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The Chelsea Detective

  • TV Series
  • 2022–
  • TV-14
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
6.8K
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Sonita Henry and Adrian Scarborough in The Chelsea Detective (2022)
Detective Inspector Max Arnold, whose lifestyle on a battered houseboat in Chelsea's Cheyne Walk contrasts sharply with the affluent elite whose crimes he helps solve alongside partner DS Layla Walsh.
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Detective Inspector Max Arnold, whose lifestyle on a battered houseboat in Chelsea's Cheyne Walk contrasts sharply with the affluent elite whose crimes he helps solve alongside partner DS La... Read allDetective Inspector Max Arnold, whose lifestyle on a battered houseboat in Chelsea's Cheyne Walk contrasts sharply with the affluent elite whose crimes he helps solve alongside partner DS Layla Walsh.Detective Inspector Max Arnold, whose lifestyle on a battered houseboat in Chelsea's Cheyne Walk contrasts sharply with the affluent elite whose crimes he helps solve alongside partner DS Layla Walsh.

  • Creator
    • Peter Fincham
  • Stars
    • Adrian Scarborough
    • Peter Bankolé
    • Lucy Phelps
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    6.8K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    187
    80
    • Creator
      • Peter Fincham
    • Stars
      • Adrian Scarborough
      • Peter Bankolé
      • Lucy Phelps
    • 106User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Adrian Scarborough
    Adrian Scarborough
    • DI Max Arnold
    Peter Bankolé
    Peter Bankolé
    • DC Connor Pollock
    Lucy Phelps
    Lucy Phelps
    • DC Jess Lombard
    Sophie Stone
    • Ashley Wilton…
    Anamaria Marinca
    Anamaria Marinca
    • Astrid Fischer
    Vanessa Emme
    Vanessa Emme
    • DS Layla Walsh
    Frances Barber
    Frances Barber
    • Olivia Arnold
    Sonita Henry
    Sonita Henry
    • DS Priya Shamsie
    Davood Ghadami
    • Nitin Shamsie
    Aiylah Bhimani
    • Poppy Shamsie
    Cecilia Appiah
    • PC Lana Appleby
    Kobe Golde
    • Poppy Shamsie
    Jack Ashton
    Jack Ashton
    • Toby Hansard
    Esh Alladi
    Esh Alladi
    • Khalid Hassan
    Mark Bazeley
    Mark Bazeley
    • Jon Taylor
    Sherise Blackman
    Sherise Blackman
    • Shaan Limond
    Mina Andala
    Mina Andala
    • Lyn Cowie
    Ella Bruccoleri
    Ella Bruccoleri
    • Rena Friedman
    • Creator
      • Peter Fincham
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    • Trivia
      Although Aunt Olivia is portrayed as being an older aunt, Frances Barber is only 10 years older than Adrian Scarborough.
    • Alternate versions
      Originally made (series 1) as four single episodes of approx 90 minutes, they are also subsequently broadcast as two parters, airing as eight 45 minute episodes.

    User reviews106

    Featured review
    7/10

    comfy like old socks

    You review this show in terms of what it is not. Not Morse. Not Lewis. Not even close. Not written by Moffat. Not something you would go out of your way to schedule for a family viewing. Not fast moving. In fact if Scarborough's detective were any slower, he would require dusting. But it is safe, it is comfy, it is not excessively woke, and it holds the attention. Sonita Henry does an especially decent job as the sidekick, packing a massive amount of dignity and self-confidence into a role nobody usually pays attention to. ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))
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    • Mar 26, 2022
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    • Release date
      • February 7, 2022 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Expectation (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 名偵探切爾西
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production companies
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      • Acorn Media Enterprises
      • BBC Studios
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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