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Detective Inspector Max Arnold lives on a battered houseboat on the Thames. Max is the son of a local bookshop owner and was born and bred in Chelsea, but he's a far cry from the affluent elite whose crimes he'll help solve with his partner D.C. Priya Shamsie.
IMDb 7.4/1020222 seasons
SuspenseDrama
SuspenseDrama
IMDb 7.4/1020222 seasons
Cast: Adrian ScarboroughSonita HenryPeter Bankole
U/A 13+
4 episodes

  • 1. The Wages of Sin

    1. The Wages of Sin

    A man wakes up to find a message on his mirror and later ends up in front of a train - did he fall or was he pushed? DI Max Arnold and his team investigate.
    A man wakes up to find a message on his mirror and later ends up in front of a train - did he fall or was he pushed? DI Max Arnold and his team investigate.
    U/A 13+
    1 h 28 min
    Feb 7, 2022

  • 2. Mrs. Romono

    2. Mrs. Romono

    A restaurant owner and author disappears from her home and later turns up dead. Who killed her and why? DI Arnold and the team investigate.
    A restaurant owner and author disappears from her home and later turns up dead. Who killed her and why? DI Arnold and the team investigate.
    U/A 13+
    1 h 27 min
    Feb 14, 2022

  • 3. The Gentle Giant

    3. The Gentle Giant

    A man leaves his post at work and is stabbed in the street. Max and the team investigate who did it and why.
    A man leaves his post at work and is stabbed in the street. Max and the team investigate who did it and why.
    U/A 13+
    1 h 31 min
    Feb 21, 2022

  • 4. A Chelsea Education

    4. A Chelsea Education

    At first glance, Oliver Cowie - a devoted family man, respected educator, all-round good guy - seems an unlikely murder victim, until he's found in a pool of blood, bludgeoned to death in his study.
    At first glance, Oliver Cowie - a devoted family man, respected educator, all-round good guy - seems an unlikely murder victim, until he's found in a pool of blood, bludgeoned to death in his study.
    U/A 13+
    1 h 29 min
    Feb 28, 2022

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    The Chelsea Detective
    SuspenseDrama
    IMDb 7.4/1020222 seasons
    Detective Inspector Max Arnold lives on a battered houseboat on the Thames. Max is the son of a local bookshop owner and was born and bred in Chelsea, but he's a far cry from the affluent elite whose crimes he'll help solve with his partner D.C. Priya Shamsie.
    Creators and Cast
    Directors
    Richard SignyDarcia Martin
    Producers
    Ella Kelly
    Cast
    Adrian ScarboroughSonita HenryPeter BankoleLucy PhelpsAnamaria Marinca
    Studio
    BBC Studios Distribution Limited
    Content advisory
    U/A 13+
    violencefoul languagefrightening scenes
    Audio languages
    English
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
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