{"id":44070,"date":"2022-10-12T15:24:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T19:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=44070"},"modified":"2022-10-12T15:24:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T19:24:12","slug":"acorn-tv-partner-again-with-zdf-for-fan-favorite-drama-the-chelsea-detective-as-production-on-season-two-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/12\/acorn-tv-partner-again-with-zdf-for-fan-favorite-drama-the-chelsea-detective-as-production-on-season-two-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Acorn TV Partner Again with ZDF for Fan Favorite Drama, &#8220;The Chelsea Detective,&#8221; as Production on Season Two Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44071\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/chelsea-detective.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/chelsea-detective.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/chelsea-detective-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>AMC Networks&#8217; Acorn TV and ZDF today announced a second season order from Expectation and the start of production for the hit UK mystery drama series, <strong><em>The Chelsea Detective<\/em><\/strong>, returning in 2023. With production now underway in and around London, Adrian Scarborough (<em>Killing Eve, The King&#8217;s Speech, 1917<\/em>) returns as Detective Inspector Max Arnold alongside new co-lead Vanessa Emme (<em>Dublin Murders, Three Families<\/em>) as the sharp, diligent Detective Sergeant Layla Walsh.<\/p>\n<p>The second season of the 4 x 90-minute series brings new cases for Detective Inspector Max Arnold (Scarborough) and the team to investigate as Detective Sergeant Layla Walsh (Emme) joins Chelsea CID from Exeter. Layla isn&#8217;t wide eyed or na\u00efve about life in London, but she is an outsider and will occasionally roll her eyes at the worst excesses of Chelsea. She loves her job and brings a direct &#8220;let&#8217;s go!&#8221; energy to the team. Layla speaks her mind and isn&#8217;t afraid to be forthright in her questioning &#8211; be that questioning a person of interest or questioning how the team investigate their cases.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1988926105\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adrian Scarborough commented: &#8220;It&#8217;s great to be back, returning to my role as DI Arnold. Max and the team are resuming investigations in Chelsea with new stories set to intrigue and entertain. 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In season two, the team delve into the art world, luxury retirement living, rowing, psychotherapy, tailoring, and dating.<\/p>\n<p>Created and executive produced by Emmy\u00ae Award-winning Peter Fincham (<em>The Lost Prince, Smack the Pony, I&#8217;m Alan Partridge<\/em>), the four feature-length episodes are written by Glen Laker (<em>Vera, Prime Suspect<\/em>), Peter Fincham, Liz Lake (<em>Riviera, Call the Midwife<\/em>) and Laura Poliakoff (<em>Devils<\/em>). The series producer is Ella Kelly (<em>Death in Paradise, Midsomer Murders<\/em>). 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