FilminghasbegunonthefourthseriesofpopularBath-baseddetectivedramaMcDonaldDodds,starringTalaGouveiaandBAFTAaward-winnerJasonWatkins.
Comprisingthreefeaturelengthfilms(3x120),theguestcastforthefirststoryincludesTobyStephens(LostInSpace),singer/songwriterPixieLott(TheVoiceKids),LydiaLeonard(GentlemanJack),DanielLapaine(Catastrophe),DipoOla(Landscapers),JohnGordonSinclair(Gregory’sGirl)andAceBhatti(LineofDuty).
Inthisfirstfilm,McDonaldandDoddsbegintoinvestigatewhenamiddle-agedwomanisfoundshotdeadinarentedflat.Thekillerhasremovedallcluestoheridentity,butDNArevealsshewentmissingover35yearsago.Wherehasshebeenallthoseyears?Andwhowith?
ReturningtothecastthisseriesareClaireSkinner(Outnumbered)whoplaysChiefSuperintendentOrmondandCharlieChambers(EastEnders)whoplaysDCGoldie.BhavikC.Pankhania(WorldOnFire)joinsthelineupasDCLee.
TheserieshasbeencommissionedforITVbyPollyHillandHuwKennairJonesandwillbeproducedbyJoeShrubb.ExecutiveproducersareRobertMurphy,DamienTimmerandCharlotteWebber.ThefirstfilmiswrittenbyRobertMurphyanddirectedbyKhurrumM.Sultan.
HuwKennairJonessaid:
“We’rethrilledtobereturningtothebeautifulcityofBathformoreoriginalandinventivecrimesforMcDonaldandDoddstosolve.Andit’sgreattobeworkingwithMammothScreen,RobertMurphyandTalaandJasononceagainonwhatpromisestobeanotherbrilliantseries.”
McDonaldDoddsisproducedbyleadingindependentproductioncompanyMammothScreenandcreatedbyRobertMurphy.
ThepreviousthreeseriesareavailabletoviewviastreamingplatformsITVXintheUKandBritboxinNorthAmericaandAustralia.ITVStudioswilldistributethedramainternationally.
MammothScreenisoneoftheUK’sleadingproductioncompanies.ShowsincludeTheRapture,MurderIsEasy,GrimeKids,WorldOnFire(seriesoneandtwo),Noughts+Crosses(seriesoneandtwo)andTheSerpentfortheBBC,CodeofSilence,TheTower(seriesoneandtwo),TomJones,Endeavour(seriesonetonine)andWhyDidn’tTheyAskEvansforITV.
MammothScreenisanITVStudiosCompany.