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He’s a bald, middle-aged cop with a bit of punch and sacrificial stubble, lives alone in a smelly houseboat, and commutes by bike. Police Detective Max Arnold deviates from the definition of his hero on screen, and his down-to-earth lifestyle contrasts with Chelsea’s sophisticated West London neighborhood where he solves high-profile cases. .

The quirky contrast between protagonist and background gives Detective Chelsea a kind of USP, and the script continues to create space to highlight the protagonist’s private woes in his intense crime-fighting. Peter Fincham may not have come up with the most unforgettable cop show ever, but he’s in the legacy of quality British police detective sagas established by Line Of Duty, Luther, Unforgotten, Broadchurch, Shetland, and more. I’m doing my best to respond. others.

Season 1 of the show features four unrelated stories, each with a running time of approximately 90 minutes. British stage and film veteran Adrian Scarborough plays Detective Inspector Arnold and his partner, Sgt. It feels like watching movie after movie. Case. However, Chelsea Detective is about detectives as much as Chelsea. A wealthy London neighborhood is a much quieter protagonist. Four storeys, bustling South Kensington Underground Station, quintessential fine dining, an international private school and, inevitably, the talismanic Chelsea football his club play a key role in the unfolding of the adventure. The story also captures the essence of Chelsea as a region where people of different ethnicities have lived and thrived.

Setting the general mood, the series begins with an unusual death in the first story titled ‘The Wages Of Sin’. A slightly disoriented old man wakes up and the writing on the mirror seems to frighten him. “The wages of sin is death,” is scribbled on the glass, and he is visibly frightened by it. The man hurries out and heads for South Kensington station, bumps into a stranger on the way, utters the phrase through a mirror, and waits on the platform to see him collapse in front of an oncoming train. was assigned to investigate the death, working with her partner Shamsi, who had returned to work after maternity leave. The two found the case complicated when CCTV footage revealed a man may have been pushed. Things take a turn for the worse when a medical examination shows burn marks on his body, suggesting the dead man may have been engaging in ritualistic self-abuse.

The Wages Of Sin serves as a good opening and whet your appetite for more engaging suspense drama. Episode writer Glenn Laker establishes the show’s slow-burning narrative style in this story, almost in sync with Arnold’s persona.

The second story, Mrs. Romano, has a more psychological edge in the way it unfolds suspense. Upscale Italian The spokesperson for her restaurant has gone missing, with blood on her ceiling, and it is speculated that she may be dead. But the story gets twisted when her wife, the restaurant owner, receives an email from a missing publicist. Fincham and co-author Laker manage to live up to Mrs. Romano’s understated sinister vibe.

Racism and football hooliganism are at the heart of the third, more evocative story, The Gentle Giant. The good and nice guy Steve is found stabbed in an alleyway, but what’s more shocking is the discovery of a bag of drugs on his dead body. Steve’s wife is terminally ill with cancer and she cannot believe the news. Called in to investigate, Arnold and Shamsy realize that the death may have deeper implications beyond drug-related murder.

Gentle Giant is captivating in how it takes a piece of football history (the 2000 UEFA Cup) and tweaks it to set a fiction about racism and violence in sport. Beyond his drama of engaging suspense, Fincham’s script leaves a disturbing note that the hatred left behind after football violence often persists for decades.

The final episode, “A Chelsea Education,” shifts the spotlight to teenagers and high school campuses. Written by Liz Her Lake, the drama unfolds against the backdrop of an expensive private school after a respected educator is found brutally murdered. The death puzzles Arnold and Shamshy, as the victim was a family man and was known to be a role model. This story explores the deeper grooves of teenage psychology and the sordid truths that often lie beneath the stark white facades of high-profile educational institutions.

Despite the varying themes and moods of the four stories, Fincham and his creative team manage to maintain a consistent consistency in style and tone. This isn’t a cutting-edge show punctuated by car chases and epic stunts, but an essentially British affair that insists on details of characters and their conflicts. As you can imagine, the camera avoids gory close-ups. Both technically and in terms of storytelling, the show has a laid-back vibe that allows you to equate police work with the daily routine of a cop under investigation. On the flip side, the lack of pacing can be a deterrent for many viewers, especially those eating a meal of glamorous Hollywood crime thrillers. Humor helps at times, but the personal episodes of Arnold and Shamsy’s lives tend to look boring at some point. However, it often tends to disrupt the flow of suspense.

Adrian Scarborough brings Max Arnold to life as a quirky blend of anxiety and quiet recklessness. Arnold is best described as a “student” because of his refusal to grow up and be his age by his estranged wife. and balanced. Sonita Henry’s girlfriend Priya Shamsie is the opposite of Arnold in every way, but she also battles her own problems. Struggling with her postpartum depression, Shamsy is shown struggling to bond with her newborn, Henry brings out the layers of her character well. Together, the two actors share a quirky couple chemistry that makes them fun to watch.

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Vinayak Chakravorty is a critic, columnist and film journalist based in Delhi NCR.

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