The Chelsea Detective
Director(s)Darcia Martin
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes91m
CastAdrian Scarborough, Vanessa Emme, Peter Bankolé, Lucy Phelps, Sophie Stone, Anamaria Marinca, Jack Ashton, Emma Cunniffe, Tomiwa Edun, Kevin Eldon, Richard Signy, Glen Laker, Peter Fincham, Ian Arber, Rob Kitzmann, David Head, Louise Cross, Richard Drew
The Chelsea Detective
THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE is a British crime drama series; in this episode, Max and his team investigate the death of a well ...
THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE is a British crime drama series; in this episode, Max and his team investigate the death of a well-liked local security guard.
strong injury detail, sex references
Classified Date:
18/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
It is implied that a man may have a flagellation sexual fetish.
injury detail
There is sight of the blisters and burns on a man's body as a result of hot oil being poured onto him as part of a religious punishment ritual.
moderate threat, injury detail, language, violence, suicide references
Classified Date:
20/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are verbal descriptions of how a man murdered a woman using an improvised weapon.
threat and horror
Scenes of moderate threat include characters overhearing the sounds of a woman being attacked and abducted.
language
Use of moderate bad language ('prick') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bloody', 'shit', 'piss', 'bollocks', 'hell' and 'God'.
injury detail
Within crime scene photographs, there is sight of moderate injuries on a dead body. A man's hand is accidently slashed with a knife resulting in a moderate bloody injury. Drops of blood are seen at crime scenes.
suicide and self-harm
A man, feeling that he has no option but to take his own life, hides a knife in his hand intending to cut his wrists; however, his attempt is quickly halted.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
18/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
Following a violent incident, a man's bloodied dead body is found lying near a pool of blood. During a post-mortem, there is brief sight of his stab wound and a head injury.
moderate bloody images, language, drug references, sexual harassment
Classified Date:
18/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of moderate bad language (‘cock’) as well as milder terms (‘bloody’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’, 'God').
drugs
A photo shows two teenagers about to misuse cocaine, though their illegal behaviour is very clearly condemned by the episode.
injury detail
After a man is murdered, his body is seen lying in a pool of blood on the carpet.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman accuses a colleague of sexual harassment, filing a formal complaint and briefly describing his inappropriate behaviour.
moderate crime scene detail, sex references, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
16/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'arse', 'bloody', 'hell', 'God').
sex
There are verbal references to characters being 'horny', accompanied by milder references to sexual and adulterous relationships.
injury detail
A body is found with a bloody laceration across his face in a crime scene context. This is depicted further in photographs of the crime scene. Blood is occasionally seen on discarded clothing.
moderate threat, crime scene detail
Classified Date:
16/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There is moderate threat when two women fight on a balcony and one of them nearly falls. In another scene, a detective pursuing a suspect is briefly frightened when he discovers blood on his hands, only to realise it is red paint.
injury detail
There are images of a dead body within a crime scene context, however there is no strong detail.
references to child sexual abuse and sexual violence, sexual threat
Classified Date:
16/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man is shown invading a distressed woman's space, holding her hand and attempting to kiss her against her will. It is implied that a character is raped; we do not see visual detail of this attack, but hear what seem to be forced kisses. It is implied a character was the victim of child sexual abuse while in the care system and there are verbal references to sexual coercion and grooming. A man makes harassing comments about a woman in the street to his companion.
strong crime scene detail
Classified Date:
16/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are numerous scenes featuring a body covered in blood following a frenzied stabbing, including close-up photographic depictions of the victim.
drug references, references to sexually abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
02/06/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
drugs
Scenes include sight of drugs, including cocaine. There are also verbal references to drug misuse. However, drug misuse is both challenged and condemned.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to a police officer abusing his position by coercing a woman into a sexual relationship and supplying her with drugs. There are also references to stalking.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
implied strong language
Classified Date:
02/06/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Implied strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('shit', 'bloody', 'God', 'hell').
moderate crime scene detail
Classified Date:
02/06/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A body is shown lying in a small pool of blood within a crime scene context. Photographs pinned on an evidence board also depict bloody images.
mild injury detail, language, references to violence and sex
Classified Date:
02/06/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
References are made to poisoning a murder victim.
language
Bad language includes 'shit', 'bloody' and 'hell'.
sex
There are verbal references to an extra-marital affair.
injury detail
There is a small amount of blood across surfaces within a crime scene context. A dead body is shown in the aftermath of a murder, without visible injury detail.
Classified date18/32/2023
LanguageEnglish
injury detail
Following a violent incident, a man's bloodied dead body is found lying near a pool of blood. During a post-mortem, there is brief sight of his stab wound and a head injury.
additional issues
References are made to the historic racist behaviour of football supporters. There are scenes of moderate violence such as a man trying to drown another and an implied stabbing. Moderate threat is also prevalent within scenes. References are made to people buying and dealing heroin and cocaine; there is also sight of a bag of drugs at a crime scene. Mild bad language occurs ('shit', 'arsehole', 'bastard', 'bloody') alongside very mild terms such as 'God' and 'hell'.
moderate threat, injury detail, language, violence, suicide references
Classified Date:
20/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are verbal descriptions of how a man murdered a woman using an improvised weapon.
threat and horror
Scenes of moderate threat include characters overhearing the sounds of a woman being attacked and abducted.
language
Use of moderate bad language ('prick') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bloody', 'shit', 'piss', 'bollocks', 'hell' and 'God'.
injury detail
Within crime scene photographs, there is sight of moderate injuries on a dead body. A man's hand is accidently slashed with a knife resulting in a moderate bloody injury. Drops of blood are seen at crime scenes.
suicide and self-harm
A man, feeling that he has no option but to take his own life, hides a knife in his hand intending to cut his wrists; however, his attempt is quickly halted.
moderate bloody images, language, drug references, sexual harassment
Classified Date:
18/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of moderate bad language (‘cock’) as well as milder terms (‘bloody’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’, 'God').
drugs
A photo shows two teenagers about to misuse cocaine, though their illegal behaviour is very clearly condemned by the episode.
injury detail
After a man is murdered, his body is seen lying in a pool of blood on the carpet.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman accuses a colleague of sexual harassment, filing a formal complaint and briefly describing his inappropriate behaviour.
strong injury detail, sex references
Classified Date:
18/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
It is implied that a man may have a flagellation sexual fetish.
injury detail
There is sight of the blisters and burns on a man's body as a result of hot oil being poured onto him as part of a religious punishment ritual.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
18/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
Following a violent incident, a man's bloodied dead body is found lying near a pool of blood. During a post-mortem, there is brief sight of his stab wound and a head injury.
strong crime scene detail
Classified Date:
16/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are numerous scenes featuring a body covered in blood following a frenzied stabbing, including close-up photographic depictions of the victim.
references to child sexual abuse and sexual violence, sexual threat
Classified Date:
16/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man is shown invading a distressed woman's space, holding her hand and attempting to kiss her against her will. It is implied that a character is raped; we do not see visual detail of this attack, but hear what seem to be forced kisses. It is implied a character was the victim of child sexual abuse while in the care system and there are verbal references to sexual coercion and grooming. A man makes harassing comments about a woman in the street to his companion.
moderate threat, crime scene detail
Classified Date:
16/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There is moderate threat when two women fight on a balcony and one of them nearly falls. In another scene, a detective pursuing a suspect is briefly frightened when he discovers blood on his hands, only to realise it is red paint.
injury detail
There are images of a dead body within a crime scene context, however there is no strong detail.
moderate crime scene detail, sex references, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
16/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'arse', 'bloody', 'hell', 'God').
sex
There are verbal references to characters being 'horny', accompanied by milder references to sexual and adulterous relationships.
injury detail
A body is found with a bloody laceration across his face in a crime scene context. This is depicted further in photographs of the crime scene. Blood is occasionally seen on discarded clothing.
moderate crime scene detail
Classified Date:
02/06/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A body is shown lying in a small pool of blood within a crime scene context. Photographs pinned on an evidence board also depict bloody images.
drug references, references to sexually abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
02/06/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
drugs
Scenes include sight of drugs, including cocaine. There are also verbal references to drug misuse. However, drug misuse is both challenged and condemned.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to a police officer abusing his position by coercing a woman into a sexual relationship and supplying her with drugs. There are also references to stalking.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
implied strong language
Classified Date:
02/06/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Implied strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('shit', 'bloody', 'God', 'hell').
mild injury detail, language, references to violence and sex
Classified Date:
02/06/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
References are made to poisoning a murder victim.
language
Bad language includes 'shit', 'bloody' and 'hell'.
sex
There are verbal references to an extra-marital affair.
injury detail
There is a small amount of blood across surfaces within a crime scene context. A dead body is shown in the aftermath of a murder, without visible injury detail.
Director(s)Darcia Martin
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes91m
CastAdrian Scarborough, Vanessa Emme, Peter Bankolé, Lucy Phelps, Sophie Stone, Anamaria Marinca, Jack Ashton, Emma Cunniffe, Tomiwa Edun, Kevin Eldon, Richard Signy, Glen Laker, Peter Fincham, Ian Arber, Rob Kitzmann, David Head, Louise Cross, Richard Drew
Classified date18/32/2023
LanguageEnglish
