April brings the premieres of 19 new series, seasons, specials, and other shows from the UK, Canada, and Ireland to the US.
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April brings the premieres of 19 new series, seasons, specials, and other shows from the UK, Canada, and Ireland to the US.

Acorn TV and its co-production partners announced today that filming has started on Season 4 of the viewer-favorite mystery series, The Chelsea Detective. (Hooray!)

April brings the national premieres of twenty new series, seasons, and films from the UK, Canada, and Ireland to the US, plus six titles that debut in select local markets.

Acorn TV has set the return date for Season 3 of the fan-favorite mystery-crime drama series, The Chelsea Detective. Check out the trailer.

This year closes out the with national US premieres of 25 titles from the UK and Canada, plus two from England debuting in local markets.

Acorn TV announced today a special Christmas episode of the fan-favorite crime drama series, The Chelsea Detective, starring Adrian Scarborough. (Yay!)

Great news! Acorn TV and ZDF made the announcement today that fan-favorite whodunit series The Chelsea Detective is returning with a third season!

Stateside fans of The Chelsea Detective, rejoice! Season 2 of this cracking good mystery series is set to premiere on this side of the pond!

Acorn TV has released the official trailer for Season 2 of the marvelous mystery series The Chelsea Detective. Check it out!

August brings the national premieres of seventeen new shows and seasons to the US, the local premiere of a travel docuseries’ new season, and more.

Acorn TV and ZDF announced today the start of production on Season 2 of The Chelsea Detective (yay!), with lead Adrian Scarborough joined by new co-lead Vanessa Emme.

The Chelsea Detective is a fabulous new mystery series, and I had the good fortune of being able to chat with series star Adrian Scarborough about it.