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McDonald & Dodds (2020)

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Genre
crime television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
4 seasons, 11 episodes
Rated
PG
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 61 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former London detective leads a shy local detective who has been stuck behind a desk. They team up to solve murders around the city of Bath. The show follows their mismatched partnership as they figure out each case.

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What happens

McDonald & Dodds is a British television crime drama series created and principally written by screenwriter Robert Murphy. The series comprises a pair of mismatched detectives who solve crimes around Bath and the surrounding region. It stars Tala Gouveia as DCI Lauren McDonald, a streetwise former Metropolitan Police investigator who arrives in Bath to head up the Avon and Somerset Police Criminal Investigation Department; and Jason Watkins as DS Dodds, a shy and modest investigator who has not seen street action in more than ten years. Originally commissioned under the working title Invisible, a pair of films were shot during the summer of 2019, which make up the basis of the first series, broadcast in March 2020. Strong viewing figures saw a second series commissioned for 2021 and shown in February 2021. A third series was confirmed later and broadcast in June 2022. In March 2023, ITV announced that the show was renewed for a fourth series, which was scheduled to air in the UK in April 2024 but was delayed due to scheduling conflicts. Series 4 began airing in the UK on 21 July 2024. Series 4 began airing in Denmark on 20 March 2024 and in the United States on 23 May 2024. On 16 January 2025, the drama was cancelled after four series due to a decline in ratings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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