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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.

IntheBarrioofOakSprings,liveastrongandstubborngroupofelderlyfriendswhorefusetobegentrified.Theirleader,Lupita,keepsthemtogetherasacommunity,afamily.Butlittledidtheyknow,theirbelovedBingohallisabouttobesoldtoamuchmorepowerfulforcethanmoneyitself.

浪漫的新婚之夜，美丽新娘珍德（劳瑞·拉夫LaurieLove饰）和心爱的男人步入爱之殿堂。然而美好与幸福并未享受多久，五名持枪歹徒突然冲入他们的爱巢。珍德曾经属于某个犯罪组织，但为了心上人而选择金盆洗手。组织自然不会轻易让她上岸，于是对这对新婚燕尔的夫妇展开无情屠杀。谁知造物弄人，珍德竟然从血泊中醒来，她手握着丈夫的手，而对方早已冰冷，血肉模糊。拖着受伤的身体，珍德悲愤交加。她无法原谅这群夺去自己人生幸福的恶徒，于是想方设法搞来手枪，化为冷冰冰的复仇女神。夜深人静，阴风阵阵，浴血新娘的复仇怒火熊熊燃烧……

Hamilton,Ohiowasasleepylittletown.Thatisuntilacovenantofvampiresdecidestofeedthere.Anupperclassilluminatitriestorevealthevampiressecretstoeverlastinglife,butinthemeantimethevampiresravagethelocalsandbafflepolice.Theonlyonewiththepowertostopthemisoneoftheirown.

DarkSpellisastoryaboutthegirlnamedZhenyawhosuffersfrombeinginlovewithherhusbandthathaslefther,soshedecidestobringhimback.Desperateheroinecastsaspellcalled"BlackWedding",whichisamagicalritualknownforitsgreatpowerandirreversibility.Aftertheritual,herbelovedhusbandcomesback,althoughhislovebecomesmorelikeanobsession:heisevenreadytokillZhenya,soasnottogivehertoanyone.Whenthemaddenedhusbanddies,thespelldoesnotstop:becauseevendeathwillnotpartthosewhowerebetrothedbythedemonofblackwedding.

TellsastoryofaPakistaniboy’sexperienceandobsessionwithdeathandtheZoroastrianritualsofpurificationandregeneration.Showshowhedevelopsintoayoungre册utionaryandconfrontslove,religiousconflict,andhisowndeath.

FaroukOmarisahistoricalArabseriesco-producedbyMBC1andQatarTVanddirectedbyHatemAli,whichisbasedononeofthebestcompanionsofProphetMuhammad(Peacebeuponhim)andthe2ndCaliphoftheIslamicstate,UmarIbnAl-Khattab(MayAllahbepleasedwithhim).A30-episodeseriesshowcasingthevariouseventsduringthelifeofUmarIbnAl-Khattab(MayAllahbepleasedwithhim)fromhispre-Islamicdaystillhisassassination.Theseriesdependssolelyonestablishedhistoricalfactshencedidn’tfacecriticismintermsofitscontentaspastmoviesonsimilarsubjectsdid.Theseriescommenceswiththe23yearofHijraatMakkah,wheretheMuslimpilgrimshavecometogetherfortheHajj.Inmidstofthem,wecanseeUmarIbnAlKhattab(MayAllahbepleasedwithhim)supplicatingtotheLordwhiledoingtheTawaafaroundtheKa’abah.OnthereturnjourneytoMedinahfromMakkah,theypassbyagroupofpeopletendingtotheircamelsinthedesert.Umar(MayAllahbepleasedwithhim)reminisceshispastdays,whenheusedtotendtohisfatherAl-Khattab’scamelsinthedesert,andhowhisfatherusedtoworkhimtoexhaustionandbeathimupifheslackened.However,nowafterhisembracingIslamhowlifehaschangedforhimwithnoonetostandbetweenhimandhisLord.TheseriesthentakesyouonahistoricalrideasmemoriescomegushingbacktoUmar(MayAllahbepleasedwithhim)aboutthevariouseventsthathappenedduringhislifetime.

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In2261,theVorlonsjointheShadowWar,buttheirtacticsbecomeaconcernforthealliancewhentheVorlonsbegindestroyingentireplanetswhichtheydeemtohavebeen"influenced"bytheShadows.Disturbedbythisturnofevents,Babylon5recruitsseveralotherpowerfulandancientraces(theFirstOnes)totheircause,againstboththeShadowsandtheVorlons.CaptainJohnSheridanreturnstothestationafterescapingfromZ’ha’dum,butataprice:barringillnessorinjury,hehasonly20yearslefttolive.HeisaccompaniedbyamysteriousaliennamedLorienwhoclaimstobetheoldestsentientbeinginthegalaxy.HoursbeforeSheridan’sreturn,Garibaldiisrescuedandreturnedtothestation,inratherdubiouscircumstances.HeismarkedlymoreparanoidandsuspiciousofotheralienracesandofSheridanthanhewasbefore.CentauriEmperorCartagiaforgesarelationshipwiththeShadows.LondoMollariengineerstheassassinationofCartagiaandrepudiateshisagreementwiththeShadows.LondokillsMr.MordenanddestroystheShadowvesselsbasedontheCentaurihomeworld,inanattempttosavehisplanetfromdestructionbytheVorlons.Aidedbytheotherancientraces,andseveralyoungerones,SheridanluresboththeVorlonsandtheShadowsintoanimmensebattle,duringwhichtheVorlonsandShadowsrevealthattheyhavebeenleftasguardiansoftheyoungerraces,butduetophilosophicaldifferences,endedupusingthemaspawnsintheirendlesswarsthroughouttheages.Theyoungerracesrejecttheircontinuedinterference,andtheVorlonsandShadows,alongwiththeremainingFirstOnes,agreetodepartthegalaxyforever.AftertheShadowsaredefeatedGaribaldileaveshispostassecuritychiefandworksonhisownasa"providerofinformation".HebeginsworkingforoneWilliamEdgars,aMarsTycoon,whoismarriedtoGaribaldi’sformerlove.WhileheworksevercloserwithEdgars,hebecomesincreasinglyaggressivetowardsSheridanandeventuallyleavesBabylon5.MinbarisgrippedbyabriefcivilwarbetweentheWarriorandReligiouscastes.DelennsecretlymeetswithNeroonoftheWarriorcasteandconvinceshimthatneithersidecanbeallowedtowin.Shetellshimthatshewillundergoaritualwhereinshewillbewillingtosacrificeherself,butwillstoptheritualbeforesheactuallydies.WhenNeroonseesthatsheactuallyintendstogothroughtheentireritual,herescuesherandsacrificeshimselfinstead,declaringthat,althoughhewasbornWarrior,inhisheartheisReligious.AspartoftheongoingconflictbetweenEarthandBabylon5,GaribaldieventuallybetraysSheridanandarrangeshiscaptureinordertogainEdgars’trustandlearnhisplans.GaribaldilaterlearnsthatEdgarscreatedavirusthatisdangeroustoonlytelepaths.Itisthenrevealed,thatGaribaldiwasactuallyabductedbythePsi-CorpsattheendofSeason3andre-programmedbyBestertoprovideinformationtohimattherighttime.BesterreleasesGaribaldiofhisprogramming,andallowshimtoremembereverythinghehasdonesincebeingkidnapped.Edgarsiskilledandhiswifedisappears,butisreunitedwithGaribaldiaftertheendofthewar.GaribaldihelpsfreeSheridanandreturnhimtothecampaigntofreeEarth.AnallianceledbyBabylon5freesEarthfromtotalitarianrulebyPresidentClarkinashortbutbloodywar.ThisculminatesinClark’ssuicideandtherestorationofdemocraticgovernment.Marsisgrantedfullindependence,andSheridanagreestoresignhiscommission.TheLeagueofNon-AlignedWorldsisdissolvedandreformedintotheInterstellarAlliance,withSheridanelectedasitsfirstPresidentandcontinuinghiscommandoftheRangers,whoaretoactasagalacticequivalentofUnitedNationspeacekeepers.Intheseasonfinale,theeventsof100,500,1000,andonemillionyearsintothefutureareshown,depictingBabylon5’slastinginfluencethroughouthistory.Amongsttheeventsshownarethepoliticalaftermathofthe2261civilwar,asubsequentnuclearwaronEarthinvolvinganewtotalitariangovernmentintheyearAD2762,theresultingfallofEarthintoapre-industrialsociety,thelossandrestorationofhumanity’sknowledgeofspacetravel,andthefinalevolutionofmankindintoenergybeingssimilartotheVorlons,afterwhichEarth’ssungoesnova.