). "McDonald and Dodds – who is in the cast of new ITV drama and when is it on?". Metro. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Sutton, Megan (15 August 2019). "Everything you need to know about ITV's crime drama Invisible". Good Housekeeping. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "McDonald & Dodds". ITV (Press release). 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "McDonald & Dodds season 3: Release date, cast and latest news". Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ TVZone (16 December 2022). "McDONALD AND DODDS RENEWED FOR FOURTH SERIES ON ITV". TV Zone UK. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ McCreesh, Louise (1 March 2020). "McDonald and Dodds premiere praised by viewers". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Cumming, Ed (1 March 2020). "McDonald & Dodds, review: New police drama is ITV murder by numbers – soothing and pointless". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Jeffries, Stuart (1 March 2020). "McDonald and Dodds review – mismatched cops are the perfect partners in crime". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Mcdonald & Dodds-Staffel 2 [2 DVDS] Alterseinstufung: Freigegeben ab 12 Jahren Format: DVD – BEI UNS ZWEIMAL IM PREISRÄTSEL! – Filmbesprechungen.de". Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "McDonald & Dodds tackle mystery of influencer's death in episode 3". Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Craig, David (8 April 2021). "McDonald & Dodds renewed for a third series on ITV". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "McDonald & Dodds Episode 1". Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "McDonald & Dodds by LIQUID TV for ITV".
- ^ "McDonald & Dodds – Listings". Next Episode. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "McDonald & Dodds Season 2 Episodes List - Next Episode". next-episode.net. Next Episode. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "McDonald & Dodds Season 3 Episodes List - Next Episode". next-episode.net. Next Episode. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "McDonald & Dodds - Mystery | BritBox". www.britbox.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- 2020 British television series debuts
- 2020s British mystery television series
- 2020s British crime drama television series
- British English-language television shows
- ITV crime dramas
- Television series by Mammoth Screen
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television shows filmed in the United Kingdom
- Television shows set in Somerset
- British crime television series
- British detective television series
- Fictional British detectives