McDonald & Dodds
McDonald & Dodds | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Created by | Robert Murphy |
Starring | |
Composer | Blair Mowat |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 5 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Amy Thurgood |
Running time | 120 min |
Production company | Mammoth Screen |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 1 March 2020 present | –
McDonald & Dodds is a British crime drama television series based in the city of Bath, England, and starring Tala Gouveia and Jason Watkins as mismatched detectives. Actors Robert Lindsay, Hugh Dennis, Freddie Fox and Joanna Scanlan guest starred in the first two episodes.[1][2][3]
Season 2 began airing on 28 February 2021.[4] ITV renewed it for a third series.[5]
Production
The series was primarily filmed in Bath. The working title during production was Invisible.[6]
Cast
- Tala Gouveia as DCI Lauren McDonald
- Jason Watkins as DS Dodds
- James Murray as Chief Superintendent John Houseman
- Jack Riddiford as DC Darren Craig
- Pearl Chanda as DC Laura Simpson (Series 1)
- Lily Sacofsky as DC Milena Paciorkowski (Series 2)[7]
Episodes
Series overview
Series 1 (2020)
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [8] | UK viewers (millions) | |
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1 | 1 | "The Fall of the House of Crockett" | Richard Senior | Robert Murphy | 1 March 2020 | 6.70 | |
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 | 6.22 | |
When a recent absconder from a local rehab clinic is found dead, all the events points 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 Insp. Houseman all prove to be thorns in the detectives' side. |
Series 2 (2021)
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [8] | UK viewers (millions) | |
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3 | 1 | "The Man Who Wasn't There" | Alex Pillai | Robert Murphy | 28 February 2021 | 6.38 | |
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. | |||||||
4 | 2 | "We Need To Talk About Doreen" | Rebecca Rycroft | Robert Murphy | 7 March 2021 | 5.64 | |
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. | |||||||
5 | 3 | "The War of the Rose[10]" | Ian Aryeh | Kam Odedra | TBA | TBD | |
A 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. The episode was expected to air on Sunday 14 March, but was cancelled to avoid a scheduling clash between the start of ITV's Grace and Series 6 of the BBC series Line of Duty.[9] As of March 2022, the episode has not been screened on UK TV or streaming. Although the episode is available to watch on BritBox in America. |
References
- ^ Jeffries, Stuart (1 March 2020). "McDonald and Dodds review – mismatched cops are the perfect partners in crime". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ McCreesh, Louise (1 March 2020). "McDonald and Dodds premiere praised by viewers". Digital Spy. 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. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "McDonald & Dodds". ITV (Press release). 17 February 2021.
- ^ Craig, David (8 April 2021). "McDonald & Dodds renewed for series 3 on ITV". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Sutton, Megan (15 August 2019). "Everything you need to know about ITV's crime drama Invisible". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Slater, Jack (1 March 2020). "McDonald and Dodds – who is in the cast of new ITV drama and when is it on?". Metro. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b "McDonald & Dodds – Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "ITV axe McDonald & Dodds to avoid new drama Grace clashing with Line Of Duty". Flipboard.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Further cast announcement for ITV's McDonald & Dodds" (Press release). ITV. 20 January 2021.
External links
- 2020s British mystery television series
- 2020s British crime drama television series
- 2020 British television series debuts
- English-language television shows
- ITV crime dramas
- Television series by Mammoth Screen
- Television shows filmed in the United Kingdom
- Television shows set in Somerset
- United Kingdom television show stubs