The Chelsea Detective

6.2
2022

Detective Inspector Max Arnold lives on a battered houseboat at the end of Cheyne Walk after separating from his art dealer wife Astrid. The son of a local bookshop owner, Max is a far cry from the affluent elite whose crimes he'll help solve along with D.C. Priya Shamsie.

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Trailers & Videos

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Seasons

4 Episodes • Premiered 2022

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1. The Wages of Sin

5.5

Stonemason Andrew Knightley is pushed under a London Underground train during the morning rush hour. DI Max Arnold and his partner, DS Priya Shamsie, together build a picture of a lonely, devout, and troubled man who believed a spirit was leaving him vengeful Biblical messages. But the killer is flesh and blood, and a more earthly explanation may be found in the truth of Knightley's life.

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2. Mrs Romano

5.0

This case follows the disappearance of a social media sensation who is married to the owner of an upmarket Chelsea eatery. Soon the investigation turns into a murder investigation and Max finds himself embroiled in explosive family politics.

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3. The Gentle Giant

5.6

A popular security guard is stabbed to death on a patch of waste ground. He leaves behind his terminally ill wife and at first, it appears he died as a result of a drug deal gone wrong. However, as Max and Priya soon realize, nothing is as it seems.

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4. A Chelsea Education

5.9

A teacher in a prestigious international school is murdered at home shortly before he's due to move to Japan. Although the teacher is said to have been well-liked, it seems there’s no shortage of suspects in his murder.

Cast

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Adrian Scarborough

DI Max Arnold

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Vanessa Emme

DS Layla Walsh

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Anamaria Marinca

Astrid Fischer

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Peter Bankolé

DC Connor Pollock

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Lucy Phelps

DC Jess Lombard

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Sophie Stone

Ashley Wilton

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Reviews

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Alex Leonard

4/10

Fairly mediocre crime drama. Each episode follows the same formula of the detectives being led from one witness/suspect to the next, being told their story without much input, which leads to the next witness/suspect, until eventually they catch the right person.

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