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