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Four adventurous teams of paranormal investigators will be hand-picked and given the chance to participate in the most extreme Paranormal experiment of all time. If any of these teams can last 28 days in a terrifying, haunted location, they’ll gain acclaim and recognition for being a part of the most important advancement in paranormal research in the last several decades.

ItsplotintroducesustoAntoineandOlga,aFrenchcouplewhosettledinasmallvillageininlandGaliciasometimeago.There,theyleadaquietlife,althoughtheircoexistencewiththelocalsisnotasidyllicastheywouldlikeittobe.Aconflictwiththeirneighbours,theAntabrothers,willratchetupthetensioninthevillageuntilitreachesthepointofnoreturn...

ITVhasgreenlitasecondseriesofcontemporarydetectivedrama,McDonald&Dodds,followingthesuccessofthefeature-lengthfilmswhichairedearlierthisyearproducedbyleadingindependentproductioncompany,MammothScreen.ThenewseriesseesTalaGouveia(ColdFeet)andBAFTAawardwinningactorJasonWatkins(TheLostHonourOfChristopherJefferies,TheCrown)reprisetheirrolesastheambitiousDCIMcDonaldandthehumble,andquietlybrilliantDSDoddsinthreenewmurdermysteries.SetinpicturesqueBath,theseriespairsfiestyDCIMcDonald,whohasrecentlytransferredfromLondon’sMetPolice,withthemodestandunassumingDSDodds,whohasbeenhappyinthebackgroundformostofhisworkinglife.Throwntogetherseeminglywithnothingincommon,theyforgearumbustious,andultimatelyhighlyeffectivecrimesolvingpartnership.CreatedandexecutiveproducedbyRobertMurphy,whoistheleadwriterfortheseries,McDonald&DoddswillonceagainbefilmedintheWestCountry.ThebrandnewepisodeswillbedirectedbyAlexPillai(ChillingAdventuresofSabrina,Riverdale),RebeccaRycroft(MaloryTowers,DannyandMick)andIanAryeh(InTheLongRun,AndyandtheBand).ThenewserieshasbeencommissionedbyITV’sDramaCommissionerHuwKennairJonesandHeadofDrama,PollyHill.Huwwilloverseeproductionofthedramafromthechannel’sperspective.CommentedHuwKennairJones:We’redelightedwiththeaudiencereactiontothefirstseriesofMcDonaldandDodds.Thetwocharacterscouldn’tbefurtherapart,whichiswhatmakestheseriessointriguingtowatch.Theyshouldn’thavechemistry,buttheydo,andtheyworkbrilliantlyinpartnershipwhichistestimonytoRobert’sscriptandTalaandJasonforbringingMcDonald&Doddstolife.CommentedMammothScreen’sDirectorofDrama,PreethiMavahalli:WearethrilledthatRobertMurphy’scleverstorytellingwasahitwithaudiencesearlierthisyear.McDonald&DoddsareaquirkilyuniqueinvestigativeteambroughttolifebeautifullybyTalaGouveiaandJasonWatkins.We’rereallypleasedITVhavecommissionedmorefilmsandlookforwardtoreturningtofilminBath.DamienTimmer(Endeavour,Noughts+Crosses,WorldonFire)andPreethiMavahalli(McDonald&Dodds,Noughts+Crosses,TheWaroftheWorlds)aretheexecutiveproducersforMammothScreen,anITVStudioscompany,alongsidewriterRobertMurphy(McDonald&Dodds,Vera,Shetland,DCIBanks).TheproducerofthenewseriesisSarahLewis(Noughts+Crosses,McDonald&Dodds,Victoria).ThefirstseriesisavailabletoviewviastreamingplatformBritbox.Seriesonelaunchedwithaconsolidatedratingof6.4manda26%shareoftheavailableaudienceandboastedanimpressiveguestcastlistalongsideTalaGouveiaandJasonWatkinswhichincludedRobertLindsay,RosalieCraig,EllieKendrick,SusannahFielding,JoannaScanlan,MicheleDotrice,FreddieFoxandHughDennis.ITVStudioswilldistributethedramainternationally.

Acollegestudent,onherwayhomefromvisitinghermother,getsstuckwithagroupofpeopleatamountainreststopduringablizzard.Thingstakeaturnfortheworsewhentheyoungwomandiscoversakidnappedchildinacarbelongingtooneofthepeopleinside,puttingthegroupinaterrifyinglife-or-deathsituationastheystruggletoescapewhiletryingtodiscoverwhoamongthemisthekidnapper.

Siblingslivingtogetherandthevariouscrazysituationsthatensuewhentheyinteractwithotherpeople.

Totallyunawares,Saverio,ateacherandMario,ajanitorofthesameschoolinwhichtheybothwork,travelbackintimeandfindthemselvesincentralItalyattheendofthe15thcentury.TheycarrywiththemanunresolvedsquabbleconcerningSaverio’ssister,creatingalotoftensionbetweenthetwo,whichwillincreaseintheplot.Fromthismomentontheywillhavetocometogripswiththegrotesquesituationtheyfindthemselvesin,tryingto"hitchalift"backtothefutureinamostoutlandishway,usingandmisusingtheirforesightoftheeventstakingplaceroundthattime,andgenerallymakingfoolsofthemselvesintheeyesof"normal"renaissancefolks.TheirmeetingwithLeonardodaVinciishysterical,whentheybecomemoreandmoreconvincedthatthegeniusisinrealityamoron.AnothercharactertheymeetisSavonarolatheheretic,whoenjoinsthemtorepent,beforeheistakentothestake,elicitingsomebreezycommentfromthem.Ifitweren’tforaweirdkindofhomesickness,theywouldquiteenjoylivinginthisperiod,fullofdaringfashionsandtantalisingdamsels.Thecoupleshowsgreatchemistryandisfunnyineveryrespect.Thepsychologyoftheircharactersiscomplexandcredible-foroncecomicalroleswithadepth.Basically,Saverioisanembitteredpetit-bourgeoisforeverattractedandrejectedbywomen,enviousofMario,aneasy-goingproletarianeverywomanfallsinlovewith.Saverioisscheming,meanandvindictiveasmuchasMarioisnaive,generousandforgiving.Whatamatchoftalents:RobertoBenigniandMassimoTroisiatthepeakofcombinedcreativity.Toobadtheywillnevercomebacktogetherforanotherjointventure.Ormaybeitisbetterthisway:masterpiecesofthislevelcannotbeimprovedon,atbesttheycanbeimitated.ForthisreasonNoncirestachepiangerewillshinelikeageminthecrownofthebestItalianmoviesofalltimes.Sadlynotmanypeopleseemtohaveseenit,noteveninItaly,wheretheviewersdonotneedsubtitlestoenjoythehilariousjugglingofthetwoactorswiththelanguage,buttheirbodylanguagecanbeuniversallyappreciated.Ifyoumissityouwillhavetorepent!

Fourschoolfriendsandtheirsingingteachermakeupafunandverypromisingromanticmusiccoverbanduntilabigfightbreaksthemup.Sevenyearslater,thankstothemarriageofoneofthem,theymeetagain.

Agroupofcollegefriendsrentasmarthouseforaweekendofpartying.Later,theystarttorealizethatMargaux,thehouse'ssuperadvancedAIsystem,hassinisterdesignsforthem.

PatTillmangaveuphisprofessionalfootballcareertojointheArmyRangersin2002—andbecameaninstantsymbolofpatrioticfervorandunflinchingduty.ButthetruthaboutPatTillmanisfarmorecomplex,andultimatelymoreheroic,thanthecaricaturecreatedbythemedia.Andwhenthegovernmenttriedtoturnhisdeathintowarpropaganda,theytookonthewrongfamily.FromherhomeintheSantaCruzmountains,Pat’smother,DannieTillman,ledthefamily’scrusadetorevealthetruthbeneaththemythologyoftheirson’slifeanddeath.FeaturingcandidandrevelatoryinterviewswithPat’sfellowsoldiersaswellashisfamily,AmirBar-Lev’semotionalandinsightfulfilmnotonlyshinesalightontheshadyaftermathofPat’sdeathandcallstotasktheentirechainofcommandbutalsoexaminesthemesastimelessasthenotionofheroismitself.

Growingupinasmalltown,Charlie,AlexandNickweren'tthemostpopularkidsaroundaftertheyformed"TheEliteMonsterUnit".Chasingnotorious,mythicallegendsandghostswasexcitingtothem,not"cool"totheotherkidsaround.Sotheylivedtheirlivesontheoutsideofthe"in"crowd.MakingmattersworsewasCharlie'sobviouscrushonBrandy,oneofthemostpopula...