FilminghasbegunonthethirdseriesofpopulardetectivedramaMcDonaldDoddsstarringTalaGouveiaandJasonWatkinsintheleadroles.　　　　ThelatestseriesseesClaireSkinner(Outnumbered)jointhecastasChiefSuperintendentOrmond.　　　　ReunitingDCIMcDonald,playedbyTalaGouveia,andDSDodds,playedbyBAFTAawardwinneractorJasonWatkins,seasonthreeoftheBathsetdetectiveseriesconsistsoffourstandalonefilms.　　　　LilySacofskyreturnsasDCMilenaPachiowskiwithDanyalIsmailjoiningthecastasDCMartinMalik　　Speakingaboutherroleinthenewseries,ClaireSkinner,saidI'mahugefanofMcDonaldDoddssoI'mdelightedtobejoiningthecastasChiefSuperintendentOrmond.Ormondisaquietlyintimidatingcharactersoshe'llbekeepingMcDonaldDoddsontheirtoesthroughoutthisnewseries.　　　　Inthefirstfilm,Belvedere,ayoungwomanisfounddeadsittinginadeckchairinbroaddaylightinoneofBath’smostbeautifulandpopulatedparks.Whydidthiswomandiewithasmileonherface　　　　GuestcastmembersstarringinthefirstfilmincludeAlanDavies(JonathanCreek),HollyAird(WakingTheDead),,CatherineTyldesley(CoronationStreet)andDameSiânPhillips(I,Claudius).　　TheserieswascommissionedforITVbyPollyHillandHuwKennairJonesandwillbeproducedbyRebeccaDavies.ExecutiveproducersareDamienTimmerandcreatorandleadwriterRobertMurphy.RobertMurphyhaswrittenfilmsoneandfour,RobertDrummondhaswrittenfilmtwoandKamOdedrahaswrittenfilmthree.DirectorsareRobertQuinn,IsherSahota,IanAryehandSashaRansome.　　McDonaldDoddsisproducedbyleadingindependentproductioncompanyMammothScreen,co-producedbyBritBoxNorthAmerica,andcreatedbyRobertMurphy.Seriestwoachievedconsolidatedratingsof6.7m.　　　　ThefirstandsecondseriesareavailabletoviewviastreamingplatformBritboxNorthAmerica.ITVStudioswilldistributethedramainternationally.　　MammothScreenisoneoftheUK’sleadingproductioncompanies.PastandforthcomingshowsincludeTheSerpentforBBCNetflix,NoughtsCrosses,WorldonFireandGrimeKidsfortheBBC,WhyDidn’tTheyAskEvansforBritboxandEndeavourandTheTowerforITV.　　MammothScreenisanITVStudiosCompany.