FilminghasbegunonthethirdseriesofpopulardetectivedramaMcDonald&DoddsstarringTalaGouveiaandJasonWatkinsintheleadroles.ThelatestseriesseesClaireSkinner(Outnumbered)jointhecastasChiefSuperintendentOrmond.ReunitingDCIMcDonald,playedbyTalaGouveia,andDSDodds,playedbyBAFTAawardwinneractorJasonWatkins,seasonthreeoftheBathsetdetectiveseriesconsistsoffourstandalonefilms.LilySacofskyreturnsasDCMilenaPachiowskiwithDanyalIsmailjoiningthecastasDCMartinMalikSpeakingaboutherroleinthenewseries,ClaireSkinner,said:"I’mahugefanofMcDonald&DoddssoI’mdelightedtobejoiningthecastasChiefSuperintendentOrmond.Ormondisaquietlyintimidatingcharactersoshe’llbekeepingMcDonald&Doddsontheirtoesthroughoutthisnewseries."Inthefirstfilm,Belvedere,ayoungwomanisfounddeadsittinginadeckchairinbroaddaylightinoneofBath’smostbeautifulandpopulatedparks.Whydidthiswomandiewithasmileonherface?GuestcastmembersstarringinthefirstfilmincludeAlanDavies(JonathanCreek),HollyAird(WakingTheDead),,CatherineTyldesley(CoronationStreet)andDameSiânPhillips(I,Claudius).TheserieswascommissionedforITVbyPollyHillandHuwKennairJonesandwillbeproducedbyRebeccaDavies.ExecutiveproducersareDamienTimmerandcreatorandleadwriterRobertMurphy.RobertMurphyhaswrittenfilmsoneandfour,RobertDrummondhaswrittenfilmtwoandKamOdedrahaswrittenfilmthree.DirectorsareRobertQuinn,IsherSahota,IanAryehandSashaRansome.McDonald&DoddsisproducedbyleadingindependentproductioncompanyMammothScreen,co-producedbyBritBoxNorthAmerica,andcreatedbyRobertMurphy.Seriestwoachievedconsolidatedratingsof6.7m.ThefirstandsecondseriesareavailabletoviewviastreamingplatformBritboxNorthAmerica.ITVStudioswilldistributethedramainternationally.MammothScreenisoneoftheUK’sleadingproductioncompanies.PastandforthcomingshowsincludeTheSerpentforBBC/Netflix,Noughts+Crosses,WorldonFireandGrimeKidsfortheBBC,WhyDidn’tTheyAskEvansforBritboxandEndeavourandTheTowerforITV.MammothScreenisanITVStudiosCompany. 一位害羞而神秘的警长与一位野心勃勃的警长合作，在历史悠久的城市巴斯破案。 SetinpicturesqueBath,theseriespairsfeistyDCIMcDonald,whohasrecentlytransferredfromLondon’sMetPolice,withtheunassumingDSDodds,whohasbeenhappilyinthebackgroundformostofhisworkinglife.ToMcDonald’ssurprisetheyformanunexpectedlyeffectivecrimesolvingpartnership. 平安夜这天，Andrew没能买到女儿心心念念的礼物——Sparklehoof独角兽公主。 不过Andrew有一位对他异常热情的邻居Dev，这位邻居在网上购买了很可能是英国最后一只的独角兽公主，但这位“公主”只能到270英里外的店内自取。 为了女儿的圣诞节，Andrew别无选择，只能和他难以忍受的Dev一起开车穿越整个英国，踏上迎接“公主”之路。对Andrew来说，这就是一场令人神经紧绷的噩梦；而对Dev来说，他们终于能喝上以前从未腾出时间来喝的啤酒。 FilminghasbegunonthefourthseriesofpopularBath-baseddetectivedramaMcDonald&Dodds,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.”McDonald&DoddsisproducedbyleadingindependentproductioncompanyMammothScreenandcreatedbyRobertMurphy.ThepreviousthreeseriesareavailabletoviewviastreamingplatformsITVXintheUKandBritboxinNorthAmericaandAustralia.ITVStudioswilldistributethedramainternationally.MammothScreenisoneoftheUK’sleadingproductioncompanies.ShowsincludeTheRapture,MurderIsEasy,GrimeKids,WorldOnFire(seriesoneandtwo),Noughts+Crosses(seriesoneandtwo)andTheSerpentfortheBBC,CodeofSilence,TheTower(seriesoneandtwo),TomJones,Endeavour(seriesonetonine)andWhyDidn’tTheyAskEvansforITV.MammothScreenisanITVStudiosCompany. 
