The Best Episodes of The Chelsea Detective

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   6.8/10(5 votes)

   #1 - Everyone Loves Chloe

   S3:E112/19/2024

   Chloe Carmichael, former popstar and one-time darling of the tabloids, is found dead in her Chelsea mansion flat in the days leading up to Christmas. They first suspect a drug overdose, but forensics soon establishes that Chloe had been drowned in the bath. Max and the team must contend with a string of potential suspects, including her hard-bitten manager, a conniving journalist and a Tory MP. Each of them has a secret connecting them to Chloe, but who was it that killed her?

   Director:Jennie Darnell

   Writer:Unknown

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   6.0/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Deadlock

   S3:E24/7/2025

   When a dead body is unearthed, Max and Layla race to identify the victim. Their investigation takes them from a city estate to the US embassy, where powerful forces stand in their way. They must use every trick up their sleeve to catch the killer.

   Director:Jennie Darnell

   Writer:Unknown

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   5.8/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Myths and Legends

   S3:E34/14/2025

   After antiques dealer Niall Hammond is murdered in his shop, Max and Layla zero in on a rare precious coin he recently purchased. The detectives must decipher the truth as secrets and lies begin to emerge and suspects multiply.

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   5.8/10(4 votes)

   #4 - For the Greater Good

   S3:E44/21/2025

   A climate scientist is found dead in a stolen car's trunk. As detectives Max and Layla investigate, they uncover possible links to his upcoming conference speech and a complex web of deception.

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   5.6/10(14 votes)

   #5 - The Wages of Sin

   S1:E12/7/2022

   Stonemason Andrew Knightley is pushed under a London Underground train during the morning rush hour. DI Max Arnold and his partner, DS Priya Shamsie, together build a picture of a lonely, devout, and troubled man who believed a spirit was leaving him vengeful Biblical messages. But the killer is flesh and blood, and a more earthly explanation may be found in the truth of Knightley's life.

   Director:Richard Signy

   Writer:Glen Laker

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   Director:Richard Signy

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   5.5/10(6 votes)

   #6 - The Reliable Witness

   S2:E39/11/2023

   The most likely culprit in the murder of a psychotherapist is an ex-patient with a history of erratic behaviour; as the team digs into the therapist's personal life, they uncover disturbing revelations that cast a new light on his killing.

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   5.4/10(14 votes)

   #7 - A Chelsea Education

   S1:E42/28/2022

   A teacher in a prestigious international school is murdered at home shortly before he's due to move to Japan. Although the teacher is said to have been well-liked, it seems there’s no shortage of suspects in his murder.

   Director:Darcia Martin

   Writer:Liz Lake

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   Director:Darcia Martin

   Writer:Liz Lake
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   5.2/10(13 votes)

   #8 - The Gentle Giant

   S1:E32/21/2022

   A popular security guard is stabbed to death on a patch of waste ground. He leaves behind his terminally ill wife and at first, it appears he died as a result of a drug deal gone wrong. However, as Max and Priya soon realize, nothing is as it seems.

   Director:Darcia Martin

   Writer:Peter Fincham

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   Director:Darcia Martin

   Writer:Peter Fincham
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   5.1/10(14 votes)

   #9 - Mrs Romano

   S1:E22/14/2022

   This case follows the disappearance of a social media sensation who is married to the owner of an upmarket Chelsea eatery. Soon the investigation turns into a murder investigation and Max finds himself embroiled in explosive family politics.

   Director:Richard Signy

   Writer:Glen Laker

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   Director:Richard Signy

   Writer:Glen Laker
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    4.9/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Golden Years

    S2:E29/4/2023

    A woman at a luxury retirement home dies mysteriously, and with no signs of forced entry, suspicion falls on the staff and residents; tensions within her family point to another cause, harking back to their time in Apartheid-era South Africa.

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    4.9/10(7 votes)

    #11 - A Crime of Passion

    S2:E49/18/2023

    Jack Felton, the owner of a fruit and vegetable delivery company, is found stabbed at home in what looks like a frenzied attack; the detectives must unravel romantic jealousies, family conflicts and business rivalries to nab the killer.

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    4.8/10(8 votes)

    #12 - The Blue Room

    S2:E18/28/2023

    When an art gallery manager is strangled during the robbery of an exhibition, it appears he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. But as the team delve into the elite world of Chelsea's art scene, Max soon wonders if the victim was an accomplice.

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