Mcdonald and Dodds

I do love gentle murder tv series. Shakespeare and Hathaway, Brokenwood, Morse, Lewis, New Tricks, etc. etc. Not forgetting the Daddy of them all - Midsomer.!!!

Just discovered this Mcdonald and Dodds and definitely enjoying them. Good to see a full team working on cases, rather than just the two in Midsomer Murders!!!

Another gentle, amusing and quirky (not to say completely off the wall!) detective series is Shakespeare and Hathaway. Some lovely shots of Stratford as well.

From his social media he seems utterly devoted to his family so perhaps avoiding the limelight suits him to a tee.

I was him in a play in Haymarket Theatre London with Susanne Jones. Extraordinary and unforgettable! Maybe it's better to be considered an 'also ran' (which he certainly is not) than to be hero worshipped by over enthusiastic fans which must be totally suffocating. He is SO talented and a joy to watch.

I'm another Jason Watkins fan. Never seems to get the recognition he deserves but you can rely on him to be worth watching.

Ta for tips anymore welcome. Nothing like a gentle detective drama...and mostly resolved endings!

If you like this try Tim Sullivan’s books.

I like this too. Enjoyed the first one more than the second, but I’m a huge fan of Jason Watkins, so anything he’s in gets my vote.

I also love this show. It is soothing and gentle entertainment after a long day at work best enjoyed with a tea and piece of cake. I enjoy all detective shows - the csi type ones, and the serious ones like broadchurch and Sherwood and then the gentle English ones like father brown and Mcdonald and Dodds, I must see if there are any new episodes on catch up.

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I've been enjoying The Brokenwood Mysteries, set in New Zealand. There are seven series available now but the 8th has just finished filming. I had to watch a couple to get into them. A mixture of comedy and drama with recurring characters popping up, which does make it amusing. A bit like Midsomer Murders and I've found them quite entertaining. I think they were on the Drama channel and I downloaded them.

I enjoy Brokenwood too Grandmasue. ?

Bath is beautiful and I am loving spotting locations. It's only a 15 minute drive from me, so I know it well.

McD & Dodds is a gentle programme which is just what I need in these troubling times, and I'm a great Jason Watkins fan. I like the repartee between the 2 detectives and was pleased that a 2nd series had been made.

I've been enjoying The Brokenwood Mysteries, set in New Zealand. There are seven series available now but the 8th has just finished filming. I had to watch a couple to get into them. A mixture of comedy and drama with recurring characters popping up, which does make it amusing. A bit like Midsomer Murders and I've found them quite entertaining. I think they were on the Drama channel and I downloaded them.

I just binged watched though all the series, stuck having to rest a lot atm.

Now I'm lost for an easy-going replacement. I've watched DI Ray which was also good. I dont have a smart TV so its the basics and what I can get on my Lap top. Any ideas (have done Professor T too)

I just saw the first season. I am pleasantly surprised. too good and too funny.

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I also long now to visit Bath again and am taken by the hotel used in filming one of the first series.
Sadly it is the last place my GD would be interested in visiting.

We enjoy it. All the more that our first visit to Bath was a family occasion when we rented a house for 10 of us right in the centre for such a reasonable price I feared for months before we got there that it was a con. We were blown away by golden Bath. The small square where the house was located was actually used for filming on a couple of days for a scene from the first ever episode.

We're enjoying it, undemanding, enjoyable entertainment.
I like the way relationship between the two detectives has developed since the first series too.

We watched series one and are now stuck into series two. Ideal for Sunday evenings but mad as anything.
Also now wishing to revisit Bath

Mr C enjoys this, I’m less keen but it does raise a smile and remind me it’s far too long since we visited Bath.

Watched first series, so funny & stupid at times, loved it ... this series ... even better ... makes me smile ... but ... always gets there in the end ... know its only just started ... but ... hope they do another series

It's a bit tame but I'm enjoying it.
It reminds me of Columbo for some reason, eccentric policeman maybe.

Pleasant viewing. This series seems better than the last one somehow.

My favourite show at the moment! Gentle, funny, good stories and Bath is just so beautiful. I do enjoy the relationship between McDonald and Dodds.

It's a bit Midsommer Murders set in Bath. Light, easy viewing.

Yes, perfect for a Sunday evening - very daft, gentle, entertaining and there are some great facial expressions