The Chelsea Detective is a British crime drama television series, created by Peter Fincham and broadcast on Acorn TV since its premiere on 23 February 2022. The series focuses on various murder cases which take place in Chelsea, London and the efforts of Detective Inspector Max Arnold and his partner to solve the crimes. The third series was broadcast in 2025. The fourth series started production in mid-2025 and will be broadcast in 2026.
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Premise
London's Chelsea neighbourhood is a beautiful borough for beautiful people, but it has a dark underside of deception, violence, greed and murder. Bodies have a way of showing up, and things are rarely what they seem. The story follows Detective Inspector Max Arnold and his partner as they investigate these murders.
Cast
Adrian Scarborough as DI Max Arnold
Sonita Henry as DS Priya Shamsie (Series 1)
Vanessa Emme as DS Layla Walsh (Series 2-present)
Peter Bankolé as DC Connor Pollock
Lucy Phelps as DC Jess Lombard
Sophie Leigh Stone as Ashley Wilton, Chief Forensics Officer
Anamaria Marinca as Astrid Fischer, Max's Ex-Wife
Frances Barber as Olivia Arnold, Max's Aunt