The Chelsea Detective
TV Series2022Returning Series

The Chelsea Detective

Taste attributes: crimemysterythrillerfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricateglossyenclosedemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeExpect a layered, fresh crime series, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Adrian ScarboroughVanessa EmmeAnamaria MarincaPeter BankoléLucy Phelps

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
2022
Runtime
90 min
Status
Returning Series
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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