The Chelsea Detective

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.

en
Crime
Mystery
Created By

Peter Fincham

First Aired on

Feb 07, 2022

3 seaons till Apr 21, 2025

Popularity: 19.7631
47 votes
Networks
(US)
Production

ZDF (DE)BBC Studios (GB)Acorn Media Enterprises (GB)Expectation Entertainment (GB)

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: For the Greater Good

Seasons & episodes

Total 3 seasons, 12 episodes

Season 1

Aired

4 Episodes
  • Episode 1The Wages of Sin88 min

    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.

  • Episode 2Mrs Romano87 min

    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.

  • Episode 3The Gentle Giant91 min

    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.

  • Episode 4A Chelsea Education89 min

    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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