Martin Kemp, Patsy Kensit, Cathy Tyson and Rupert Graves guest starred in McDonald & Dodds Credit: ITV Not every small screen crime drama has to be bloody, brutal and difficult to follow, as demonstrated by the popularity of amiable whodunits such as Death in Paradise and Midsomer Murders. Bath-set buddy copper caper McDonald & Dodds (ITV) is another entry in the hit parade of breezy murder mysteries that land with all the impact of cucumber sandwiches and tea from a flask. Having overcome the challenges of shooting through Covid, the series returned in winningly silly fashion with the first of three new feature-length episodes. It found Tala Gouveia and Jason Watkins striking a cheery tone as the eponymous mismatched detectives fighting crime on the mean streets of Somerset.