The Chelsea Detective

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

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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) - (4 Episodes)

Season 2 (2023) - (4 Episodes)

Season 3 (2024) - (4 Episodes)

Season 1 (2022)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Wages of Sin (2022-02-07)

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.
Ep. 2: Mrs Romano (2022-02-14)

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.
Ep. 3: The Gentle Giant (2022-02-21)

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.
Ep. 4: A Chelsea Education (2022-02-28)

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.