{"id":54536,"date":"2024-07-08T22:00:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T20:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2068698"},"modified":"2024-07-09T02:25:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T00:25:50","slug":"mcdonald-dodds-stars-remember-their-first-ever-roles-in-eastenders","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/mcdonald-dodds-stars-remember-their-first-ever-roles-in-eastenders\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald & Dodds stars remember their first ever roles in EastEnders"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Albert Square to leading McDonald & Dodds together. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 08 July 2024 at 20:00 PM<\/p>

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Jason Watkins and Tala Gouveia are back for McDonald & Dodds<\/a> season 4 \u2013 for what will likely be another string of perplexing Bath-set mysteries.<\/p>\n

While the pair hold a beloved slot in our TV schedules as their detective duo in the cosy crime drama, they coincidentally both got their first roles in a very well-known soap.<\/p>\n

Having both started out with their first roles in EastEnders<\/a>, the pair reflect on their initial acting gigs in this week\u2019s issue of Radio Times magazine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Speaking about their roles, Gouveia revealed: \u201cI was Nurse Green \u2013 every time a character was shoved down the stairs, she\u2019d be called in. EastEnders always rang me just as I ran out of money!\u201d<\/p>\n

Watkins also revealed: \u201cI played Gerry Fairweather \u2013 he represented the yuppie tide of 1987. He was an obnoxious trader with a Porsche, a Psion Organiser and a mobile phone, who drank in The Dagmar. Angie Watts [Anita Dobson], who worked there, punched me and said, \u2018I\u2019m leaving and I ain\u2019t coming back.’\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jason Watkins as DS Dodds and Tala Gouveia as DCI Lauren McDonald in McDonald & Dodds.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The fourth season of McDonald & Dodds is set to be released soon, having kicked off filming in Bath last year. The series, of course, follows Watkins and Gouveia as DS Dodds and DCI Lauren McDonald, respectively, a pair of detectives that couldn\u2019t be further apart in terms of personalities.<\/p>\n

While Lauren has had experience working in London and is a little more hard-nosed because of it, Dodds is a lot more shy and doesn\u2019t mind simply doing the paperwork. The mismatched duo has proven popular with viewers, with the series now in its fourth run.<\/p>

Speaking about their hopes for the series, Gouveia said: \u201cNow that we have the format, it\u2019s fun to break it a little bit, which is what we do in the new series. To keep bringing in young and hungry directors is really important.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similarly, Watkins added: \u201cThe increasing scale and having big stars playing great characters is exciting. Our lovely relationship should always evolve and be stretched by the material.\u201d<\/p>\n

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