探案拍档第四季

　　FilminghasbegunonthefourthseriesofpopularBath-baseddetectivedramaMcDonald&Dodds,starringTalaGouveiaandBAFTAaward-winnerJasonWatkinsbbb
　　
　　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.