McDonald and Dodds Episode Guide including New Series 4

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McDonald and Dodds Episode List - Series 1 to 4

This post details the top British ITV detective series, McDonald and Dodds. Starring Tala Gouveia as DCI Lauren McDonald and Jason Watkins as DS Dodds.

I have listed the episodes in each series so far including the upcoming series 4.

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McDonald and Dodds – Top ITV Detective Series

Created by: Robert Murphy | IMDb rating: 7.5/10 (7.2K).

Main / recurring cast

  • Tala Gouveia as DCI Lauren McDonald
  • Jason Watkins as DS Dodds
  • James Murray as Chief Superintendent John Houseman (Series 1 & 2)
  • Claire Skinner as Chief Superintendent Mary Ormond (Series 3 & 4)
  • Jack Riddiford as DC Darren Craig (Series 1 & 2)
  • Lily Sacofsky as DC Milena Paciorkowski (Series 2 & 3)
  • Charlie Chambers as DC Samuel Goldie (Series 3 & 4)
  • Bhavik C. Pankhania as DC Lee (Series 4)

About McDonald and Dodds: A shy and enigmatic Detective Sergeant is partnered with a wildly ambitious Detective Chief Inspector to solve crimes in the historic city of Bath.

Series 1

ITV release date: February 2020.

Series 1: Jason Watkins & Tala Gouveia star as dedicated (but very different) detectives in this rumbustious crime series. Watch them tackle murderous crimes in the picturesque city of Bath. [Source: Amazon]

Series 1 Episode List

  1. The Fall of the House of Crockett: The very first episode of the detective drama series. Newly-arrived DCI McDonald and DS Dodds try to identity a man shot dead in a mansion.
  2. A Wilderness of Mirrors: Detective drama series. Deception and disguise plague DCI McDonald and DS Dodds as they investigate the death of a wealthy patient at a private clinic.

*Watch McDonald and Dodds Series 1 for free online with ITVX (UK). Or on Prime Video BritBox/DVD from UK Amazon or US Amazon.

Series 2

ITV release date: February 2021.

Series 2: As McDonald adjusts to life in picturesque Bath, she and Dodds investigate a suspicious hot air balloon fatality, and a girls’ weekend that takes a sinister turn. [Source: Amazon]

Series 2 Episode List

  1. The Man Who Wasn’t There: Detective drama series. McDonald and Dodds untangle a web of lies spanning 30 years when five friends take a hot air balloon trip… and only four return.
  2. We Need to Talk About Doreen: A girls’ weekend away takes a sinister turn when each one of them becomes a murder suspect.

*Watch McDonald and Dodds Series 2 for free online with ITVX (UK). Or on Prime Video BritBox/DVD from UK Amazon or US Amazon.

McDonald and Dodds Top ITV Detective Series - Episode List S1 to 4
McDonald and Dodds – Episode List Series 1 to 4

Series 3

ITV release date: June 2022.

Series 3: The third series of the crime drama set in picturesque Bath features four new stories and has the duo working for a new boss, Chief Superintendent Ormond. [Source: Amazon]

Series 3 Episode List

  1. Belvedere: When a young woman dies in a busy park in broad daylight, the uncovering of her identity leads DS Dodds to confront secrets from his own past.
  2. A Billion Beats: McDonald and Dodds are sucked into the fast and furious world of Formula 1 after a promising young driver dies in suspicious circumstances.
  3. The War of Rose: In a case of social media versus reality, a lifestyle influencer dies during a routine nose job, leaving McDonald and Dodds to separate the fact from fiction.
  4. Clouds Across the Moon: When a body is found in a shallow grave in the shadow of the Glastonbury Tor, a sinister sequence of events is triggered that only DS Dodds can decipher.

*Watch McDonald and Dodds Series 3 with ITVX (free online for UK viewers). Or on Prime Video BritBox/DVD from UK Amazon or US Amazon.

Series 4

BritBox release date: 23 May 2024.

Series 4 Episode List

  1. Jinxy Sings The Blues: Ian Andrews is on the local bus and everything is as usual, but when the bus rolls into Bath station, he dies; to solve the mystery of Ian’s death, McDonald and Dodds must delve into the history of blues music and the shady world of art auctions.
  2. The Rule of Three: A middle-aged woman is found dead in an apartment. The killer has removed everything that can identify the woman, but a DNA test reveals that she was reported missing 38 years ago. Where has she been in the intervening time? And who has wished her dead after all these years? McDonald and Dodds go in search of the answers.
  3. Wedding Fever: It’s wedding season in Bath, but a couple of suspicious deaths affects the city’s celebrations. What’s left to discover is whether or not a serial killer is on the loose who goes after weddings.

*Watch McDonald and Dodds with ITVX (free online for UK viewers). Or on Prime Video BritBox/DVD from UK Amazon or US Amazon.

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