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ITVhasconfirmedthathitdetectivedramaEndeavourhasbeenrecommissionedforaseventhseries.Theannouncementfollowscriticalacclaimandconsistentlystrongviewingfiguresforthemostrecentseries.ProducedbyleadingindieMammothScreeninpartnershipwithPBSMasterpiece,thesuccessfulserieschartstheearlycareeroftheyoungEndeavourMorse,playedbyacclaimedactor,ShaunEvans.ThenewsetoffilmswillseeEvansreprisehisrolealongsidecelebratedstarofstageandscreen,RogerAllamasmentorDIFredThursday.WrittenonceagainbyRussellLewis,whohaspennedallofthe27Endeavourscreenplaystodate,thenewserieswillbesetin1970andproductionwillbeginlaterthisyearfortransmissionin2020.FilmingwilltakeplaceinOxfordandthesurroundingarea.CreatorRussellLewissays:We’rethrilledITVhasasked#TeamEndeavourtocontinuetoaddtotheCasebookofColinDexter’simmortalcreation,andtakeE.MorseandOxford’sFinestintoanewdecadeofdecimalisation,packageholidays,theOilCrisis,Blackouts,ThreeDayWeeks,andEuropaEndlos.MammothScreen’sManagingDirector,DamienTimmeradded:We’vebeenthrilledwiththeresponsetoSeries6–itstestamenttoRussellLewis’continuingclevernessandalsothebrilliantpartnershipbetweenShaunEvansandRogerAllamasEndeavourMorseandFredThursday.The1970sarecallingus,andwecan’twait!HeadofDramaatITV,PollyHillcommented:We’reincrediblyproudofEndeavouranddelightedtohaverecommissionedthedramaforaseventhseries.WriterandcreatorRussellLewiscontinuestoengageviewerswithcarefullycraftedstoriesforEndeavourandThursdayaswemoveintothe1970s.We’regratefultotheproductionteamatMammothScreenforcontinuingtodeliversuchahighqualitydrama.RecentlyvotedthefourthgreatestBritishcrimedramaofalltimeinapollconductedbyRadioTimes,thedramahasgonefromstrengthtostrengthsinceitsfirstoutingasaone-offfilmin2012.Thelatestserieslaunchedwithaconsolidatedaudienceof6.9manda27\%share,markingEndeavour’sbiggestaudiencesince2014.MammothScreen’sDamienTimmerandHelenZieglerwillactasexecutiveproducersfortheseventhseries,alongsidewriterandcreatorRussellLewisandWGBH’sRebeccaEaton.ThenewsetoffilmswilldistributedbyITVStudiosGlobalEntertainmentinternationally.

FilminghasbegunonthethirdseriesofpopulardetectivedramaMcDonald&DoddsstarringTalaGouveiaandJasonWatkinsintheleadroles.ThelatestseriesseesClaireSkinner(Outnumbered)jointhecastasChiefSuperintendentOrmond.ReunitingDCIMcDonald,playedbyTalaGouveia,andDSDodds,playedbyBAFTAawardwinneractorJasonWatkins,seasonthreeoftheBathsetdetectiveseriesconsistsoffourstandalonefilms.LilySacofskyreturnsasDCMilenaPachiowskiwithDanyalIsmailjoiningthecastasDCMartinMalikSpeakingaboutherroleinthenewseries,ClaireSkinner,said:"I'mahugefanofMcDonald&DoddssoI'mdelightedtobejoiningthecastasChiefSuperintendentOrmond.Ormondisaquietlyintimidatingcharactersoshe'llbekeepingMcDonald&Doddsontheirtoesthroughoutthisnewseries."Inthefirstfilm,Belvedere,ayoungwomanisfounddeadsittinginadeckchairinbroaddaylightinoneofBath’smostbeautifulandpopulatedparks.Whydidthiswomandiewithasmileonherface?GuestcastmembersstarringinthefirstfilmincludeAlanDavies(JonathanCreek),HollyAird(WakingTheDead),,CatherineTyldesley(CoronationStreet)andDameSiânPhillips(I,Claudius).TheserieswascommissionedforITVbyPollyHillandHuwKennairJonesandwillbeproducedbyRebeccaDavies.ExecutiveproducersareDamienTimmerandcreatorandleadwriterRobertMurphy.RobertMurphyhaswrittenfilmsoneandfour,RobertDrummondhaswrittenfilmtwoandKamOdedrahaswrittenfilmthree.DirectorsareRobertQuinn,IsherSahota,IanAryehandSashaRansome.McDonald&DoddsisproducedbyleadingindependentproductioncompanyMammothScreen,co-producedbyBritBoxNorthAmerica,andcreatedbyRobertMurphy.Seriestwoachievedconsolidatedratingsof6.7m.ThefirstandsecondseriesareavailabletoviewviastreamingplatformBritboxNorthAmerica.ITVStudioswilldistributethedramainternationally.MammothScreenisoneoftheUK’sleadingproductioncompanies.PastandforthcomingshowsincludeTheSerpentforBBC/Netflix,Noughts+Crosses,WorldonFireandGrimeKidsfortheBBC,WhyDidn’tTheyAskEvansforBritboxandEndeavourandTheTowerforITV.MammothScreenisanITVStudiosCompany.