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“Whyaretheyeventogether?”wouldbethefirstthoughtthatcomestomind,asChuSangWooandJangJaeYoungaresodifferentineveryconceivableway.Oneisarobot-likeengineeringstudentwhowearsdarkclothesforconvenienceandfollowsastricttimetable.Theotherisafree-spiritdesignmajor,withcolorfuloutfitsandaskateboard.WhenJaeYoungfreeridesonateamassignmentwithSangWoo,SangWoocrossesoffJaeYoung’snamefromtheproject,andthetwobecomeenemies.Thefilmisare-editofaneightpartTVseriesthattoppedtheWATCHAChart,basedonthewebnovelSemanticErrorbyJeoSoo-ri.Itwouldbechallengingtoexceedexpectationsasthenovelhasahugefanbase,however,twoformalidolactors,ParkSeoHamandParkJaeChan,hitthejackpot.DirectorKimSooJungdelicatelyemphasizesthecomicandfreshromanceoftheyoungmen,whohaveuniquecharmsandperfectlooks,astheydointhenovel.

WhenChelseaandherfriendsgetintroublewiththecops,theyfleethecityandgoontherun.FueledbyahallucinogenicdrugcalledEcho,theyhopetolaylow-andgethigh-inanoldfamilyhideoutinthewoods.However,Chelseahasreservationsaboutgoingbacktonatureandsecretsshe’snotsharingwithherfriends.Whenashotringsout,herpastcomescrashingback,andthepunksfindthemselvespittedagainstthelocalauthority-anunhingedparkrangerwitharealaxetogrind…

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.