Rich directed the critically acclaimed opening episode of ITV's brand new detective drama McDonald & Dodds. Set in the beautiful Georgian city of Bath, the story follows blisteringly ambitious South London cop DCI Lauren McDonald (Tala Gouveia) who is unexpectedly partnered with the bumbling bespectacled DS Dodds (Jason Watkins) to solve bewildering crimes. Inspired by classic crime dramas like Columbo, the feature-length investigation is a light-hearted, modern whodunnit for Sunday nights, produced by Mammoth Screen. It was the most-watched show of the night, pulling in 6.4 million viewers and a 26% audience share.
TRAILER
Edited by Richard Senior
Exec Produced by Damien Timmer, Preethi Mavahalli
Starring Jason Watkins, Tala Gouveia, James Murray, Robert Lindsay, Rosalie Craig
Ambitious DCI McDonald arrives in beautiful Bath and is unexpectedly partnered with bumbling beige presence DS Dodds. A murder at the mansion of local entrepreneur Max Crockett forces them to put their differences aside as they delve deep beneath the perfect facade to uncover a dark underbelly of secrets and lies. Despite his shy, awkward manner, is the over-looked DS Dodds actually an investigative genius?
ITV launch trailer for S1E1 "The Fall of the House of Crockett"
CLIP CROCKETT'S DEADLY DANCE
Written by Robert Murphy
Produced by Amy Thurgood, Exec Produced by Damien Timmer, Preethi Mavahalli
Starring Robert Lindsay, Natalie Mendoza
Charismatic businessman Max Crockett returns home with his pregnant wife to discover a dead body on the staircase of his majestic mansion. He protects his vulnerable partner by encouraging her to wait outside for the Police in case the murderer is still inside... then proceeds to weave an intricate web of misleading evidence in a well-rehearsed race against time before the investigators arrive.
From S1E1 'The Fall of the House of Crockett', first transmitted 1st March 2020 on ITV
CLIP DODDS vs CROCKETT
Written by Robert Murphy
Produced by Amy Thurgood, Exec Produced by Damien Timmer, Preethi Mavahalli
Starring Jason Watkins and Robert Lindsay
Max Crockett requests a private conversation with the apparently inept DS Dodds at the scene of the break-in. Little does Crockett know that the detective's awkward manner and shy demeanour hide a forensically sharp investigative mind. The first of their head to head encounters, this meeting of minds marks the beginning of an intriguing game of cat and mouse as Dodds gets ever closer to catching the killer.
From S1E1 'The Fall of the House of Crockett', first transmitted 1st March 2020 on ITV
CLIP McDONALD'S BRIEFING
Written by Robert Murphy
Produced by Amy Thurgood, Exec Produced by Damien Timmer, Preethi Mavahalli
Starring Jason Watkins, Tala Gouveia, Jack Riddiford, Pearl Chandra and Robert Lindsay.
McDonald briefs her troops on how to proceed with the investigation, but the devious Max Crockett is always one step ahead of them.
From S1E1 'The Fall of the House of Crockett', first transmitted 1st March 2020 on ITV
FULL EPISODE S1E1: "THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF CROCKETT"
Written by Robert Murphy
Produced by Amy Thurgood, Exec Produced by Damien Timmer, Preethi Mavahalli
Starring Jason Watkins, Tala Gouveia, James Murray. Guest-starring Robert Lindsay.
Ambitious DCI McDonald arrives in beautiful Bath and is unexpectedly partnered with bumbling beige presence DS Dodds. A murder at the mansion of local entrepreneur Max Crockett forces them to put their differences aside as they delve deep beneath the perfect facade to uncover a dark underbelly of secrets and lies. Despite his shy, awkward manner, is the over-looked DS Dodds actually an investigative genius?
S1E1 'The Fall of the House of Crockett', first transmitted 1st March 2020 on ITV
"ITV's new detectives are the perfect pairing" ★★★★★
The Guardian
"a gleeful sense of comedy... thoroughly effective as indulgent, escapist television"
Mail on Sunday
"Fresh and fun... a match made in TV heaven"
Daily Mail
"Top of the cops"
The Mirror