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The Worst Episodes of McDonald & Dodds

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Two detectives, DCI McDonald and DS Dodds, who seemingly have nothing in common, are thrown together and forge a rumbustious friendship and entertaining partnership.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    McDonald & Dodds Season 2 Episode 2 - We Need to Talk About Doreen
    7.3/10(699 votes)

    S2:E2

    A girls' weekend away takes a sinister turn, when each one of them becomes a murder suspect.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. McDonald & Dodds Season 1 Episode 1 - The Fall of the House of Crockett
    7.5/10(1031 votes)

    S1:E1

    When a man is shot in the deserted mansion of one of Bath's most prominent industrialists, newly arrived DCI McDonald and DS Dodds unravel a tangled web of lies.

    Director:Richard Senior
    Writer:Robert Murphy

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  3. McDonald & Dodds Season 1 Episode 2 - Wilderness of Mirrors
    7.5/10(870 votes)

    S1:E2

    The chalk-and-cheese detective duo are called to a private clinic where a wealthy patient has been killed. However, their investigation is made all the more difficult by the complex relationships of the victim's former fellow residents.

    Director:Laura Scrivano
    Writer:Robert Murphy

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  4. McDonald & Dodds Season 2 Episode 1 - The Man Who Wasn’t There
    7.5/10(858 votes)

    S2:E1

    Five friends take a hot-air balloon trip but only four come back down alive, leaving McDonald and Dodds to untangle a complex web of lies spanning 30 years.

    Director:Alex Pillai
    Writer:Robert Murphy

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  5. McDonald & Dodds Season 3 Episode 2 - A Billion Beats
    7.5/10(585 votes)

    S3:E2

    McDonald & Dodds find themselves drawn into the world of Formula 1 racing when the area's famed motorsports dynasty, the Addington family, reports that one of their drivers has died during a pit stop.

    Director:Isher Sahota
    Writer:Robert Drummond

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  6. McDonald & Dodds Season 4 Episode 2 - Jinxy Sings The Blues
    7.5/10(578 votes)

    S4:E2

    When local man Ian Andrews gets on at his usual bus stop in Bath, nothing is out of the ordinary. But when the bus pulls into the station, Ian is dead. And despite it being the busiest route of the day, there isn’t a single eyewitness to Ian’s death.

    Director:Samantha Harrie
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. McDonald & Dodds Season 4 Episode 1 - The Rule of Three
    7.8/10(541 votes)

    S4:E1

    McDonald and Dodds have spent their weekend tying up a case after a local scandal-breaking journalist dies of anaphylaxis at a party in her own home. They swiftly deduce that there’s foul play afoot, expose the murderer and call it a day, satisfied with another job well done. But their work isn’t over yet…

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. McDonald & Dodds Season 4 Episode 3 - Wedding Fever
    7.8/10(537 votes)

    S4:E3

    It’s peak wedding season in Bath, and there’s a race against time for McDonald and Dodds when a spate of suspicious deaths affects ceremonies across the city. A Bath wedding ends in tragedy when the vicar is found murdered in the vestry. McDonald’s suspicions focus on bride Lotty, her father and her sisters, all of whom had a close relationship with vicar Mitchell Morrison. McDonald and Dodds must delve deep into the family's secrets if they hope to discover the truth of what happened to Mitchell.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. McDonald & Dodds Season 3 Episode 1 - Belvedere
    7.9/10(736 votes)

    S3:E1

    When a young woman dies in a busy park in broad daylight, McDonald and Dodds are called in to untangle the mysterious circumstances of her death.

    Director:Robert Quinn
    Writer:Robert Murphy

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  10. McDonald & Dodds Season 3 Episode 3 - The War of Rose
    8.0/10(606 votes)

    S3:E3

    A social media influencer Rose Boleyn elects to have plastic surgery at a clinic run by soon to be divorced couple Al and Mariel. After tragedy strikes, McDonald and Dodds are brought in to investigate the clinic and its staff.

    Director:Ian Aryeh
    Writer:Kam Odedra

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  11. McDonald & Dodds Season 3 Episode 4 - Clouds Across the Moon
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    S3:E4

    When a successful businessman is found in a shallow grave near the Glastonbury Tor on All Soul's Day, the suspects are as eccentric as the crime itself.

    Director:Laura Scrivano
    Writer:Robert Murphy

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Worst Episodes Summary

"We Need to Talk About Doreen" is the worst rated episode of "McDonald & Dodds". It scored 7.3/10 based on 699 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/7/2021. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Fall of the House of Crockett".