McDonald & Dodds

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McDonald & Dodds
GenreCrime drama
Created byRobert Murphy
Starring
ComposerBlair Mowat
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes5 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Preethi Mavahalli
  • Damien Timmer
ProducerAmy Thurgood
Running time120 min
Production companyMammoth Screen
Release
Original networkITV
Original release1 March 2020 (2020-03-01) –
present
External links
Website

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)
  • as DC Milena Paciorkowski (Series 2)[7]

Episodes[]

Series overview[]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
121 March 2020 (2020-03-01)8 March 2020 (2020-03-08)
2328 February 2021 (2021-02-28)TBA

Series 1 (2020)[]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [8]UK viewers
(millions)
11"The Fall of the House of Crockett"Richard SeniorRobert Murphy1 March 2020 (2020-03-01)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.
22"A Wilderness of Mirrors"Laura ScrivanoRobert Murphy8 March 2020 (2020-03-08)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		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [8]UK viewers
(millions)
31"The Man Who Wasn't There"Alex PillaiRobert Murphy28 February 2021 (2021-02-28)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.
42"We Need To Talk About Doreen"Rebecca RycroftRobert Murphy7 March 2021 (2021-03-07)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.
53"The War of the Rose[10]"Ian AryehKam Odedra20 August 2021 (2021-08-20)N/A
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 delayed until later in 2021 to avoid a scheduling clash between the start of ITV's Grace and Series 6 of the BBC series Line of Duty.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ McCreesh, Louise (1 March 2020). "McDonald and Dodds premiere praised by viewers". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "McDonald & Dodds". ITV (Press release). 17 February 2021.
  5. ^ https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/mcdonalds-and-dodds-renewed-season-three/
  6. ^ Sutton, Megan (15 August 2019). "Everything you need to know about ITV's crime drama Invisible". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b "McDonald & Dodds – Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  9. ^ https://flipboard.com/@TheSunUS/itv-axe-mcdonald-dodds-to-avoid-new-drama-grace-clashing-with-line-of-duty/a-PhWepWA5RDem9TPtTg-eJQ%3Aa%3A3291032469-cab022b134
  10. ^ "Further cast announcement for ITV's McDonald & Dodds" (Press release). ITV. 20 January 2021.

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