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Season 1 – McDonald and Dodds

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Wildly ambitious DCI McDonald and shy DS Dodds forge a friendship and entertaining, effective partnership as they take on puzzling cases.
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McDonald and Dodds — Season 1

Critics Reviews

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Ed Cumming Independent (UK) 03/03/2020
2/5
It's ITV murder by numbers, soothing and pointless. Go to Full Review Ben Dowell The Times (UK) 03/03/2020
3/5
There was... something quite interesting - and slightly subversive - about having the middle-aged white man as the marginalised outsider. Go to Full Review Anita Singh Daily Telegraph (UK) 03/02/2020
3/5
The drama hasn't quite settled on the right tone: the murder plot, involving scheming businessman Max Crockett, was light stuff, meaning that the racism aimed at McDonald sat awkwardly with it. Go to Full Review Anne Brodie What She Said 09/11/2020
This is so much fun, and so smart, you'll be hooked. Go to Full Review Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) 03/06/2020
With its playful, murder most horrid air, McDonald and Dodds seemed more suited to weekday afternoons than Sunday primetime, but by episode end I was ready to give it another chance. Go to Full Review Christopher Stevens Daily Mail (UK) 03/03/2020
4/5
Jason Watkins seizes the role with relish. It's the sort of part he does to perfection - an odd, awkward, craven, brilliant man who ('Sorry, ma'am') can't stop apologising. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Robert @AndrewPaterson Jan 27 The chief of Police ruins this for me. He is an absolutely terrible actor and the script writing around him is also terrible. The rest is great. Would be 4 or 5 stars without him in it See more Kristin R. @Kristin25 Jul 15 Love this show! So bummed to learn there won’t be any more series. Clever, extremely well acted, interesting characters, very entertaining British mystery- in fact, this is one of my all-time favs! See more Marcia M 01/02/2025 I love this series on Britbox! The chemistry between the two leads is fantastic and believable. Well written as mini movies, this series is enjoyable and satisfying to watch. This is why I subscribe to Britbox! See more Samuel C 06/25/2024 I saw Season 1, Eps. 1 on PBS, last week, and was immediately smittened by the show. Surprisingly found the past Season 1 to 4 on BritBox. Binge watched all the shows. Hope there is Season 5. See more Ken J 11/27/2023 Gentle police drama making the boring old git copper the clever one who is behind solving the crimes. Recommend for good old-fashioned thinking and hardly a mad car chase in sight. See more Kim H 04/29/2023 Excellent series, the acting and quirky comedy is brilliant See more Read all reviews
McDonald and Dodds — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Jason Watkins

DS Dodds

Tala Gouveia

DCI McDonald

James Murray

CS Houseman

Pearl Chanda

DC Laura Simpson

Jack Riddiford

DC Darren Craig

Robert Lindsay

Max Crockett

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 1, 2020 The Fall of the House of Crockett When a man is shot in the deserted mansion of one of Bath's most prominent industrialists, newly arrived detectives McDonald and Dodds unravel a tangled web of lies. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 8, 2020 Wilderness of Mirrors Adjusting to life in Bath, McDonald and Dodds are called upon to investigate the mysterious death of a wealthy patient. Details

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McDonald and Dodds — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Richard Senior
Executive Producer
Preethi Mavahalli, Robert Murphy, Damien Timmer
Screenwriter
Robert Murphy
Network
ITV
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Mar 1, 2020