Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters McDonald & Dodds is returning for series four. The hugely popular ITV drama, which is set in beautiful Bath and the surrounding areas., is making a comeback with three feature-length films.

The new season will see Jason Watkins and Tala Gouveia reprise their roles as DCI Lauren McDonald and DS Dodds, two detectives who despite their differences, work together to become an unstoppable team. As usual, the Sunday night crime drama was filmed at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in Bristol and Bath with assistance from both city's Film Offices last year. Speaking about her favourite location, Tala said: "We’ve had some beautiful locations.

I think my favourite was Colston Hall. Our base was at the Bath Cheese Shop so I got to eat a lot of cheese. That was a highlight.

And we were in this big, beautiful house and grounds. "We also had quite a few weddings this series so we filmed in some beautiful churches, a barn, the botanical gardens. We are always blessed with beautiful locations on this show.

" Production company Mammoth Screen once again based its headquarters at Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios, where sets were built for the police station precinct. Meanwhile, Bristol Film Office supported filming at The King William Ale House on Little King Street, which wa.