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The Chelsea Detective

2022 · 4 seasons

A gentle, methodical whodunit that ambles through wealthy London streets, more interested in quiet character moments than shocks or thrills.

Overview: 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.

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
class
deception
morality
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: crime, mystery
Created by: Peter Fincham
Written by: Glen Laker, Peter Fincham, Liz Lake
Starring: Adrian Scarborough, Sonita Henry, Vanessa Emme, Anamaria Marinca, Peter Bankolé, Lucy Phelps, Sophie Stone, Davood Ghadami
Music: Ian Arber
Cinematography: Tom Hines, Rob Kitzmann
Length: 4 seasons, 16 episodes
Network: Acorn TV
Country: United Kingdom, Germany
Languages: English, Hungarian

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