Mammoth Screen Behind New Detective Drama for ITV

ITV has commissioned the detective drama Invisible, created and written by Robert Murphy (DCI Banks) and produced by Mammoth Screen.

Invisible will be a series of feature-length crime mysteries, featuring two stories in the first run. Jason Watkins (The Crown, The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, W1A) and Tala Gouveia (Cold Feet) star. Set in Bath, the two feature-length films pair the wildly ambitious DCI McDonald with the shy and modest DS Dodds.

Polly Hill, ITV’s head of drama, said: “Invisible will be executive produced by Robert Murphy and by Preethi Mavahalli and Damien Timmer for Mammoth, and filmed on location in the west country. Richard Senior (Poldark, Humans, Doctor Who) will direct the first feature-length episode. ITV’s drama commissioner, Huw Kennair Jones, will oversee production of the drama from the channel’s perspective.”

Damien Timmer, joint managing director of Mammoth Screen, added: “We’re delighted to have Tala Gouveia and Jason Watkins on board to bring the McDonald and Dodds to life. With the city of modern Bath as the backdrop to their double act, and with Robert’s scripts which crackle with wit, modernity and cleverness, I’m confident viewers will be gripped as they investigate their first intriguing cases together.”