The Chelsea Detective (2022)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 2022-02-07
Last Air Date: 2025-04-21
Number of Seasons: 3
Number of Episodes: 12
Created By: Peter Fincham
Networks: Acorn TV
Top Cast
- Adrian Scarborough as DI Max Arnold
- Anamaria Marinca as Astrid Fischer
- Peter Bankolé as DC Connor Pollock
- Lucy Phelps as DC Jess Lombard
- Sophie Stone as Ashley Wilton
- Vanessa Emme as DS Layla Walsh
- Frances Barber as Olivia Arnold
- Sonita Henry as DS Priya Shamsie
- Davood Ghadami as Nitin Shamsie
- Aiylah Bhimani as Poppy Shamsie
Seasons
Season 1 (2022)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Wages of Sin
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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Ep. 2: Mrs Romano
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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Ep. 3: The Gentle Giant
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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Ep. 4: A Chelsea Education
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.
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