The Best Episodes of The Chelsea Detective

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8.0/10(452 votes)
#1 - 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
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8.0/10(268 votes)
#2 - Beauty Costs
S4:E38/17/2026
After a woman is found murdered in her own beauty salon, Max interviews one of her old boyfriends and some of her scorned clients in search of a lead. He learns that the truth behind the murder is darker than he anticipated.
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7.8/10(433 votes)
#3 - 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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7.8/10(411 votes)
#4 - 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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7.8/10(334 votes)
#5 - Death on the Aether
S4:E18/3/2026
After a butler is found dead in the Thames, Max and the team interview the owner of the agency that employed him. But when they learn that the deceased was actually a journalist on an undercover investigation, Max digs deeper into the case.
Director:Brian Kelly
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Brian Kelly
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7.7/10(257 votes)
#6 - The Petrov Extension
S4:E48/24/2026
On the night that celebrated architect Rowan Jameson is to receive a lifetime achievement award, he's thrown to his death from a hotel balcony. Following a second murder in Cambridge, Max and his team uncover a conspiracy linking both victims.
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7.6/10(511 votes)
#7 - 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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7.5/10(497 votes)
#8 - 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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7.5/10(660 votes)
#9 - 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
7.4/10(297 votes)
#10 - The 13th Earl
S4:E28/10/2026
Notorious gangster Trent Wilsher is shot dead after a drunken night, and the prime suspect, Rory, Earl of Davenstock, has disappeared. Max launches a manhunt to find the missing man before Trent's brother takes revenge on the remaining Davenstocks.
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7.4/10(720 votes)
#11 - 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
7.4/10(925 votes)
#12 - 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
Writer:Glen Laker
7.3/10(481 votes)
#13 - 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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7.3/10(541 votes)
#14 - 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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7.2/10(623 votes)
#15 - 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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7.2/10(670 votes)
#16 - 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