As of yet, McDonald and Dodds hasn t been renewed for a third season.
When talking to press, including Express.co.uk, Gouveia and Watkins did say how they would like to do more episodes.
Gouveia said: We re all really keen to do another one and they ve [the writers] have been knocking around some ideas for stories and stuff. But we have to see if people are watching it!
McDonald and Dodds: Will there be a third series on ITV? (Image: ITV)
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McDonald and Dodds: My Mad Fat Diary star Sharon Rooney will be in season 2, episode 2. (Image: ITV)
Even though there s been no official news of a third season, Gouveia and Watkins have got ideas of where they would like to take the possible next series.
Watkins is probably one of Britain s most recognisable and diverse actors.
He has starred in a plethora of shows over the years, including Trollied, The Crown, Des, Hold the Sunset, The Lost
Honour of Christopher Jefferies and Line of Duty.
So it didn t come as too much of a surprise when McDonald and Dodds turned out to be a hit with Watkins co-leading the cast.
Even though the 54-year-old portrays a detective who is more accustomed to a life of puzzles and train spotting, Watkins can relate to his character on various levels.
McDonald and Dodds: Actor Jason Watkins stars in the ITV drama. (Image: Getty)
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After popular demand following its premiere last year, McDonald and Dodds has returned for series two. There are another three cases that DCI McDonald and DS Dodds have to solve this time around, each one trickier than the next. Express.co.uk has everything you need to know about the cast of McDonald and Dodds series two.
Monday, 8th March 2021 at 5:10 pm
McDonald & Dodds has returned for season two, with Tala Gouveia and Jason Watkins playing the ‘odd couple’ detective duo.
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But while fans of the show might be expecting the third episode to air on Sunday 14th March, ITV has confirmed that there will be a pause before the crime drama returns later this year.
The drama continues to explore the working relationship between DCI Lauren McDonald (Gouveia), who series writer Robert Murphy describes as “plunging into genteel Bath like a bull in a China shop” when she arrives from the mean streets of South London, and her sidekick DS Dodds (Watkins), a quiet and underestimated man with a brilliant brain.