FilminghasbegunonthefourthseriesofpopularBathbaseddetectivedramaMcDonald:Dodds,starringTalaGouveiaandBAFTAawardwinnerJasonWatkins
Comprisingthreefeaturelengthfilms3x120,theguestcastforthefirststoryincludesTobyStephensLostInSpace,singer/songwriterPixieLottTheVoiceKids,LydiaLeonardGentlemanJack,DanielLapaineCatastrophe,DipoOlaLandscapers,JohnGordonSinclairGregory’sGirlandAceBhattiLineofDuty
Inthisfirstfilm,McDonaldandDoddsbegintoinvestigatewhenamiddleagedwomanisfoundshotdeadinarentedflatThekillerhasremovedallcluestoheridentity,butDNArevealsshewentmissingover35yearsagoWherehasshebeenallthoseyearsAndwhowith
ReturningtothecastthisseriesareClaireSkinnerOutnumberedwhoplaysChiefSuperintendentOrmondandCharlieChambersEastEnderswhoplaysDCGoldieBhavikCPankhaniaWorldOnFirejoinsthelineupasDCLee
TheserieshasbeencommissionedforITV版byPollyHillandHuwKennairJonesandwillbeproducedbyJoeShrubbExecutiveproducersareRobertMurphy,DamienTimmerandCharlotteWebberThefirstfilmiswrittenbyRobertMurphyanddirectedbyKhurrumMSultan
HuwKennairJonessaid:
We’rethrilledtobereturningtothebeautifulcityofBathformoreoriginalandinventivecrimesforMcDonaldandDoddstosolveAndit’sgreattobeworkingwithMammothScreen,RobertMurphyandTalaandJasononceagainonwhatpromisestobeanotherbrilliantseries
McDonald:DoddsisproducedbyleadingindependentproductioncompanyMammothScreenandcreatedbyRobertMurphy
ThepreviousthreeseriesareavailabletoviewviastreamingplatformsITV版XintheUKandBritboxinNorthAmericaandAustraliaITV版Studioswilldistributethedramainternationally
MammothScreenisoneoftheUK’sleadingproductioncompaniesShowsincludeTheRapture,MurderIsEasy,GrimeKids,WorldOnFireseriesoneandtwo,Noughts+CrossesseriesoneandtwoandTheSerpentfortheBBC,CodeofSilence,TheTowerseriesoneandtwo,TomJones,EndeavourseriesonetonineandWhyDidn’tTheyAskEvansforITV版
MammothScreenisanITV版StudiosCompany
