Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Jul 24, 2019 11:22:44 GMT
ITV have handed out a series order to MacDonald and Dodds, a feature-length detective drama series starring Jason Watkins (The Crown, The Lost Honour Of Christopher Jefferies) and Tala Gouveia (Cold Feet).
Two episodes have been ordered for the show’s first season.
MacDonald and Dodds is set in Bath and follows the wildly ambitious DCI McDonald (Gouveia), who is partnered with the shy, modest DS Dodds (Watkins). While McDonald has transferred from the mean streets of South London to leap up the career ladder, Dodds has happily languished on the shelf for most of his working life.
McDonald is a tough, driven, battering ram of a cop who cracks cases through sheer force of will; Dodds – the tortoise to her hare – is quiet, unassuming and enigmatic. But thrust back into frontline action for the first time in a decade, he discovers a hidden talent for deciphering puzzles. Two contemporary Britons, seemingly with nothing in common, thrown together, boss McDonald and loyal sidekick Dodds forge a rumbustious, entertaining and ultimately – give or take a few setbacks – effective partnership.
The drama series was created by DCI Banks writer Robert Murphy.
“Robert Murphy has created a brilliant new partnership in Dodds and McDonald and I’m thrilled they will be played by Jason Watkins and Tala Gouveia”, said ITV’s Head of Drama Poly Hill, who commissioned the series. “I think this is a fresh and contemporary double act that the audience will love, and we are delighted to be working with Mammoth to bring them to ITV next year.”
Two episodes have been ordered for the show’s first season.
MacDonald and Dodds is set in Bath and follows the wildly ambitious DCI McDonald (Gouveia), who is partnered with the shy, modest DS Dodds (Watkins). While McDonald has transferred from the mean streets of South London to leap up the career ladder, Dodds has happily languished on the shelf for most of his working life.
McDonald is a tough, driven, battering ram of a cop who cracks cases through sheer force of will; Dodds – the tortoise to her hare – is quiet, unassuming and enigmatic. But thrust back into frontline action for the first time in a decade, he discovers a hidden talent for deciphering puzzles. Two contemporary Britons, seemingly with nothing in common, thrown together, boss McDonald and loyal sidekick Dodds forge a rumbustious, entertaining and ultimately – give or take a few setbacks – effective partnership.
The drama series was created by DCI Banks writer Robert Murphy.
“Robert Murphy has created a brilliant new partnership in Dodds and McDonald and I’m thrilled they will be played by Jason Watkins and Tala Gouveia”, said ITV’s Head of Drama Poly Hill, who commissioned the series. “I think this is a fresh and contemporary double act that the audience will love, and we are delighted to be working with Mammoth to bring them to ITV next year.”
Anymore to come?
