The Chelsea Detective: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and 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. DI Max Arnold and his partner must root out the truth and bring those responsible to justice, no matter their wealth or status.

Series details

• Title: The Chelsea Detective
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2022-02-07
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Acorn TV
• Typical episode runtime: 89 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 54279
• IMDb ID: tt14321914
• TVDB ID: 405327

Cast and credited roles

• Adrian Scarborough — DI Max Arnold
• Peter Bankole — DC Connor Pollock
• Lucy Phelps — DC Jess Lombard
• Sophie Stone — CMO Ashley Wilton
• Anamaria Marinca — Astrid Fischer
• Vanessa Emme — DS Layla Walsh
• Frances Barber — Olivia Arnold
• Sonita Henry — DS Priya Shamsie
• Davood Ghadami — Nitin Shamsie
• Alexandra Gilbreath — Roz Chambers

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-02-07; final listed air date 2022-02-28; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 2023-08-28; final listed air date 2023-09-18; episode order: 4.
• Season 3: premiered 2024-12-16; final listed air date 2025-04-21; episode order: 4.
• Season 4: premiered 2026-08-03; final listed air date 2026-08-24; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Chelsea Detective on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.