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Maxine Harrison

Where is detective drama McDonald and Dodds filmed? Episode guide for series 3 of ITV drama

Season three of ITV Detective drama McDonald and Dodds began this month on Saturday, June 19, 2022. Each episode airs weekly.

The show follows two detectives with seemingly nothing much to do. The pair is formed of the ambitious DCI McDonald and the shy DS Dodds.

The detective duo form a friendship and entertaining partnership as they take on mind-boggling cases. The ITV crime drama was last broadcast in 2021 when the series was split into two parts due to filming delays caused by covid. It proved popular with the ITV fanbase and was quickly renewed for a third series.

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Where is McDonald and Dodds filmed?

Season three of McDonald and Dodds was filmed in various locations in Bath, but the crew also stayed in Bristol. Speaking about filming in the city, Tala Gouveia, who plays DCI Lauren McDonald said: ‘‘We were lucky enough to shoot in so many beautiful locations in Bath, which were so pretty, we saw lots of wonderful big houses.’’

Jason Watkins who plays DS Dodds said: ‘‘We stay in Bristol and film in Bath, and I love the area, it’s my second home – I've worked around there since Trollied and The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies. I've got my little routine down there and it's such a beautiful part of the world, I'm delighted to be filming there. I like doing the accent as well, it makes you feel good when you do it, it’s lovely.’’

With Bath and Bristol both being filmed in season three of the ITV show, viewers can expect to see famous locations such as the Royal Crescent and the Guildhall.

Other Bath attractions that have been spotted in the show include Royal Victoria Park, Parade Gardens, Bath racecourse, and the Abbey Churchyard. The cast's time in Bristol leads them to film at Berkeley Square and the A Bond Tobacco Warehouse on Cumberland Road.

How many episodes are in series 3 of McDonald and Dodds? How long is McDonald and Dodd episodes?

Rather than a series with episodes, McDonald and Dodd is run as a series of individual feature-length films. There are four films in this current series.

Film 1 - Belvedere

Film 2 - A Billion Beats

Film 3 - The War of Rose

Film 4 - Clouds across The Moon

Each film is feature-length and expected to be between 90minutes and two hours long.

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