FilminghasbegunonthefourthseriesofpopularBath-baseddetectivedramaMcDonaldDodds,starringTalaGouveiaandBAFTAaward-winnerJasonWatkinsddd　　　　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.”　　　　McDonaldDoddsisproducedbyleadingindependentproductioncompanyMammothScreenandcreatedbyRobertMurphy.　　ThepreviousthreeseriesareavailabletoviewviastreamingplatformsITVXintheUKandBritboxinNorthAmericaandAustralia.ITVStudioswilldistributethedramainternationally.　　MammothScreenisoneoftheUK’sleadingproductioncompanies.ShowsincludeTheRapture,MurderIsEasy,GrimeKids,WorldOnFire(seriesoneandtwo),Noughts+Crosses(seriesoneandtwo)andTheSerpentfortheBBC,CodeofSilence,TheTower(seriesoneandtwo),TomJones,Endeavour(seriesonetonine)andWhyDidn’tTheyAskEvansforITV.　　MammothScreenisanITVStudiosCompany.