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The Best Episodes of The Chelsea Detective

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The Best Episodes of The Chelsea Detective

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...

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  1. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Reliable Witness

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    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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  2. 7.4/10(679 votes)

    #2 - The Wages of Sin

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    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.

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  3. 7.4/10(535 votes)

    #3 - Mrs Romano

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    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.

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  4. 7.4/10(479 votes)

    #4 - A Chelsea Education

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    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.

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  5. 7.2/10(491 votes)

    #5 - The Gentle Giant

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    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.

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  6. 7.0/10(126 votes)

    #6 - Everyone Loves Chloe

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    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?

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  8. 1.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Blue Room

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    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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  9. 1.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - A Crime of Passion

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    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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  10. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Golden Years

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    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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Best Episodes Summary

"The Reliable Witness" is the best rated episode of "The Chelsea Detective". It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/11/2023. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Wages of Sin".